The US Commerce Department will move to effectively ground 100 airplanes that have recently flown to Russia and are believed to violate US export controls,...
The US Commerce Department will move to effectively ground 100 airplanes that have recently flown to Russia and are believed to violate US export controls, including a plane used by Russian businessman Roman Abramovich, officials told Reuters.
The list, seen by Reuters, includes 99 Boeing airplanes operated by Russian passenger and cargo carriers including Aeroflot , AirBridge Cargo, Utair, Nordwind, Azur Air and Aviastar-TU — as well as Abramovich’s Gulfstream G650 — and could further hinder Russian efforts to continue some international flights.
The department said in a statement the action means “international flights from Russia on these aircraft are effectively grounded.” The United States, Canada and much of Europe have barred Russian planes from flying in their airspace, which has forced the cancellation of much of Russia’s international flights.
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