Russia's move to re-register hundreds of foreign-owned aircraft in the light of sanctions imposed as a result of its invasion of Ukraine has prompted a safety backlash from European regulators. To date, Russian authorities have transferred 571 Western-built passenger aircraft to the domestic register, out of a total of 781, according to First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov. Belousov disclosed the figure during a presentation on measures adopted by the government to stabilise the Russian economy in the face of sanctions pressure. "The aircraft fleet of Russian airlines has been preserved and their safe operation arranged," he told the Federation Council on 13 April. Airlines in Russia had been using hundreds of aircraft assigned to the Bermudan and Irish registries, and the two overseas aviation authorities have safety oversight responsibility for these fleets.
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