Charter & Fractional
Illegal Charter is Resurgent in Tough Russian Market
Russian operators are feeling intense commercial pressure to cut corners.
Fabio Gamba (left), chief executive of the European Business Aviation Association, is working with Valery Ochirov, his counterpart at the Russian United Business Aviation Association, to tackle the growing trend for "grey charter" activity. [Photo: Vladimir Karnozov]
Fabio Gamba (left), chief executive of the European Business Aviation Association, is working with Valery Ochirov, his counterpart at the Russian United Business Aviation Association, to tackle the growing trend for "grey charter" activity. [Photo: Vladimir Karnozov]

Russia is seeing a rise in the number of so-called “gray charter” flights that do not meet all legal requirements, according to members of the country’s business aviation community. Speaking to AIN on condition of anonymity on the eve of this week’s JetExpo show in Moscow, Russian business aviation executives said that the rise in illegal charter flying marks a regression after the industry managed to greatly reduce a practice that had been rife a decade ago.


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