Russian Leased Aircraft Seizures Top 220

Aeroflot Airbus A350
Six Aeroflot Airbus A350s are among the aircraft that have been reregistered by Russian operators.
Credit: Pascal Pigeyre/Airbus
A steady stream of aircraft reregistrations in recent weeks has netted Russian operators more than 220 commercial and business aircraft owned by lessors, an Aviation Week analysis shows. The moves are part of the country’s effort to keep its civil aviation business operating amid punishing sanctions...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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