Belavia, the Belarusian flag carrier has obtained the approval from Rosaviatsiya, Russia’s civil aviation regulator to carry out maintenance on Russian aircraft. As per the certification, the MRO can carry out operational work to A checks, C checks, and D checks.
“According to the results of a certification audit conducted by Rosaviatsiya, we have received Maintenance Organisation Certificate No. 285-23-019. Gaining the licence confirms the compliance of the airline’s activities with the requirements of Russia’s federal aviation regulations for companies providing MRO services (FAP-285),” the airline said in a statement,
Igor Tcherginets, Director General, Belavia said: “Belavia has extensive maintenance capabilities, it added, and over the years of the airline’s existence, we have been able to gather high-level professionals who carry out maintenance of varying levels of complexity. Obtaining this certificate is further confirmation of the professionalism of our engineering and technical staff.”
“The certificate grants Belavia the right to carry out a permitted list of operations for the operational and periodic maintenance of aircraft registered in the Russian Federation, as well as for the maintenance of certain categories of components installed on these aircraft,” the airline’s statement further read.
Prior to imposing of sanctions on Russia, the fleet of Russian operators was maintained in US and UK. Since Russia’a invasion of Ukraine, the European Union and the US have banned the supply of aircraft and spare parts to Russia and obligated lessors to terminate contracts with Russian airlines.
