Originally Posted by
Madmatt
Boeing and Airbus quite rightly withdrew engineering support for any Russian registered aircraft, yet there are hundreds still flying.
Rest assured that the Boeings and Airbuses that Putin confiscated will continue to fly for a very long time.
For parts and whatever, those can always be smuggled via China, or even be 'Made in China'.
Aren't Airbuses and Boeings licensed to be assembled in China ? They are !!!
Therefore, whatever happens to be necessary, can certainly be arranged ...
A bit of thread drift ...
Putin would not go for Ukraine without the huge backdoor called China. China will benefit of the vast Russian natural resources, and there isn't that much stuff that Putin can not get via China. It is, as China normally calls it, a 'win win' situation.