Russian State Duma deputy Alexander Starovoytov sent a letter to Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika requiring to give a legal assessment of Tatiana Anodina competence in the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC).
Starovoytov asked the prosecutor's office to find out whether the head of IAC, Anodina, was not forging protectionism for Transaero, which belonged to her son Alexander Pleshakov.
According to sources familiar with the situation, the reason of the request comes amid the scandal of IAC's decision to revoke Boeing 737 type certificate.
As previously stated by Aerotime, some argue the decisions was prompted as a revenge for stranded Transaero, second largest airline in Russia, which was declared bankrupt.
Tatiana Anodina, the Chairman of Interstate Aviation Committee, coincidentally owned 3% of stake in Transaero. Her son, Alexander Pleshakov, is the main shareholder of Transaero.
Meanwhile, according to sources in Forbes, Anodina and Pleshakov family left Russia for France.
On 4th of November, IAC sent an official letter to Rosaviatsia informing Russian authorities of its decision to suspend Boeing 737’s type certificate. However, IAC cannot suspend operations of any aircraft type as final decision is up to Russian aviation authorities. Rosaviatsia, Civil Aviation Authority of Russia, has stated that B737 certificate would not be suspended.
This aircraft type is at the same time one of the most frequently used by Russian air carriers. According to public sources nearly 190 Boeing-737 aircraft of different modifications are currently in service in Russia.
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