Hello, here’s your Aviation Briefing on Wednesday 16 March 2022.
We begin with the Ukraine Crisis: Russia has passed a law allowing airlines with foreign, leased aircraft to ‘reregister’ aircraft as Russian jets in a bid to ensure Russian airlines hold on to airliners belonging to foreign leasing companies. The new law, signed by Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has been introduced "to ensure the uninterrupted functioning of activities in the field of civil aviation" according to the Russian state.