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Russia asks Vietnam for planes as seized Western fleet falls apart

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Moscow proposed wet-leasing Vietnamese aircraft, crews and maintenance, but any transfer would involve Airbus or Boeing jets, exposing Vietnamese carriers to secondary sanctions. Nearly a fifth of Russia's largest airlines' planes are already grounded, double the normal downtime rate.

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Russia has offered Vietnam to transfer passenger planes along with crews and maintenance. Almost a fifth of the fleet of the largest airlines of the Russian Federation is no longer in operation tsn.ua (news 1+1)

Russia is looking for passenger aircraft in Vietnam, under the conditions that more and more Western aircraft operated by Russian companies are being held on the ground. Nearly one fifth of the largest 11 Russian operators are no longer in service, according to data from the aviation industry cited by the international press. Moscow has proposed Vietnam [...]

The Russian Minister of Transport confirms Hanoi's request for aircraft in wet lease. Without western spare parts 130 aircraft on 673 do not fly, the fuel is rationed at 26 airports and Vietnam is silent.

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Euronews broke the news in Lyon, France on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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