RUSSIAN airline Aeroflot is reportedly exploring the possibility of using 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCFs) for passenger aircraft parts.
Aeroflot is in talks with Volga-Dnepr Group over the possibility of acquiring five 737-800BCFs that are currently part of Volga-Dnepr-owned Atran Airlines' fleet, according to Russian publication Kommersant, reports London's Air Cargo News.
The aircraft may be needed for Aeroflot subsidiary and low-cost airline Pobeda, according to the publication. But according to Kommersant's sources, converting Atrana's aircraft into passenger aircraft under sanctions would be too difficult and expensive.
Instead, Aeroflot is primarily interested in engines, landing gear, avionics, and other components, said the sources.
There is limited information available regarding potential supply chain shortages in Russia, but given the country has been engaged in conflict with Ukraine since February 2022 and has since faced many sanctions from various countries and the European Union (EU), it doesn't come as a surprise that it may face a shortage of aircraft parts.
The 737-800Fs concerned are owned by Ireland-based lessor AerCap, with whom Aeroflot intends to conclude an insurance settlement deal.
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Aeroflot is in talks with Volga-Dnepr Group over the possibility of acquiring five 737-800BCFs that are currently part of Volga-Dnepr-owned Atran Airlines' fleet, according to Russian publication Kommersant, reports London's Air Cargo News.
The aircraft may be needed for Aeroflot subsidiary and low-cost airline Pobeda, according to the publication. But according to Kommersant's sources, converting Atrana's aircraft into passenger aircraft under sanctions would be too difficult and expensive.
Instead, Aeroflot is primarily interested in engines, landing gear, avionics, and other components, said the sources.
There is limited information available regarding potential supply chain shortages in Russia, but given the country has been engaged in conflict with Ukraine since February 2022 and has since faced many sanctions from various countries and the European Union (EU), it doesn't come as a surprise that it may face a shortage of aircraft parts.
The 737-800Fs concerned are owned by Ireland-based lessor AerCap, with whom Aeroflot intends to conclude an insurance settlement deal.
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