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Aircraft Lessor BOC Aviation Sues 16 Insurers Over Claims for Jets Stuck in Russia

BOC Aviation Ltd. has begun legal action in pursuit of claims against 16 insurers over aircraft the lessor owns that are stuck in Russia, an Irish High Court filing shows. The insurers named in the proceedings, which the filing shows …

Carlyle Aviation Sues Insurers Over Seized Planes Leased to Russian Airlines

Carlyle Aviation Partners said it sued a group of insurance companies and re-insurers claiming they failed to pay for losses stemming from the seizure of planes leased to Russian airlines following the invasion of Ukraine. Carlyle Aviation leased 23 planes …

Dubai Aerospace Sues 11 Insurers, Including Lloyd’s, AIG, Chubb, for Jets Stuck in Russia

Aircraft leasing firm Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has filed a London lawsuit against 11 insurers, including Lloyd’s of London, AIG, Chubb and Swiss Re, two months after it wrote off almost $600 million for 19 aircraft stuck in Russia. The …

Russia’s Aeroflot Buys 8 Stranded Airbus A330 Aircraft From Leasing Firms

Russia’s biggest airline, Aeroflot, said on Friday it had bought eight Airbus A330 aircraft from foreign leasing companies “as part of the fulfillment of contractual obligations.” More than 400 aircraft leased from Western firms, worth almost $10 billion, have been …

Aircraft Lessors Begin ‘Vigorous’ Pursuit of Insurance Claims for Seized Jets in Russia

Lessors with hundreds of jets stuck in Russia are preparing for what one said would be a “vigorous” pursuit of insurance claims while maintaining discreet contact with some customers after Moscow blocked the jets from leaving. The loss of over …

Dubai Aerospace Files Insurance Claims of $1B for Aircraft Stranded in Russia

The Middle East’s biggest plane-leasing firm wrote off half-a-billion dollars for aircraft stranded in Russia, after the Kremlin issued a law preventing foreign-owned jets from leaving the country without state permission. Dubai Aerospace Enterprise booked a $538 million write-off for …

Lessor Avolon Reports $304M Impairment Over Seized Russian Aircraft

Major aircraft lessor Avolon recorded a first-quarter impairment of $304 million to cover the full financial impact of having 10 jets still stuck in Russia following European Union sanctions that forced the termination of all Russian leases. Ireland’s Avolon said …

EasyJet Cancels Leases on Russia-Owned Jets in Rare Sanctions Anomaly

EasyJet Plc terminated rental contracts on six Airbus SE jets owned by a Russian state leasing company in a rare example of sanctions depriving a European carrier of aircraft. EasyJet canceled the leases on the A319 narrowbodies owned by a …

Air Lease to Write Off Value of 27 Jets Stranded in Russia

Air Lease Corp. said on Friday it would write off the value of the 27 jets it has remaining in sanctions-hit Russia, a move that is expected to lead to charges of about $802 million. Global aircraft leasing companies have …

EU’s Tweak to Sanctions Allows Some Aircraft Lessors to Sell Stranded Jets to Russia

An amendment to European Union sanctions last week created a potential path for some aircraft financiers to sell jets held in Russia to the airlines now operating them without permission. The measure, published April 8, will allow EU governments to …