LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 accident's cause was similar to that of LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007's crash seven years earlier. After the disaster of Flight 007, the Polish investigatory commission established that its engine shaft disintegration was the result of metal fatigue; improper alloy preparation resulting in a defective mechanism which was less resistant to fatigue; and a faulty design of the engine shaft. Detection of these faults was possible only after complete disassembly of the engine and detailed analysis of all its elements, and as such was beyond the capabilities of aircraft maintenance personnel. These concerns were addressed by the Polish Government's Special
Azimuth (airline) certificate (AOC) giving the airline permission to commence flight operations. Domestic routes to Kaliningrad, Chelyabinsk, Volgograd, Astrakhan, Surgut and Gelendzhik, as well as international routes to Yerevan, Prague, Frankfurt, Istanbul and Tel Aviv are planned to enter Azimuth's route network by 2021. On 7 December 2017, Azimuth officially shifted all flights from Rostov-on-Don Airport to Platov International Airport. Azimuth officially started international flights on 29 September 2018 when it started offering weekly flights to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. On 1 October 2018, Azimuth had its first flight to Yerevan, Armenia, starting a schedule now offering three services a week. The airline, which