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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Airbus and Boeing to halt supply of aircraft parts to Russian airlines

An Aeroflot Boeing 737-800  at Sheremetyevo international airport outside Moscow
An Aeroflot Boeing 737-800 at Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow. Boeing stopped work with Russian airlines on Tuesday night after President Biden announced further sanctions on Moscow. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

Airbus has joined Boeing in halting the supply of aircraft parts and services to Russian airlines, squeezing its aviation industry amid the invasion of Ukraine.

The European aerospace firm said on Wednesday it was suspending support and delivery of spare parts, in line with international sanctions.

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