State Transport Leasing Company notified carriers in advance
The State Transport Leasing Company (STLC) commented on information from the Federal Air Transport Agency about the risks of arrest of some aircraft during international flights. State Transport Leasing Company stated that the company notified its counterparties (airlines) about these risks in advance.
“The company in advance sent air carriers long-term leasing agreements with a Russian legal entity – JSC State Transport Leasing Company. Contractors are notified of the risks of using the fleet outside the Russian legal framework. We expect new contracts to be concluded as soon as possible to ensure the safe operation of aircraft on all available routes,” the State Transport Leasing Company press service said.
The risks of ships being arrested when flying abroad are because airlines continue to fly based on contracts with GTLK Europe, which is currently in the process of liquidation.
State Transport Leasing Company speaks out about the risks of flying its planes abroad
Earlier it became known that the Federal Air Transport Agency notified several airlines about the risks of arrests of State Transport Leasing Company aircraft abroad and asked carriers not to place these vessels on international flights. Before this, GTLK General Director Evgeniy Dietrich said that 37 aircraft belonging to the group were re-registered into the Russian registry last year.
On September 27, Bermuda registry data (BCAA) noted that the largest Russian airline group, Aeroflot, deregistered another 18 of its aircraft from foreign registries in September. In total, 120 foreign-made aircraft have been removed from foreign registries (this is 45% of the entire imported fleet).
55 aircraft are Boeing 737s (55 units), the list also includes 22 Boeing 777s, fifteen Airbus A319s, eleven A330s, nine A320s, five A321s, and three of the latest Airbus A350s.
We have already published Aeroflot’s commentary on this ban.
