AerCap has agreed to settle its insurance claim over seventeen airliners and five engines that are still in Russia. The lessor will receive $645 million for the assets, that were on lease to Aeroflot and Rossiya but which they refused to return after the start of the war in Ukraine in February 2022.
“Effective upon receipt of these insurance settlement proceeds from Limited Liability Company “Insurance Company NSK” (“NSK”), a Russian insurance company, we have released our claims against NSK, Aeroflot, Rossiya and their international reinsurers with respect to these aircraft and engines,” AerCap says in a stock exchange filing on September 5.
Active as a journalist since 1987, with a background in newspapers, magazines, and a regional news station, Richard has been covering commercial aviation on a freelance basis since late 2016.
Richard is contributing to AirInsight since December 2018. He also writes for Airliner World, Aviation News, Piloot & Vliegtuig, and Luchtvaartnieuws Magazine. Twitter: @rschuur_aero.
