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Aircraft Lessors Face Legal Quagmire on Russia Jet Repos. Will Insurers Provide Relief?

Global leasing companies staring at an imminent sanctions deadline to repossess more than 400 jets worth almost $10 billion from Russian airlines have received mostly radio silence as experts warn of legal wrangling that could last a decade. Western bans …

EXPLAINER – How Sanctions Against Russia Are Hitting Global Aviation Industry

Russia’s size and close integration into the global aviation industry since the end of the Cold War means sanctions related to its invasion of Ukraine are having outsized consequences relative to earlier freezes on Iran and North Korea. Manufacturers, lessors, …

Global Aviation Industry Assesses Growing Risks of Doing Business With Russia

The fallout to the global aviation industry from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is spreading beyond the airspace closings over the conflict zone as airlines, lessors and manufacturers face up to growing risks of doing business with Russia. Alaska’s Anchorage Airport, …