Air transport Russian media: China banned flights of Russian-nationalized aircraft into its airspace

Russia has registered some 400 leased aircraft in violation of international aviation rules, which it was in danger of losing due to sanctions. According to Russian media, China is now demanding that the planes be actually removed from the registers of other countries.

28.5. 12:57 | Updated 28.5. 19:57

China’s the aviation authorities appear to have banned Boeing and Airbus aircraft registered in Russia from flying in their airspace. The Russian media, for example, tell about it RBK and a news agency Tass.

According to the responses received by Russian freight companies from China, the “double-registered” aircraft do not comply with international aviation regulations. Dual registration refers to machines leased in Russia, which Russia registers as its own after the war of aggression on Ukraine had begun and sanctions were urgently imposed on Russia.

According to the sanctions, aircraft leased to Russian airlines should have been confiscated from Russian airlines.

War of Invasion at the start, more than 500 aircraft had been leased to Russian airlines. In early March, the Reuters news agency reported that there were more than 400 of them in Russia at the time. Russia urgently enacted a law to transfer the aircraft to the Russian aviation register. In practice, therefore, Russia owns these machines, with an estimated total value of around EUR 9 billion.

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The information began to spread to the China office of the logistics company Global Link informed its customers received a notification from the Chinese Civil Aviation Authority (CAAC) on Thursday that all Boeing aircraft registered in Russia have been banned from flying in Chinese airspace for the time being.

Logistics company Optimalogistic also said on Wednesday night On its Telegram channel Aviastar and Fly Avia’s flights from China to Russia had been canceled. Optimalogistic did not receive official confirmation of the information, but employees of the companies had estimated that obtaining a permit to fly could take weeks to months.

Of the airlines mentioned by Optimalogistic, at least Aviastar has Boeing aircraft. United States has blamed company for breaching sanctions in the past.

Aviastar was also reported by the news agency about the flight ban Interfax. It claims that Aviastar was specifically prohibited from operating the five dual-registered Boeing aircraft which ended up in its possession. Last week, four of these five planes flew between China and Russia.

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Russian RBK According to sources, the Chinese aviation authorities have required Russian companies to further confirm that the aircraft registered in Russia has been officially removed from the registers of other countries.

Most of the Boeing and Airbus aircraft left in Russia are registered in Bermuda and Ireland. These states have revoked the certificates of airworthiness of aircraft, which normally means that aircraft are not allowed to fly.

Due to the sanctions, the Boeings and Airbuses used by the Russian companies do not receive spare parts from manufacturers and their suppliers. It is unclear how long aircraft can be safely flown without these maintenance.

The UN aviation authority ICAO lined up for the news agency According to Reuters mid-March that double registration of aircraft is not in line with the International Civil Aviation Agreement.

The Russian aviation authority, which was reached by RBK, did not want to comment on the matter on Friday. HS has also not been able to verify the information provided independently.

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No-fly zone is interesting because China has not formally joined the sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States, the EU and several other countries since it invaded Ukraine. However, some Chinese companies have already made independent solutions in the past.

For example, the world’s largest commercial aircraft manufacturer DJI announced in April that it would cease operations in Russia. The aircraft giant’s products have been used in the war, and the company has, among many other things, been pressured by concerns about the West’s escalation.

Anyway, China’s exports to Russia fell sharply when Russia started the war, the economic newspaper said The Wall Street Journal said in early May. For example, exports of laptops from China to Russia fell by 40 percent, exports of smartphones by about two-thirds, and exports of network technology by as much as 98 percent.

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