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Certificate suspended November 10 According to the order of the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency, Dmitry Yadrov, Pobeda Airlines, part of the Aeroflot group, is no longer an aircraft developer. This is due to the suspension of the corresponding certificate, which was issued after Western companies refused technical support for aircraft in Russia. The reason for the suspension is violations identified by the carrier in the approval of modifications on the Boeing 737. “Rosaviation suspended the certificate on November 10. “Pobeda” became the first company in Russia to have its aircraft developer’s permit suspended, issued after Western companies refused to provide technical support for Russian aircraft,” writes the Izvestia newspaper, citing the order. The carrier was found to have violations in the approval of modifications on the Boeing 737 [caption id="attachment_83631" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Boeing 737[/caption] The air carrier's press service claims that Pobeda itself revoked its certificate, although the reasons for this action are not indicated in the document. Seven other air carriers have a similar certificate. With the departure of Pobeda, the Aeroflot group was left with two certificates belonging to Aeroflot airline and aircraft maintenance provider Aeroflot Technics. Earlier, the US Department of Commerce extended export restrictions for Russian airlines, including Pobeda. In 2022, Pobeda significantly reduced its fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft from 41 to 25 units. Flights were suspended in order to ensure a sufficient supply of spare parts for the aircraft until the lost supply chains were restored.

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This mesh is a necessary element of protection The Russian MS-21 passenger airliner received comprehensive protection against lightning strikes. Andrey Yashutin, head of the design bureau of the Engineering Center of PJSC Yakovlev, spoke about this. [caption id="attachment_82021" align="aligncenter" width="780"] MS-21 aircraft[/caption] According to the engineer, all MS-21 equipment is specially tested for lightning strikes. For this purpose, special tests are carried out in which the units are struck by real lightning, created artificially. The “black wing” of the MS-21 aircraft is covered with a thin copper mesh - for what? “ The composite wing is covered with a thin copper mesh, which allows electricity to “drain.” A lightning strike at any point on the plane actually leads to electricity spreading throughout the entire fuselage ,” explained Andrei Yashutin. He also added that all lightning resistance tests were successfully carried out. “ We can guarantee that everything is excellent with the lightning resistance of the aircraft ,” summed up Andrei Yashutin.