Rosaviatsiya blocked deliveries of Canadian A220-300 for Red Wings».

The newspaper Kommersant, referring to a source in the Russian aviation industry, reports that Rosaviation has not certified Airbus A220-300 aircraft in the territory of the Russian Federation. For this reason, Red Wings Airlines had to abandon the operation of six such aircraft. These aircraft are manufactured under the brand Bombardier CS300 in Canada.

The CEO of Red Wings, Yevgeny Klucharev, confirmed the company's exit from the project. He did not elaborate on the reasons, he told only about the consequences - having refused from Airbus A220-300, the company would not open several routes in 2019.

В «Airbus» reported that in the Russian Federation, only Red Wings was going to operate the A220-300. The price of one plane is $ 91,5 million. The price of the entire series is 549 million, but a discount is provided for the buyer.

The Rosaviation decision was a response to the Canadian regulator Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), who refused to issue a certificate to the Russian liner SSJ 100 and the Ansat helicopter. This is how the source who provided the information to Kommersant comments on the incident.

The Russian Ministry does not comment on the situation. The State Transport Leasing Company, which was supposed to fulfill the delivery of aircraft, said that the contract had to be abandoned because of the increased price of the aircraft. For this reason, the leasing rate has risen.

As the source, whose information is used by Kommersant, is sure, Canada refused to certify the SSJ 100 and the Ansat helicopter due to the fact that the certification system in Russia is too complicated. Until the end of 2015, this was done by the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC). Its certification system has been recognized by the aviation authorities of the United States, the European Union and other countries. In 2016, Rosaviation began to deal with this. It still uses the basic documents of the IAC aviation rules, which is indicated as an authorized body. This situation becomes the reason that the aviation authorities in other countries do not recognize the new status. «Rosaviatsii».