LONDON – According to reports, it appears that UTair has begun the process of re-registering VP & VQ-registered airframes.
So far, as we know, the following airframes from UTair Aviation have been re-registered:
- VQ-BJL – Now RA-73048
- VQ-BPQ – Now RA-73061
- VQ-BJS – Now RA-73045
- VP-BVZ – Now RA-73042
- VQ-BIC – Now RA-73069
- VP-BYM – Now RA-73040
- VQ-BIG – Now RA-73065
- VQ-BID – Now RA-73068
- VP-BXQ – Now RA-73035
- VQ-BIE – Now RA-73067
- VP-BVL – Now RA-73043
- VP-BFS – Now RA-73063
- VQ-BHZ – Now RA-73064
- VQ-BJT – Now RA-73044
- VP-BVN – Now RA-73039
- VQ-BJN – Now RA-73046
- VQ-BJM – Now RA-73047
- VQ-BPP – Now RA-73049
- VQ-BIF – Now RA-73066
- VP-BYL – Now RA-73041
- VQ-BAD – Now RA-73038
- VQ-BPR – Now RA-73062
- VP-BXR – Now RA-73036
- VP-BXY – Now RA-73037
This confirms earlier reporting from AviationSource that Russia is looking to nationalize the over 600-strong commercial aircraft that are currently on lease.
As soon as we hear more regarding this, or from other Russian carriers, we will update this post accordingly.
This is a developing story.
