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Ireland is one of the largest providers of aircraft leasing and was badly burned by Russia who in effect stole their aircraft by not paying the leases and not returning the aircraft. Russia will not be able to get aircraft leases for many many years.

We really don’t care if Russia is not happy

All those stolen aircraft are now breaking down. Maybe Tucker Carlson should take a bunch of Aeroflot flights and tell us how brilliant and safe they are.

No leasing company will touch them after they burned them by keeping the leased planes and NOT paying for them ..

You cannot run a county that has 11 time zones and no roads without airplanes. At some point, Russia’s planes will start falling out of the air.

Ruzzian embassy is taking interest in this, because these Russians are those from the upper class. Those people, who were never going to be sent to Ukraine. A guy from Finland 🇺🇸🇪🇺🇬🇧❤🇺🇦

Shouldn't Russia be made to "pay' for their stolen aircraft from their frozen overseas assets?

Russia flying with stolen airplains.

Russia - Fast Forwarding to the Past 😂

Didn’t the Russians steal all the leased Jets from Ireland 😂

One Problem Russia faces is: Most Soviet Aircraft Engines use Parts from Ukraine. There was even a smuggler Ring which got busted in the End of 2023, which still delivered Ukrainian Parts to Russia, so that their Tupolev Aircraft could stay in the Air. So even older Soviet Aircrafts will cease flying soon.

There used to be a joke in the 90s. It said "now that the USSR has fallen, the only way you will be killed by a russian is flying Aeroflot"

The airline problem is another nail in the Russian Federation coffin.

I worked for an American Airline in the late 80's and the fine for the airline was $1000 per passenger landed without all of their entry documents. It is expensive for the airlines to land undocumented pax.

I spoke to a very good friend, who is a senior person with Airbus, last weekend and we discussed the current and long term situation regarding the airbus aircraft currently in Russia. The issue at the moment is that the aircraft have not been properly serviced so have been disowned by Airbus. Even if the war stops and the sanctions are lifted, those aircraft will still not be able to fly anywhere outside Russia as Airbus will not allow it until such time as each and every one has been subject to a detailed inspection and issued with an air-worthyness certificate. That process will take an enormous amount of time.

You didn’t mention that Russia stole Irish owned aircraft

Sounds like Russia turning into North Korea

Losing 80% of your civilian air fleet has got to impact the number of flights BIG TIME

Actually Russia is not huge, if you leave out wastelands, useless tundra, swamps, etc. Russia's main problem is that it's roads are crap, as the state has failed to maintain the roads and infrastructure that goes with it. Corruption makes Russia lesser player.

Oh! Dear, how sad. Never mind, more tea anyone?

Having worked for various airlines, including Lufthansa, I was told that any passenger who manages to get on a flight and arrive in a foreign country will become the responsibility of the airline to pay any and all charges incurred. This included detention costs while waiting to be deported, legal costs of the country, medical, food etc. ALL of it is charged to the airline. So if a country has requirements, it is up to the airline to make sure they check anyone getting on their flight. Even if the passenger eats his documents while enroute, the airline will pay the costs for removing that person from the destination country.

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The hilarious thing was watching Xi arrive in Europe on his "presidential" American made Boeing 747.

Every country which allows flights to or from Mordor should be sanctioned.

The Russian and Chinese aircraft industry is focused on developing and building warplanes NOT commercial aircraft. That should tell you their national objectives.

Russia did "steal" most, if not all, of the Boeing and Airbus planes shortly after the start of the war.

I guess there is a downside to illegally invading a neighbouring country

Very little in Russia makes sense.

In an ideal world I would like to see Russia go back to an agrarian society like the Amish without such temptations as electricity and the horseless carriage to lead them astray.

Russia can use those Chinese golf carts to transport stuff around Russia....LOL

What was not mentioned here was that many of those Being and Airbus planes were being leased. When the war started, the leases were terminated by the primarily Irish based leasing companies and Putin refused to return the aircraft. He basically stole them. This is yet another example of if the war were to end tomorrow, it may be a long time before Russia returns to good standing with the rest of the world's businesses. In addition, assumably some of those aircraft being cannibalized are planes that they don't even own. The long-term prospects of the Russian airline industry are dire.

Venezuela has required in transit passengers to check into the country and then pay the exit tax/fee to leave since the late 1990s. Russia can complain but it's been the practice for decades.

Russia didn't return leased aircraft when contracts were terminated

Every one of these airlines flying to Ruzzia must be sanctioned. Complete ban to fly to European Union and use European airspace.

The russians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

It would be safer to hitchhike in Nigeria than to board a Russian airplane

Russia stole many of these planes.

A further thought, Joe. You wondered why the Russian Consulate has offered its help to travellers refused boarding - surely it's because Russia has emigration restrictions and they want to know who's trying to leave. They don't really want to help at all.

Music to my ears.....Glory To The Heroes Of Ukraine....STAY STRONG UKRAINE 💪 SLAVA UKRAINE...🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 ✌ 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

Russia 🇷🇺 literally fucked itself up 🤣

I don't think putin thought any of this through

Russia can go back to Soviet Union tech...i mean they want the old times back right. They can build propeller planes and steam locomotives.

Sanctions seem painfully slow, nice to see some tangible results.

It's about time that Turkie follows NATO's rules as being part of it. Regardless, Russia just watched "Back to the future", to the 80's or 70's. Good job Mr Putin.

Worked in Russia 1975 - 2015, travelling internally became so hazardous that we were not permitted to travel with numerous airlines due to accident rates. Domestically produced planes were unreliable & tended to be old aircraft, one flight Surgut Siberia had five attempts on the final attempt the flight got airborne two minutes later it had to return the airport. Imported aircraft provided safe reliable travel. Travelling Moscow - Sakhalin was via second hand 747’s if we were unlucky it was on a domestic equivalent which was totally substandard. Traveled on numerous Aeroflop domestic roots on US planes Moscow - Kazakstan, Moscow - Surgut etc, etc.

Its important to make it as uncomfortable as possible for countries like India and Turkey to remain sitting on the fence.

These planes must be flirting with cascade failures every flight. Disaster dominoes.

The rushist empire is starting to crumble

The planes have been broken up and the parts used to repair all the washing machines and toilets they stole 🇺🇦✌🏼

People want to leave the country, because too many are buying one-way tickets

Joe, 10:28 Just wanted to point out that Crimea is part of Ukraine. Please correct your video.

I love the irony about only using OEM parts to keep Boeing aircraft safe!

russia should have thought about all these things before invading their neighbour....

Ruzzia sure is paying a stupendously enormous price for trying and failing to resuscitate a Soviet Union 2.0 in Ukraine

If an airline boards a passenger without the correct documentation - visa, return ticket depending on visa then it could be fined. Thats why they check all the documents before you get the boarding pass.

Nearly 10 years ago the Malaysian flight 17 passenger airliner was shot down passing over that region. Now Russia and Ukraine are at full scale war and there are anti-aircraft batteries everywhere to defend against warplanes, missiles, and drones. I wouldn't consider stepping on a plane in that region.

Given that one of the stated reason the russians launched their stupid war in Ukraine was that there are russians living in Donetsk, also ditto Moldova and Georgia. So you could probably understand countries not wanting them to come and settle in Idaho and set up a new breakaway republic, I mean they already have a Moscow there, this would be just tempting fate.

Maybe Turkey should remind the Russian Foreign Ministry that Turkey is a MEMBER OF NATO (& presumably hopes to remain a member.) 🤣

Maybe a Russian hot air balloon , Russian hot air transport!

They'll be using carts and mules soon ...

Nothing but laughter for this one 😂😂😂 thanks Joe

Falling is just like flying only with a more permanent destination. ~ Russian proverb

You’re going down Putin,in more ways than one 👍🇬🇧🇺🇦

Another great video. How folks can't see that Russia is collapsing socially, economically, and militarily, is beyond me. Keep up the great work as you provide details that are not ¨click bait¨ and show how rapidly Russia is declining. I doubt we will hear of any crashes as Russia is really cracking down on any video showing what is really happening. Love your videos and insights.

Putin will have no choice soon but to leave Ukraine 💙💛clock is ticking 🕰

Tires. Where are they getting aircraft tires because those wear out quite quickly. Without tires nothing moves.

Thanks Joe. So glad that you stuck with it.

When does the Russian fleet essentially quit flying - 3-5 years?

These Russians who are trying to leave Russia - are they OK, or are they dodgy? How can we tell?

Re-writing international rules is nonsense. The international certifications and practices observed by responsible nations cannot be cancelled or abridged by Russia as an act of national sovereignty. Turkish Airlines, for example, takes a high risk in flying to Russian destinations where spare parts and trained maintenance crews are limited in what repairs can be accomplished to make the plane flight-worthy. Regarding Cuba, Venezuela, and Mexico, Turkish Airlines or other carriers should not be forces to play a game of in-transit 'hot-potato' with stranded travelers who don't qualify for a destination country entry and can't pay for a return flight to Istanbul. The Kremlin has created this 'persona-non-grata' crisis for its citizens and its diplomats. This is not a 'wet foot-dry foot' refugee rule for Cubans escaping the Castro regime. To grant special privileges to Russian travelers that don't apply to the rest of the world is a sham and a tacit endorsement of Kremlin behavior.

A decade ago, we planned a 4 day trip to St Petersburg. Before we were even granted a Visa to enter Russia, we had to show a return ticket, accommodation booking, and a booking with a tour group. Access to funds was also a necessity on entry. All normal stuff. So why should Mexico be different? If an airline knowingly flies a passenger to a destination where they will not be allowed entry, the airline has to fly them back at airline expense. Airlines apply this sort of logic at checkin EVERY time, not just in Russia.

Sanctions do work. Given time.

Everything is flying according to plan 🤡

Many have said that Ireland one of the biggest losers when Russia stopped paying for leased aircraft from Irish leasing companies and did not return the planes. Irony is that Ireland is not a member of NATO and has made no MILITARY aide to Ukraine. Nonlethal aide only I believe. That's as close to being a "friend" of Russia compared to how most of Europe has reacted to Russia after their invasion of Ukraine. Seems like no matter how "nice" or neutral a country is to Russia that country will still be shafted by Russia if it suits them.

There was a huge flow of pregnant Russian women who wanted to travel to Argentina. They didn't want their kids to die in senseless wars.

Music to my ears

Tip for another video ; - the import of foreign medicines has stopped. Making enormous problem for healthcare.

That vast country without air transports must be a nightmare. It's all according to Putin's plan.

Well, Turkey won’t take them because THEY’LL have to fly them back when they can’t enter the country.

All major parts are lifed and have to be removed and sent back to the manufacturer for service, obviously this is not happening - the parts they are taking from other aircraft may already be life ex!

i understand a flight is leaving moscow for siberia and half of the left wing is missing.

Seems to me that, as bad as things are now for Russia’s commercial airline industry, things will be much worse when/if sanctions are lifted - someday. Assuming that the war in Ukraine continues until the day it stops, Russia’s fleet of AirBus and Boeing airliners will be entirely junk. Even if there are a few airworthy airframes still operating by then, the work and parts required to bring them up to world standards will be more expensive than they’re worth. So those will also join the scrap pile. Russia will be back to square one and will have to reconstitute its commercial air fleet from scratch. Not just planes, but also all the infrastructure, training and supply chains that will have to be reestablished. It will take the country and its airlines years - maybe decades - and billions of dollars to bring all that back to pre-2022 levels, if ever. And, as others here have commented, there’s the matter of settling with the companies that had lease contracts with the various Russian airlines. They’ll want their money back - plus interest and penalties - before a single Boeing or AirBus plane leaves the factory. And those leasing companies will surely get their money, one way or another, first before anything else happens. So, what’s happening with the Russian commercial airline industry isn’t a disaster in the making - it’s a cataclysm that’s coming soon. And as the war and sanctions continue, so the country continues to dig a hole for itself that it will never get back out of, no matter what happens. What I could see happening is, after the war ends in Ukraine’s favor and sanctions are lifted, business will be cash-only and paid in full in advance for Boeing,AirBus and any company in the commercial aviation industry. Even the tiny companies that produce in-flight snacks for passengers will want money up front. And if Ukraine is defeated, Russia’s commercial airline industry will be basically dead. They better get used to the idea of taking long rides on the Trans Siberia Railway - if that’s even still running by then. Thanks again for the great video Joe. 🙂

Parents took the Siberian Express train from Moscow to Vladivostok in the 1980s. They enjoyed the adventure but remarked they didn't realize how large Russia was!

I saw aeroflot planes at the Bangkok Airport and I wondered what, if anything, is Thailand requiring of aeroflot to fly in/out of BKK.

Even before the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine, traveling to Russia was a real chore

Yeah I think it's a bluff I think Russia is extremely happy about this because it makes it harder for people to escape the country and dessert hence the reason for proof of a return ticket proof of hotel reservations in things of that nature

Maybe the Russian embassy doesn`t know how to read English and Turkish.If they did they probably wouldn`t be bitching.Unless Russian Embassy officials want to get their own family members out of Russia too at reduced prices.

Russia is starting to learn what symbiotic economies really means.

The US border has had issues with Russian speaking men arriving with zero identification claiming asylum. Russia is not on listing of countries able to claim asylum, but here’s the issue - Russia refuses to accept the return of these Russian speaking males so they’re permitted into the U.S. with a court date using the identification of the Russians proclaimed name. Same exact scenario occurring for a Chinese males. I live 1hr north of Mexico. Not only is this known amongst us because US border agents live in all our neighborhoods, there’s actually Chinese and Russian identities discarded at the fence along with currency. There’s a a YT video with the sheriff out of Yuma AZ and the border indeed is littered with passports and money from around the world.

Why dont you say anything about russia confiscating the planes, witch russian companys had on lease with western leasing companys, at the beginning of the invasion in feb 2022?

Those countries still flying #Russia are providing mercs too. They have *bolshoi* leverage they're ignoring!

I wonder how Russia will react when their remaining air fleet starts falling out of the sky? There have already been a few airline accidents but not nearly as many as I expected.

Gee Russia. How many flights have been canceled in Ukraine over the past two years? What a joke!

Are the airlines that are still flying in and out of Russia funnelling spare parts into Russia? Who’s monitoring them to make sure they don’t cheat?

This is a puzzling episode. One would think it routine for international carriers to be telling passengers about the need for hotel reservations and return tickets, and maybe even turning them away from the departure gate if passengers don't have that basic documentation? In what respect does the practice of Turkish airlines here depart fundamentally from the norm? And as you yourself point out, it all makes common sense, not just for Russian passengers going to South America, but for every other international traveler going to some foreign destination. So, my question: how or why is this news? It all seems to be a bit of a non-issue?

They need to send their Max Model to Russia.That said, I hear Chicken Airlines are makig a comeback.

I'm sure Russia will get parts through the back door via friendly countries ordering for them and making a premium

Anyway Xi travels with a boeing 747😂

Many airplane parts, have a known length of time they can be in service, before they can suffer a "fatigue failure", including the hubs of the engines which hold the turbine blades. Failure can mean, that the hub flies apart, and heavy titanium parts can be thrown through the cabin space (and, people in their seats). It happened before, when the inspection procedure was improperly done. Happened on the ground, on takeoff, so the whole plane wasn't lost. A&P experience