Russia has actually continued to import aircraft parts from Boeing and Airbus in spite of EU and U.S.
sanctions enforced over the invasion of Ukraine, Finnish public broadcaster Yle reported Thursday.Yles examination, which examined Russian customizeds data, found that Russia has imported at least 1 billion euros worth of aircraft parts since 2022, despite ambitious plans for a domestic airline parts industry.The report shows that Russia has actually developed a vast worldwide network of 360 business to bypass Western sanctions banning the sale of Airbus and Boeing parts to Russia.
A number of these companies were added to Western sanctions lists after their involvement with Russia was revealed.The top exporters of airplane parts were business located in the United Arab Emirates, Gabon, China and Turkey.The shipments included not only standard cabin materials but also critical components such as engines, radar systems and onboard computers, a few of which might have potential military applications.Between February 2022 and September 2024, Russia imported an approximated 600 million euros worth of Airbus parts and 400 million euros in Boeing components.
Yle kept in mind that the real volume of imports might be higher.Recipients of these shipments were mainly airlines operating civilian flights.S7 Engineering, which uses maintenance services for Western-built airplane and elements, was amongst the business identified by investigators.In response to Yles ask for remark, Boeing and Airbus stated that they abide by all suitable laws and sanctions associated with Russia and there is no legal technique for exporting aircraft, parts, documents, or services to the country.In an associated examination released in February, Investigate Europe reported that India had actually shipped more than 700 consignments of parts to Russia because the war started in 2022.
These consisted of generators, valves, batteries, sealants, sensors, rotor blades, cockpit displays, bolts, filters and other essential components.That examination found that more than 200 imported parts delivered might possibly serve military applications, although the orders were primarily put by civilian airlines.Utair, a Russian airline company which was approved by the EU in December 2024 for logistical assistance of the Russian Armed Forces, got roughly one-fourth of the parts.Other receivers consisted of Aeroflot, its subsidiaries, Ural Airlines and other carriers.The U.S.
and EU have likewise prohibited Western business from offering needed maintenance to Russias existing airplane fleet.Russian Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov exposed that roughly $500 million worth of aircraft parts bought by Russia were frozen in the U.S.
He said Moscow would seek the release of those parts as part of any future negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.Alikhanov also said that the government means to push Airbus and Boeing to recognize repairs performed by Russian companies on their airplanes throughout the sanctions period.This maintenance was conducted without the required licensing verification from foreign manufacturers, he said.Data from Russias Federal Air Transportation Agency shows that Russian airlines currently run 1,138 aircraft.
Two-thirds of the fleet consists of Boeing and Airbus planes, which together are responsible for 90% of domestic passenger traffic.