CargoLogicAir unaffected by UK’s Russian airline ban

London-based freighter specialist CargoLogicAir is unaffected by the UK government’s decision to prohibit Russian carriers from its airspace. In response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, the Department for Transport (DfT) on 25 February issued a NOTAM which bans from UK airspace any “aircraft which is owned, chartered or operated by a person connected with Russia, or which is registered in Russia”.

“The Department will investigate any potential breaches of the NOTAM banning all Russian-owned aircraft if we have information which suggests this could be the case,” it adds, pointing out that CargoLogicAir is “a UK-registered airline”. As the DfT notes, CargoLogicAir is a UK-registered business with an air operator certificate (AOC) issued by the country’s Civil Aviation Authority. It operates a pair of Boeing 747-400 Freighters, both on the UK register (G-CLAA/G-CLBA).