BPF, I think you have the right answer, and that would also work for EASAville. An AD would be appropriate, there is not much argument that continuing the aircraft without any OEM support is acceptable for a public safety aspect, and that is one of the primary reasons to put any AD out there.
How does the State of Manufacture have any means to ensure that their product is safe for function? It is similar to what would happen if an MRO is determined to be acting contrary to their authorizations, and while Russia can go do what they wish internally and they are a sovereign criminal state, as soon as they cross the border, then that is not the case, and no country would be able to accept an AD from the State of Manufacture that states a risk exists that precludes safe operation of the aircraft. The follow on is for the insurers to step down, and keep their paid up fees as an operator that may knowingly be breaching the requirements to maintain the aircraft in an airworthy condition would void the insurance, arguably AVN94 applies:
AVN 94 – Breach of Air Navigation Regulations Clause The cover afforded to each Insured by the Policy shall not be invalidated by any act or omission which results in a breach of any air navigation or airworthiness orders or requirements issued by any competent authority affecting the safe operation of the Aircraft provided that the Insured so protected has not caused, contributed to or knowingly condoned the said act or omission. Any Insured who has caused, contributed to or knowingly condoned the said act or omission shall not be entitled to indemnity under the Policy. Except as specifically varied by this clause, all other terms, conditions, limitations, warranties, exclusions and cancellation provisions of the Policy apply.
For punters flying with Aeroflot etc, it is your choice to do so, and that is with full expectation that even without vodka, a bad day out will not end up with a cheque unless it comes from Count Vlad's ruble account. For the NAA's that may permit the aircraft to overfly your cities, you are taking a bucketload of liability upon your head; an A330 or 777 plonking downtown Shanghai will look bad on the resume, and who is gonna pay the bills?
If the AMM system is anything like my planes nowdays, (its a while since I looked after any Boeings) there is probably multiple items that have come up on every aircraft in the last 3 months, like deep cycling of the ships batteries, emergency lighting system, standby AH/IFSD etc, and every one of those tests requires an active subscription to the OEM for the MPD/AMM etc. Now, Ruski planes can get Ruski IRAN MPDs for your MiG or Mi's but the lessor will not be amused and would have a great additive claim to the operator. I cannot see the Russian operators ever again getting a lease for a western-built bicycle let alone Boeing or 'bus for the actions under the sanctions, so hope the natives enjoy their rides in their national aircraft. As Antonov was mainly or completely made in Ukraine, that's at least one former CIS manufacturer off the options table.
Out of 187 aircraft or so, Aeroflot has 10 Russian-built aircraft, 10 Su-100's. They have:
- Snecma JV on the engines...
- Thales avionics
- Messier-Bugatti-Dowty gear
- Honeywell APU
- Liebherr DFCS
- Intertechnique for fuel
- Parker-Hannifin Hydraulics
- B/E interiors...
So after all of those are removed from the plane, should be good for chicken R&R.
There are some spares in the side of a hill in Mt Salak, south of Soekarno Hatta (APU is in the cockpit), some floating around Keflavik needing straightening, Yakutsk (not the gear), and some slightly sooty bits off the end of one of the runways at Sheremetyevo. Alternatively, they can remove the psycho in the castle, and get on with their lives. One fairly smart dude reportedly said:
The man asked, “What in particular?” Jesus said, “Don’t murder, don’t commit adultery, don’t steal, don’t lie, honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as you do yourself.”
Would make a good new paradigm for Russia's Tzar, minions, and grunts.
Smart man, this Jesus guy, did some good, helped people, didn't end well; sad, oh well.
