How sanctions against Russia are battering the global aviation industry

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Foreign airlines are reeling from higher oil prices and longer routes needed to bypass airspace over Russia.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot is seen on an Airbus A320 in Colomiers near Toulouse - Russia's size and close integration into the global aviation industry since the end of the Cold War means sanctions related to its invasion of Ukraine are having outsized consequences relative to earlier freezes on Iran and North Korea.

Of these, 515 jets with an estimated market value of about $10 billion are rented from foreign firms such as AerCap and Air Lease. Even if the planes are returned quickly, the huge number needing to be placed elsewhere could depress rental prices globally, analysts say. Germany's Lufthansa Technik said it had stopped serving Russian customers, involving hundreds of planes.

 

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