Aircraft
Lessors in Asymmetric Fight to Repossess Russian Aircraft
Under EU sanctions, lessors have until March 28 to repossess aircraft leased to Russian airlines.
An S7 Airlines Boeing 737-800 takes off from Moscow's Domodedovo Airport in 2016. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Anna Zvereva)
An S7 Airlines Boeing 737-800 takes off from Moscow's Domodedovo Airport in 2016. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Anna Zvereva)

Russia’s civil aviation authority on Saturday told airlines with aircraft leased from foreign companies to suspend international flights, further complicating efforts by lessors to repossess airliners from Russian airlines that have ceased lease payments amid international sanctions.


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