Photo by © aviateka.su In June 2025, the High Court in London delivered one of the most significant rulings in the history of international aircraft leasing. AerCap, the world’s largest […]
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US Export Controls on COMAC Deliver Strategic Blow to China’s Aviation Industry
Image by Creative Commons license The escalating US export restrictions targeting China’s aviation industry have significantly intensified the technological rivalry between the two global powers. Since the initiation of the […]
Where Sanctions Against Russia Lead — The Case of Finnair
Photo: © Masakatsu Ukon / Creative Commons licence Following the closure of Russian airspace to European carriers in spring 2022, Finnair lost routes that previously allowed efficient air connections between […]
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Canada Demonstrates Inability to Protect Foreign Investment and is not a Reliable Partner
An-124-100 (RA-82078) at Toronto airport. Photo: © Steve Russell / Toronto Star via Getty Images Volga-Dnepr Airlines has encountered the piratical seizure of its An-124 aircraft in Canada – a […]
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US Holding Up $500 Million Worth of Russian Aircraft Spares
Illustration generated by Stable Diffusion neural network / © Russian Aviation The United States is currently withholding previously purchased Russian aircraft components, including spares for Boeing and Airbus aircraft, to […]
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Rosaviatsiya Prepares Documents to Have ICAO’s “Red Flag” Removed
Photo by © Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) Rosaviatsiya is working to have the “Significant Safety Concern” (SSC) status, assigned to the Russian aviation industry by the International Civil Aviation […]
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State Duma Approves First Reading of Use of Non-original Parts on A&B Aircraft
Image by © FL Technics press service / Flicr.com At a plenary session on 13 February 2025, members of the State Duma approved, in the first reading, a draft law […]
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Foreign lessors pursue insurance claims in court over Russian аircraft
Photo by © Aviation of Russia Foreign lessors are pursuing legal action against insurance companies, seeking payouts for aircraft stranded in Russia. A court case is underway in Dublin, concerning […]
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How EASA is attempting to counter competition from Russia-friendly nations
Photo by © Tobias Arhelger / Shutterstock.com The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a safety information bulletin, which has toughened recommendations regarding the use of Russian Federation […]
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On wet leasing, sanctions, new Russian aircraft, pilot and flight attendant shortage
Photo by © Russian Aviation On 1 September 2024, provisions of the Russian Air Code came into force, according to which airlines will be able to lease their aircraft to […]
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