U.S. Targets Russian Cargo Airline Aviastar Over Sanctions Violations

The company operated freighter aircraft under contract to DHL Express, Alibaba.

Friday, April 22, 2022 at 05:11 PM ET

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A Russian Aviastar-TU Boeing 757-200 arriving at Soekarno Hatta Intl Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. [File photo: Shutterstock]

Key Takeaways:

The U.S. government has taken enforcement action against Russian cargo airline Aviastar-TU for violating export control regulations by continuing to operate U.S.-origin aircraft internationally without required licenses.
Aviastar-TU has been placed on the Denied Persons List, the most severe export sanction, prohibiting it from any transactions involving U.S. export-controlled commodities, technology, or software.
This action aims to degrade Russia's capacity to move cargo, people, and weapons, and is part of a broader U.S. strategy enforcing sanctions against Russia's aerospace sector following its invasion of Ukraine.

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The U.S. government on Thursday took enforcement action against Russian cargo airline Aviastar-TU for violating export control regulations imposed under sanctions for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), part of the Commerce Department, blocked exports to Aviastar following what it called “ongoing violations” of new U.S. licensing requirements for U.S.-origin aircraft. The primary accusation is that Aviastar continued to conduct international flights without obtaining a license.