It will not be necessary to return foreign aircraft until 2028. The Ministry of Transport has proposed to extend for another two years the special regime for operating foreign aircraft and engines leased by Russian carriers. If the government approves the initiative, the airlines will be able not to return planes to foreign owners and will continue to serve them according to Russian rules. The special procedure has been in effect since March 2022, when Western lessors demanded the return of aircraft, and foreign manufacturers stopped supplying spare parts and service equipment. According to Ner, at the beginning of 2022, Russian companies operated 515 leased aircraft with a value of approximately 10 billion dollars.

It will not be necessary to return foreign aircraft until 2028. The Ministry of Transport has proposed to extend for another two years the special regime for operating foreign aircraft and engines leased by Russian carriers. If the government approves the initiative, the airlines will be able not to return planes to foreign owners and will continue to serve them according to Russian rules. The special procedure has been in effect since March 2022, when Western lessors demanded the return of aircraft, and foreign manufacturers stopped supplying spare parts and service equipment. According to Ner, at the beginning of 2022, Russian companies operated 515 leased aircraft with a value of approximately 10 billion dollars.