Russia's biggest cargo airline suspends all Boeing flights amid sanctions that cut off the supply of most aircraft and parts

Following the introduction of Western sanctions, the biggest cargo airline in Russia halted all flights using Boeing aircraft.

The story was reported by other media outlets.

The airline said on Friday that it had stopped operations of AirbridgeCargo and Atran, two of its subsidiaries, which operate exclusively with Boeing 757 and 738 freighters.

The news comes amid Western sanctions, which halted the supply of most aircraft and parts to Russia.

The management of Volga Dnepr made a conscious decision to find a solution together with partners and state regulators.

Insider requested comment from Volga-Dnepr outside of normal working hours.

AirbridgeCargo has a fleet of 17 Boeings, while Atran has a fleet of nine. 24 aircraft will be grounded.

The US and EU closed their airspace to Russian airlines, and Moscow did the same in return.

Western sanctions do not affect the fleet of Volga-Dnepr. Simple Flying states that its aircraft are Russian-manufactured.

The EU has imposed sanctions on Russian airlines and aircraft lessors have until March 28 to get their planes out of Russia.

The law signed by Putin allows Russian airlines to take control of hundreds of Western-built planes.