Europe’s EASA revokes certification for Sukhoi SSJ100 and five other Russian jets

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a notice detailing its actions regarding the European Union’s package of restrictive measures against Russia, on Mar. 14

The first package covered export bans on aviation goods, technology and technical assistance, whereas the second package focussed on banning Russia’s carriers from EU territory.

EASA suspended several certificates and approvals for design, production and maintenance organizations and existing airworthiness certification for six aircraft types. It has put on hold current applications and said it would not accept any new applications from persons residing in Russia or subject to sanctions.

According to aeroTELEGRAPH, this suspension will affect the progress of the Irkut MC-21, the turboprop IL-114-300, which is the planned replacement for the Antonov An-2 and the Chinese-Russian joint project CR929.

Six aircraft lose their EASA airworthiness certification

The six aircraft types suspended are the AL30 tethered gas balloon, Beriev Be-103 amphibious seaplane, Tupolev TU204-120 narrowbody, Kaman Ka-32A heavy-lift helicopter, Beriev BE-200ES utility amphibious aircraft and the Irkut Superjet 100. According to ch-aviation.com, there are 119 Superjet 100s currently active and 44 inactive.

Russian state-owned corporation Rostec controls around 700 entities, including aircraft manufacturer United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), parent of aircraft-maker Irkut.

According to Russian news agency TASS, on March 17 Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov said that expanding the production of civil aircraft must be addressed in a very tight timeframe against the backdrop of limited opportunities for the use of foreign airliners. TASS & ch-aviation.com