Due to Russia's conflicts in Ukrainian territory, Russian companies are facing operational difficulties as a result of sanctions applied by countries around the world.
On June 1st, an Aeroflot Airbus A330-300 performing flight SU288 between Moscow (SVO) and Colombo (CMB), in Sri Lanka, was denied its return flight to the Russian capital after the lessor of the aircraft claims ownership of the aircraft.
For those who don't , the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, signed a law authorizing the confiscation of aircraft belonging to foreign leasing companies.
As a result, around 740 aircraft were authorized to operate domestic flights, even without leasing payments and official from the manufacturers. The impact to leasing companies could exceed $10 billion, the biggest direct loss to the aviation industry since the start of the pandemic.
In the case of Aeroflot's A330, the aircraft was preparing to return to Moscow, but ended up having its takeoff denied by the airport's control tower, forcing the engers present to disembark.
ed as RA-73702, the Airbus A330-300 'seized' before the confiscation by Putin held the registration VQ-BMY, as several Western aircraft began to receive local registration by Russian companies, even with lessors (or lessors) terminating the contracts.
In recent months, in addition to the massive ban on flights abroad, Russian companies have also been banned from receiving new parts, using aircraft cannibalization as a palliative solution.
With information: Simple flying
