A former Aeroflot employee was convicted in US federal court for smuggling $900,000 in controlled American aircraft parts to Russia, exposing the black market sustaining sanctioned Russian jets.
The US removal of Syria from its terror designation list reopens legal pathways for American carriers, suppliers, and insurers to re-engage with Syrian aviation for the first time in decades.
Saudia Airlines formally denied reports it sold five Boeing 777s to sanctioned Iranian carrier Mahan Air, a transaction that would carry serious U.S. federal enforcement consequences.