Aerospace
U.S. Commerce Issues Order Targeting Russian Carrier Ural Airlines
U.S. Commerce Department announced on Monday that it had issued an order revoking #UralAirlines of #Russia export privileges.
In response to what it claimed were persistent export violations, the U.S. Commerce Department announced on Monday that it had issued an order revoking Ural Airlines of Russia export privileges.
With the order, Ural’s ability to engage in transactions covered by export laws in the US is terminated. Following the invasion of Ukraine, the government of President Joe Biden tightened its sanctions against Russian airlines in an effort to prevent them from obtaining fuel, spare parts, and other services.
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The agency reported that Ural was still promoting domestic flights within Russia as well as international flights out of Moscow to Bishkek, Osh, and Kulyab in Kyrgyzstan. The largest airlines in Belarus and Russia have received 10 orders from Commerce, according to Matthew S. Axelrod, assistant secretary of commerce for export enforcement.
In addition to further harming Russia’s aviation industry, today’s action “highlights the peril and consequences of attempting to circumvent our comprehensive export controls,” said Axelrod. He also noted that “U.S. legal authorities are substantial, far-reaching, and have a meaningful impact on access to global commerce by parties found to be in violation of U.S. law.”
The government last month added three Iranian cargo planes that fly to Russia to a list of aircraft it believes are in violation of U.S. export restrictions. The Commerce Department discovered Boeing 747s being used by Mahan Air, Qeshm Fars Air, and Iran Air to deliver commodities to Russia, apparently in violation of the country’s strict export laws. The Moscow Aviation Institute and many aviation repair facilities were among the 50 Russian firms that the department listed to an economic blacklist.
