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ICAO Calls on Russia to Cease Dual Aircraft Registration
The UN’s aviation arm resolves to call on Russia to end its infractions of the Chicago Convention.
An Aeroflot Boeing 777-300ER takes off from Seoul Incheon International Airport in 2015. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by byeangel)
An Aeroflot Boeing 777-300ER takes off from Seoul Incheon International Airport in 2015. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by byeangel)

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has called on Russia to cease re-registering aircraft to allow for their operation even after the countries where the airplanes’ owners registered them had revoked their airworthiness certificates. During its most recent session, on Tuesday, the ICAO Council called on Russia to “immediately cease” its infractions of the Chicago Convention, which explicitly prohibits the registration of an aircraft in more than one state. It also called on the Kremlin to “urgently remedy” its violations in the interest of preserving the safety and security of civil aviation.