The Russian Airline That Lost 11 Of Its 13 Aircraft Due To Sanctions

In 2022, the West imposed withering sanctions on the Russian aviation industry. One of the most notable victims is the Russian airline Royal Flight Airlines (formerly Adakan-Avia), which lost 85% of its aircraft overnight. Dozens of aircraft were seized after sanctions were placed on Russia (and Russia airlines remain cut off from replacement Airbus and Boeing parts for their existing jets). In November 2024, Simple Flying reported on one notable example where a former Aeroflot Airbus A320-200 had to pay an almost $500,000 parking fee at Munich Airport (having parked there for over 2 years) before flying to the Czech Republic.