Ural Airlines abandons Airbus A320 rescue from field

Ural Airlines has revealed that it will not return to service an Airbus A320 that has been stranded in a wheat field just outside Novosibirsk, Russia, since September 2023. The aircraft, RA-73805 (c/n 2166), was delivered to the airline in May 2013 and was operating flight U6 1383 from Sochi to Omsk when it experienced a hydraulic failure. Following a go-around, the crew decided to divert to Novosibirsk. However, as the landing gear doors remained open during the diversion, increased