Regulator says flying certificates for all the aircraft will be suspended until request for safety checks arising from 2013 crash has been satisfiedRussia’s airline regulator said it was suspending flying certificates for Boeing 737s in utilize in the country until it receives notification that the planes are secure to fly.
The statement by the country’s Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC),dated 4 November, did not immediately ground flights. A spokesman for Rosaviatsia, and Russia’s aviation watchdog,which is obliged to comply with IAC safety recommendations, said it had not been notified, and so there was no order yet to suspend flights.
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Source: theguardian.com