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   Boeing and Airbus airliners used by airlines from Russia and Belarus can no   
   longer refuel and have maintenance carried out in Turkey. Under pressure from   
   the United States, the Turkish Ministry of Commerce has agreed to a boycott,   
   Turkish media reported.   
       
   The ministry is said to have already approved the measure last Tuesday, after   
   the US Bureau of Industry and Security had urged sanctions. The agency has   
   been coordinating the U.S. government's punitive action since the start of   
   Russia's war in Ukraine in February 2022.   
       
   According to the website AirportHaber, the boycott applies to all commercial   
   aircraft, cargo aircraft, private aircraft and charters, in which more than 25   
   percent of the parts are American. This also affects manufacturers other than   
   Boeing, because a lot of American-made technology is also incorporated in   
   Airbuses and Embraers.   
       
   It has long been a thorn in the flesh of President Biden's US administration   
   that Turkey remained a safe haven for companies from Russia and Belarus.   
   Turkey has not joined the sanctions against Moscow and Minsk, which means that   
   airlines such as Aeroflot, Redwings, UTair, Rossiya or S7 can still fly to   
   Turkey. This happens with Russian aircraft such as the Sukhoi Superjet, but   
   also with Boeings and Airbuses that have been nationalized by Russia after the   
   Western sanctions.   
       
   According to AirportHaber, 15 Boeing 737-800s from Aeroflot, 5 from S7 Siberia   
   Airlines, 4 from UTair, plus 7 aircraft from 5 other Russian companies are on   
   the sanction list of aircraft that are not allowed to be refueled and   
   maintained in Turkey. Two Yamal A321s are the only Airbuses. Belavia from   
   Belarus is not welcome with 7 planes.   
       
   How the Russian companies react remains to be seen. Some of them were just on   
   their way to Turkish airports with Boeings today.   
      
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