Flying on the planes of Russian airlines is potentially dangerous.

RBC Information Agency, citing data from the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation and the Federal Security Service (FSB), reports that about 400 passenger airliners of domestic air carriers are potentially dangerous for operation.

“At the end of April, the General Prosecutor’s Office and the FSB conducted a joint inspection of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia). Numerous violations were discovered in his work, relating both to the actions of the agency as a whole, and the decisions of individual leaders there, a source close to the supervisory authority told RBC., - informs news agency.

It is noteworthy that passenger airliners were re-equipped without a permit, however, in addition to the responsibility of air carriers, the responsibility of the Federal Air Transport Agency is also provided.

“The check was carried out before the SSJ100 disaster at Sheremetyevo and revealed that changes in the standard design were introduced on more than 400 aircraft without the necessary research and certification work <...> According to the results of the check, the Federal Air Transport Agency also did not take measures in relation to nine airlines located in inadequate financial and economic condition ", - RBC reports, citing materials from the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation.