Why Russian Airplanes Keep Flying despite the Imposed Sanctions

IStories analyzed customs data and found out that from March 2022 to March 2023 the country imported original spare parts for Boeing and Airbus for at least 18B rubles (â$188.7M at the September 12, 2023 exchange rate) Dubai -based company Ats Heavy Equipment & Machinery made more than 700 deliveries to Russia for 3.9B.

Most of the spare parts went to the Aeroflot Group , which includes Rossiya and Pobeda .

Moldova 's Max Jet Service has shipped 0.5B rubles worth of aircraft spare parts to Russia since the beginning of the war, including for Boeing and Airbus .

Suppliers of under-sanctioned aircraft parts even in âunfriendly Europe are at their service, who will formalize an order that will reach Russia .

Protektor is listed in the GetContact phone app as the head of the company, as well as âPavel Aircraft Parts .

The main suppliers of Boeing parts to the company were three companies from the UAE, Trade One Middle East , Desert Sun Supply and Griffon ; all three companies are among our top 10 suppliers of aircraft spare parts to Russia .

Boeing : We continue to comply with U.S. sanctions and global laws and regulations.