News / Polet must return one AN-124 after losing Russian court case against finance house

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Polet Airlines has lost its court case against lessor Ilyushin Finance Corp (IFC), and has been ordered to return at least one of its AN-124 aircraft.

However, according to Russian media, Polet’s general director, Anatoly Karpov, has vowed to fight on and try to seek a settlement with IFC out of court – despite apparent reticence on IFC’s part.

The pair have been in and out of Russian courtrooms for several months. The aircraft had already been arrested and stored, but a ...