Volga-Dnepr loses legal battle with Boeing over freighters – and may face questions

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Boeing has won its case against Volga-Dnepr, and is allowed to sell the four freighters which had once been destined for the airline group.

Perhaps unsurprisingly for air cargo observers, Volga-Dnepr yesterday failed in its attempt to gain a temporary restraining order preventing Boeing re-marketing the aircraft – in fact, it won not a single legal argument.

Both parties claimed the other was trying to take advantage of the ’Covid gift’ of soaring air freight rates, but as the judge noted, any ...