Problems With the Boeing 777

The Russian airline Rossiya has experienced another problem with their Boeing 777 cargo plane. This time it was during flight. As Euronews reports the plane stopped its engine during a flight from Antalya in Turkey to Moscow. The passengers were evacuated and the plane is currently under repair at Yekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport. The problems with the plane are happening more and more frequently. According to the Moscow Times, there were 120 incidents in the first eight months of this year compared to 55 average for the past five years. In most cases the engines break down (in 30% of the cases), but there are also issues with brakes, chassis (25%), conditioning systems and windshields (3-6%).

This is the latest in a series of troubles for Russian airlines using this model of aircraft. In the case of Air India, this was their flight 173 from New Delhi to San Francisco that was forced to divert due to an issue with one of its two GE90-115B engines. The engine was repaired and the plane took off again but the incident highlights the difficulty airlines operating these US-built planes will have in obtaining parts to fix them when the need arises.

That's because of sanctions imposed by the United States and other countries. Since Russia is under those restrictions, bringing in experts to repair these planes will be difficult. This is why so many Russian airlines have had to switch to using older models of aircraft or leasing or renting them.

Luckily, in this case the Rusia 777 passengers were moved to another plane to continue on their journey and there were no injuries. Nevertheless, this is a reminder of just how dangerous flying can be and the need for passengers to follow the safety instructions provided by their airlines.

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