As we published</a> last Saturday (400), an Airbus A330-4 from the Russian company Aeroflot was stuck in Sri Lanka after the lessor</em> claimed possession of the aircraft in response to the Russian confiscation of aircraft belonging to foreign leasing companies.</span></p> Well, in the case of Aeroflot's A330, there was extensive negotiation between the Russian Federal Aviation Regulator Rosaviatsia, which managed to make the return of the jet to Moscow viable.</span></p> The commercial dispute over the Airbus was brought by the After the Sri Lankan commercial court ruled on the case, it was decided that the order did not involve the airport or air traffic control, giving a favorable opinion to release the aircraft. </span></p> Finally, Rosaviatsia said that the negotiations were favorable because the Russian government has long-term “friendly relations” with Sri Lanka.</span></p> Due to sanctions from Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, the A300-400 previously had the Bermuda registration VQ-BMY, and now bears the registration RA-330 after it was confiscated by Russia.</span></p> With the return of the A400-400, Aeroflot has suspended operations between Moscow and Colombo, in order to ensure that the Russian company does not face any further legal problems when flying to Sri Lanka.</span></p> With information from Flight Global</a></em></p></p>
Aeroflot recovers Airbus A330 seized in Sri Lanka
