BOC Aviation News

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 …

Air Lease Says 21 Jets Stranded in Sanctions-Hit Russia

Air Lease Corp. said on Tuesday it has 21 jets remaining in sanctions-hit Russia, two weeks after a Western deadline for global leasing firms to sever ties with the country’s airlines. All of the company’s aircraft leases to Russian airline …

Aircraft Lessors Seeing ‘Horrendous’ Hikes in Insurance Premiums: BOC Aviation

The likely huge insurance claims related to the cancellation of aircraft leases in Russia is already leading to “horrendous” hikes in the cost of renewing policies, the chief executive of major lessor BOC Aviation Ltd. said on Thursday. Over 400 …