Ukraine crisis 2022-2023 affecting civilian aviation
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Loganair has been handed slots at London Heathrow following sanctions against Aeroflot.
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Italy is holding at least five SSJ100s that were planned to be delivered to Russian operators. Domestic airlines would receive only 10 out of 19 aircraft scheduled for delivery.
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UK carrier CargoLogicAir has finally entered administration after sanctions against Russia affected its ability to do business.
CDB Aviation has become the latest lessor to take legal action in Dublin against its insurers over aircraft lost in Russia.
CDB Aviation has become the latest lessor to take legal action in Dublin against its insurers over aircraft lost in Russia.
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Finnair reduces approximately 150 jobs as it responds to the impacts of the Russian airspace closure.
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/finn ... e-closure/
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/finn ... e-closure/
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UAC (United Aircraft Corp. of Russia) will restore one AN124, two IL96-400T and eight TU204/214 aircraft and lease them to local carriers Red Wings, Volga-Dnepr and Aviastar-Tu in 2024. The Ministry of Industry and Trade proposed to allocate US$253.4 million for the restoration.
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That's maybe the only good part of this war maybe Russia will invest in is aviation industry because they have the knowledge and very good universities.sn26567 wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 23:17 UAC (United Aircraft Corp. of Russia) will restore one AN124, two IL96-400T and eight TU204/214 aircraft and lease them to local carriers Red Wings, Volga-Dnepr and Aviastar-Tu in 2024. The Ministry of Industry and Trade proposed to allocate US$253.4 million for the restoration.
It was completely abandoned I never understood why in fact not only in aviation!
Hasta la victoria siempre.
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Airbus says it will halt its reliance on Russia for titanium supplies within months.
André
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I was wondering why is the EU not closing the airline border between the EU and Russia completely?
Hasta la victoria siempre.
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Russian airline Aurora says its A319 fleet can fly for ten more years as the supply of spare parts has been arranged. The carrier prefers to settle with foreign lessors and buy the aircraft, but intergovernmental relations currently prevent this.
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Nordic Aviation Capital is also pursuing insurance claims due to assets stuck in Russia, according to an Irish High Court filing.
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Rostec is trying to recover from Airbus about US$200 million in PDP for 17 A350s that were never built due to sanctions. Potentially similar lawsuits could be filed by other Russian carriers and lessors, including Aeroflot, which ordered 22 planes from Airbus but managed to get only seven.
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Moscow Arbitration Court accepted for proceedings the application of Aviacapital Service of Russia against Airbus, in which the plaintiff demands the return of US$5.1 million from the advance payment for 17 A350s for Aeroflot. The preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for 14 February 2023.
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Russian airline I Fly ends up cancelling international flights to Egypt from several places in Russia because it was not authorised to use Jordanian airspace.
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Aeroflot CEO Sergei Alexandrovsky called on the Russian government to “balance the interests” of Russian and foreign airlines in order to support the domestic aviation sector.
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Irkut received approval from the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency to install a domestically produced PD-14 engine and a wing made of domestically produced composite materials on the MS-21.
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Russia has extended until 31 December 2023 the validity of airworthiness certificates for foreign aircraft used by Russian airlines.
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Aeroflot bought 10 B777-300ERs it previously leased from an Irish company since 2013 and 2014. But how are they going to procure spare parts?
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Aeroflot is expected to receive 63 new aircraft between 2023 and 2025, including 34 SSJ100, 18 MS-21 and 11 TU214. Deliveries will be carried out within the framework of the preferential aircraft leasing program, with US$2.5 billion allocated from the National Wealth Fund for these purposes.
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Russian lessor VEB's subsidiary in Ireland was identified as the lessor that sold 10 B777-300ERs to Aeroflot in late 2022. The planes have been leased by Aeroflot since 2013 and 2014 and they were leased under a finance lease deal.
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Ukraine International Airlines extends the suspension of regular and charter flights from/to Ukraine until 19 February 2023.
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