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Boeing and Airbus airliners used by airlines from Russia and Belarus can no
longer refuel and have maintenance carried out in Turkey. Under pressure from
the United States, the Turkish Ministry of Commerce has agreed to a boycott,
Turkish media reported.
 
The ministry is said to have already approved the measure last Tuesday, after
the US Bureau of Industry and Security had urged sanctions. The agency has
been coordinating the U.S. government's punitive action since the start of
Russia's war in Ukraine in February 2022.
 
According to the website AirportHaber, the boycott applies to all commercial
aircraft, cargo aircraft, private aircraft and charters, in which more than 25
percent of the parts are American. This also affects manufacturers other than
Boeing, because a lot of American-made technology is also incorporated in
Airbuses and Embraers.
 
It has long been a thorn in the flesh of President Biden's US administration
that Turkey remained a safe haven for companies from Russia and Belarus.
Turkey has not joined the sanctions against Moscow and Minsk, which means that
airlines such as Aeroflot, Redwings, UTair, Rossiya or S7 can still fly to
Turkey. This happens with Russian aircraft such as the Sukhoi Superjet, but
also with Boeings and Airbuses that have been nationalized by Russia after the
Western sanctions.
 
According to AirportHaber, 15 Boeing 737-800s from Aeroflot, 5 from S7 Siberia
Airlines, 4 from UTair, plus 7 aircraft from 5 other Russian companies are on
the sanction list of aircraft that are not allowed to be refueled and
maintained in Turkey. Two Yamal A321s are the only Airbuses. Belavia from
Belarus is not welcome with 7 planes.
 
How the Russian companies react remains to be seen. Some of them were just on
their way to Turkish airports with Boeings today.

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