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Russian Bizjet To Remain Grounded at Farnborough

Bombardier Global 6500 has been impounded at Farnborough Airport since 2022

Russian bizjet to remain grounded at Farnborough — (PHOTO CREDIT: JON LAKE)

By Charlotte Bailey • News Reporter

August 26, 2025

A Bombardier Global 6500 that has been impounded at the UK’s Farnborough Airport since 2022 is likely to remain grounded following an unsuccessful appeal by its Russian owner to overturn existing government sanctions levied against him. Currently parked up at the south side of the airport, signs of weathering around the windows and engine nacelles indicate the jet has not moved in some time. It is unclear what, if any, maintenance has been performed during its impoundment to date.

The Global 6500, registered as LX-FLY with private air charter company Global Jet Luxembourg, was used by Russian billionaire Eugene Shvidler since its delivery in November 2020. However, a month after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, then-UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed the aircraft had been “indefinitely detained” as part of new 2022 legislation that “bans Russian aircraft from overflying or landing in the UK, and allows the government to detain aircraft, including those owned by oligarchs.”

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