MONTREAL (Reuters) -Any twin registration of foreign-owned plane leased by Russian carriers can be inconsistent with components of a key settlement that units out core ideas for international aviation, the United Nations’ aviation company mentioned by e-mail on Friday.
Russia’s authorities mentioned on Thursday it had proposed permitting international planes leased by Russian airways to be registered because the airways’ property, and for them to be given Russian airworthiness certificates.
Western bans imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine give most leasing companies till March 28 to sever ties with Russian airways – sparking a sport of cat-and-mouse from Asia to Africa as lenders frantically attempt to seize plane.
Russia is attempting to get round this by re-registering the foreign-owned planes in Russia, mentioned one supply acquainted with discussions on the difficulty this week by the U.N. Worldwide Civil Aviation Group (ICAO)’s governing council.
Since many of the foreign-owned planes operated by Russian carriers beneath lease are registered in Bermuda, Russia will enable the plane to be twin registered, a second supply mentioned.
ICAO mentioned in an emailed response to Reuters that twin registration wouldn’t be according to Article 18 of the 1944 Conference on Worldwide Civil Aviation, referred to as the Chicago Conference, which says “an plane can’t be validly registered in multiple state.”
Montreal-based ICAO mentioned it has reached out to the Russian authorities requesting affirmation and extra particulars however has not but obtained a response.
ICAO can’t impose guidelines on governments however units requirements overwhelmingly adopted by its 193 member nations.
Reporting by Allison Lampert in Montreal. Further reporting by Tim Hepher in Paris; enhancing by Jonathan Oatis and Rosalba O’Brien
