Russian airlines have held exploratory talks with at least one major Western leasing company about using state funds to buy some of the more than 400 planes stuck in Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, according to documents and sources. Reuters.

The proposal, which would require EU approval and test the possibility of a compromise in the economic war between Moscow and the West, could reduce billions of dollars in costs faced by lessors and insurers and allow Russian airlines to take formal ownership of the planes, possibly in the short term. big discount

A Russian aviation source said the proposal was still being discussed, but some Russian officials were pessimistic about getting European Union approval.

An EU representative familiar with the discussions declined to comment.

Before what Moscow calls a “special military operation” in Ukraine, Russia was the main market for aircraft lessors, who bought planes from Boeing and Airbus and leased them to Russian airlines that wanted to avoid the upfront costs and inflexibility of aircraft purchases. .

(source: news.ro)