Die Sendungen von Boeing und Airbus gingen trotz Sanktionen über Indien nach Russland weiter

Parts distributed by Boeing, Airbus subsidiary Satair, Leonardo-linked Italian firm Superjet International and over 100 suppliers across Europe and the US have reached Russia via Indian intermediaries, Investigate Europe analysis of customs data indicates.

Reporters tracked over 700 individual cargoes — with an estimated value of more than $50 million — from the premises of western companies to India and then onto airlines and firms in Russia, between January 2023 and September 2024. Items unloaded there ranged from critical generators, sensors, propeller blades and cockpit displays to small screws, bolts and filters.

While previous reporting has focused on intermediaries in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and China, the investigation, published with media in 11 countries, reveals how India has become an important transit route for Russia’s ailing aviation industry. Some of the Indian companies involved were flagged by the US late last year as being part of “sanctions evasion” networks