Russia on Monday handed a regulation permitting the nation’s airways to re-register planes that had been leased from overseas in an try to bypass Western sanctions.
The invoice, signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, is meant to assist home flights in Russia and “to ensure the uninterrupted functioning of activities in the field of civil aviation.”
Western sanctions imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine gave airplane leasing companies till March 28 to repossess plane from the nation.
Russian airways have about 780 leased jets – with 515 of them leased from overseas.
Most foreign-leased jets working in Russia are registered in Bermuda and Ireland.
Aviation authorities in these nations had mentioned they have been suspending certificates of airworthiness for these planes.
Planes can’t fly with out a certificates of airworthiness issued by the civil aviation authority within the nation the place they’re registered.
Re-registering foreign-owned planes in Russia would purpose to bypass that requirement, a supply advised Reuters.
With Post wires
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