AerCap settles another dispute with a blacklisted Russian airline

AerCap settles another dispute with a blacklisted Russian airline

AerCap settles another dispute with a blacklisted Russian airline


AerCap, the Irish aircraft lessor, has settled a dispute with Russian airline Nordwind over the fate of five aircraft the firm had leased to the carrier. The dispute is one of many that erupted among aviation lessors, insurers and Russian airlines after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, which saw planes stranded in Russia and billions of dollars at stake. In the Nordwind case, the Russian carrier, which is banned from flying in EU airspace and subject to US sanctions, had leased five aircraft from AerCap. AerCap has “released our claims against NSK, Nordwind and its international reinsurers with respect to…