BIS Updates List of Russian Aircraft Subject to Export Controls
The Bureau of Industry and Security on March 30 added 73 new aircraft to its list of planes that have violated U.S. export controls by flying into Russia, including several aircraft owned by Russian cargo carriers. The list includes new planes owned by AirBridgeCargo, which calls itself Russia's largest cargo airline; Atran, a Moscow-based cargo airline; and other commercial or private aircraft owned by Aeroflot, Alrosa, Azur Air, Nordstar, Nordwind, Pegasfly, Pobeda, Rossiya, Royal Flight, S7 Airlines and Utair.
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BIS also updated tail numbers for some aircraft to “reflect their purported re-registration in Russia.” The agency said it will impose penalties or jail time or revoke export privileges for any company or person that violates the Export Administration Regulations by providing “any form of service” to the listed aircraft without a required BIS license.
After releasing the first version of the list on March 18 (see 2203180049), BIS said it received several voluntary disclosures from companies detailing possible EAR violations involving the aircraft. The agency also granted multiple license applications that allowed 12 planes to leave Russia and escape government control. BIS removed those aircraft from the list after they returned to their owners in “partner countries.”