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May 28, 2018 (newstodate): The political rift between Russia and western countries is affecting also the civil aviation, including the cargo services by US carriers between Europe and Asia.
On May 23, 2018, the US Department of Transportation notified its Russian counterpart that it is to impose new requirements on Russian passenger and cargo airlines, warning they could lose their rights to fly to US airports.
-As a first step, Aeroflot Airlines, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, and Yakutia Airlines have been notified that within seven days, they must file detailed information about each flight they intend to operate, including aircraft type, frequency, airports, and arrival and departure time.
-The US move is a response to the failure of Russia to grant US carriers authorizations to overfly Russia as provided by the Air Transport Service Agreement.
-In observance of the agreement, US carriers have consistently filed seasonally for authorization to exercise opportunities, and have consistently received the appropriate Russian authorization.
-However, for the IATA Summer 2018 traffic season, Russia deviated from the comity and reciprocity regime when it failed to authorize US carriers operating all-cargo services to overfly Russian airspace, instead unilaterally altering the route to a more eastern entry point in Russian airspace.
-US carriers are now experiencing significant disruption to all-cargo services between Europe and Asia and have had to adjust service to utilize routings that require significant additional time and cost including fuel, crew, reduced payload, etc., reducing competition and jeopardizing established slot access at Asia's and Europe's busiest airports.
-Some flights may be canceled as no longer commercially viable, the DOT paper reads.
On May 23, 2018, the US Department of Transportation notified its Russian counterpart that it is to impose new requirements on Russian passenger and cargo airlines, warning they could lose their rights to fly to US airports.
-As a first step, Aeroflot Airlines, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, and Yakutia Airlines have been notified that within seven days, they must file detailed information about each flight they intend to operate, including aircraft type, frequency, airports, and arrival and departure time.
-The US move is a response to the failure of Russia to grant US carriers authorizations to overfly Russia as provided by the Air Transport Service Agreement.
-In observance of the agreement, US carriers have consistently filed seasonally for authorization to exercise opportunities, and have consistently received the appropriate Russian authorization.
-However, for the IATA Summer 2018 traffic season, Russia deviated from the comity and reciprocity regime when it failed to authorize US carriers operating all-cargo services to overfly Russian airspace, instead unilaterally altering the route to a more eastern entry point in Russian airspace.
-US carriers are now experiencing significant disruption to all-cargo services between Europe and Asia and have had to adjust service to utilize routings that require significant additional time and cost including fuel, crew, reduced payload, etc., reducing competition and jeopardizing established slot access at Asia's and Europe's busiest airports.
-Some flights may be canceled as no longer commercially viable, the DOT paper reads.