777way From Pakistan, joined Dec 2005, 5288 posts, RR: 4 Posted (6 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1802 times:
Iran Air have ended service to Turkmenistan(Ashkabad) and Kazakhstan(Almaty) both were served with A310-200/300 nonstop from Tehran, Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent is now the only destination they serve in the region and that too has been brought down to an F100 from A310.
Another carrier Iran Aseman Airlines pulled out of the region completely last year they were operating to Tajikistan(Dushanbe) and Kyghyzstan(Bishkek) from Mashad with F100.
MaverickM11 From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 15814 posts, RR: 50 Reply 1, posted (6 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1777 times:
Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22251 posts, RR: 51 Reply 4, posted (6 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1668 times:
Near the entire A310 fleet is completely grounded due lack of spares. I would say has more to do with a lack of equipment then anything else.
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CXA330300 From South Africa, joined May 2004, 1500 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (6 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 1601 times:
Politically I'm not surprised, Central Asia (other than Tajikistan) has much closer trade and travel relations with Turkey.
Quoting Laxintl (Reply 4): Near the entire A310 fleet is completely grounded due lack of spares. I would say has more to do with a lack of equipment then anything else.
Due to the US sanctions, I suppose. No spares available.
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Camille38 From France, joined Aug 2006, 37 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (6 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 1560 times:
Quoting CXA330300 (Reply 6): Due to the US sanctions, I suppose. No spares available.
Some times the US don't allow the selling of product which contains US-made components...maybe Airbus's spares are made with US components...because, as I know, Airbus is an european company, not US!
Katekebo From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 672 posts, RR: 6 Reply 9, posted (6 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1524 times:
Quoting Camille38 (Reply 7): Some times the US don't allow the selling of product which contains US-made components...maybe Airbus's spares are made with US components...because, as I know, Airbus is an european company, not US!
Many of Airbus components (starting with the engines), are US made, and consequently subject to US government embargo. Although Airbus is assembled in Europe, it could not fly without US components. The best example are avionics - digital electronics technology is completely dominated by American companies. Even large European electronic companies that make avionics (BAE, Thales, ...) use mostly American components and technology. For example most, if not all, microprocessors are American - Intel, Motorola, AMD, ....
MaverickM11 From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 15814 posts, RR: 50 Reply 12, posted (6 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 1421 times:
Anyone have any idea how those markets do in general for other carriers? I know LH/BA/OS/TK have sizeable ops to the Caucasus and Central Asia. I'm hoping to take the LH flight to GYD/ASB in the Fall!
I know BA through their Franchise Operator BMed KJ make a bucket through these flights and also Yekatrinburg. Although they 'only' use A320/321 types on these routes, whereas LH uses A330's.
777way From Pakistan, joined Dec 2005, 5288 posts, RR: 4 Reply 14, posted (6 years 9 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1246 times:
There arent to many airlines from non-European countries flying to the region, PIA used to serve Alamty, Tashkent, Ashkabad and Baku and they have quit, Indian Airlines code share to Tashkent and maybe Bishkek, then there is Asiana in Almaty, China Southern in four republics plus Baku and the plan on starting Ashkabad, Air Arabia serve only Kazakhstan, Iran Air are also in Baku.
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