The government will extend the special regime for foreign aircraft for two years The Russian Ministry of Transport prepared a draft government decision extending the special operating regime for leased foreign aircraft and engines for two years. Local airlines will be able to use Airbus, Boeing and Embraer aircraft under special conditions until the end of 2028. It is planned to make changes to Resolution No. 412 "On approval of the details of the execution of financial leasing agreements... ". The document was adopted in March 2022 in response to a demand from foreign lessors to return aircraft leased by Russia. Also, Western companies have stopped servicing these planes and providing them with spare parts. The decision allowed Russian airlines not to return planes and operate them - insure, maintain, repair - only according to local standards. The special regime for operating foreign aircraft was initially valid until the end of 2024, then extended until the end of 2026. The need for its next extension is related to a "quick guarantee of the possibility of continuing the execution of contract procedures" for the leasing of foreign aircraft, the document states.