Originally Posted by
oliver2002
Again, the leasing companies have settled. The maintenance is certified, they were missing parts, similar to Iranian airlines. Overflight means giving money to sanctioned countries, but as you see from Afghanistan airlines can jump over their shadow.
I am not aware of any settlement, but that doesn't mean a thing, obviously.
I would take the "maintenance is certified" part with a mountain size of pinch of salt, given the reports in local (orc) media about the state of their aircraft and maintenance (lack thereof) - and this in the VERY heavily censored, gov't controlled media.