Lukoil 737-700 BBJ VP-CLR
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VP-CLR, 737-7EM, Lukoil, Nice 19/3/2015.
This BBJ, VP-CLR, (34865/1865) made its first flight in January 2006 and is owned by the Russian oil company Lukoil. Like most corporate aircraft it does not advertise its identity, but this one had the name "Lukoil" in Cyrillic letters just to the side of the forward entry door.
The aircraft, along with many others, was sanctioned by the US Department of Commerce where U.S.-manufactured aircraft were forbidden to move to or within Russia without a valid license.
According to the press, Lukoil has faced U.S. sanctions since 2014, but things got much worse after the invasion of Ukraine. In April 2022, Lukoil’s boss, Vagit Alekperov, was also officially sanctioned. The billionaire also happened to be one of the UBOs of the Dutch luxury yacht builder Heesen.
Like most Russian aircraft that were previously on a western register, it has recently been re-registered onto the Russian register as RA-73477. It is possible it could be seized by US authorities if it leaves Russia.
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*** Updated 05 Aug 2023 ***