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UK court allows war‑risk insurers to appeal AerCap ruling over aircraft stranded in Russia

UK insurers including Chubb, Fidelis and Lloyd's won permission to appeal a London court decision that favoured AerCap and denied war‑risk claims for commercial jets stuck in Russia since the Ukraine war. The appeal preserves insurers' salvage and coverage arguments in ongoing multi‑jurisdictional litigation.

Discovered 2026-03-31T09:45:47.694080-07:00 | 2026-03-31T09:45:47.694080-07:00

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  • The appeal keeps insurers' ability to pursue salvage and war‑risk recoveries alive, maintaining potential financial exposure for lessors and their balance sheets and preserving contentious coverage claims in litigation (see prior US salvage counterclaim ruling) [source:2892aa56-ffc2-4fec-a296-8b20b3e6b8a4].

  • The dispute overlaps with limits on disclosure of sanctions‑related communications and cross‑border evidence, so the outcome could shape precedent on admissibility of sanction negotiations and insurer liability in Russia‑seized aircraft cases [source:45348050-ef8e-4941-a341-864e6d1b88fa].

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