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Aviation:
Russian airlines have removed 201 aircraft from the Bermuda registry
during the first six months after the sanctions were imposed on Russia,
including 150 of the aviation workhorses made by Boeing and Airbus,
Kommersant reported on December 8. That creates a fleet of around 300
Russian planes that can land at international airports.
The move is significant, as the re-registration of these planes in the Russian
registry, which is now mandatory after the revocation of the airworthiness
certificates by the Bermudan registry, does not mean the removal of the
Bermuda registration.
Re-registration is impossible without the consent of the aircraft owners, and it
is not profitable for them, since it makes it difficult for the courts as another
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