Russia strives for the United States to open their airspace for Russian aircraft, but the European Union is not favorable to this, and without cooperation with Europe Russian carriers it will be difficult to resume flights to America – assessed Politico.
EU sanctions against Russiaincluding the ban on the movement of Russian aircraft in the EU airspace, they apply unchanged – emphasized in an interview with the portal a representative of the European Commission, asking for anonymity.
“Serious security issues”
The interlocutor Politico also noted that in addition to sanction policy, “serious safety issues” related to the potential opening of the aircraft for Russian aircraft must be taken into account. – It is not known whether in the last three years Russian carriers and air services have been maintained properly, so the possibilities of the Russian fleet are under a big question mark – believes the source of the website.
The opening of the European airspace would also be associated with a huge burden on the European Union agency for aviation safety (EASA), which would have to ensure that Russian machines correspond to the safety standards of aircraft in the EU.
What's more, many Russian aircraft may never be able to land in Europe, because they have been stolen in Russia from leasebacks to Russian full -size invasion of Ukraine – we read at Politico.
Aviation expert Sander Starreveld believes that some aircraft may be taken immediately after landing in Europe in connection with the Russian unilateral decision to nationalize lee -leased machines. He noted that there are huge debts in relation to Western leasing companies, which will probably want to recover as many assets as possible from the Russian side.
No consent from Washington
On Thursday, Yuri Ruszakow, adviser to the Russian leader Vladimir Putininformed that USA They did not agree to restore direct flights between the United States and Russia. According to Washington, the arms suspension in Ukraine should first become effective – he added.
– For now, Americans believe that some progress in the Ukrainian direction must be achieved, and only later (you can) talk about air connections, although it seems to me that this would be a completely logical decision – said Wydzakow, quoted by the independent Russian portal Moscow Times.
After Russia began a full -size invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Europe and the US closed their airspace for Russian airlines.
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