State Department Sanctions Aircraft Parts Companies

Today, the State Department announced the names of several aircraft parts distributors who have been named as Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs). SDNs are blocked under a U.S. State Department sanctions program. It is typically illegal for U.S. Persons to engage in transactions with SDNs.

These sanctions are in addition to, and against separate targets, from the Commerce Department TDOs and denied addresses that were published earlier today.

The State Department named over a hundred new SDNs today, but five of them appear to be aircraft parts distributors:

• AVIATECH FZC: Aviatech FZC is a UAE-based company that supplied aircraft equipment and supplies to Russia-based companies
• AIRROCK SOLUTIONS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (AIRROCK SOLUTIONS): Airrock Solutions is a Moldova-based company that supplied controlled electronic and aviation components to Russia-based companies
• AEROSTAGE SERVICES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (AEROSTAGE SERVICES): Aerostage Services is a Moldova-based company that supplied controlled aviation spare parts and electronic components to Russia-based companies
• MAX JET SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (MAX JET) : Max Jet is a Moldova-based company that supplied controlled aviation spare parts and electronic components to Russia-based companies
• MILE HAO XIANG TECHNOLOGY CO LTD: Mile Hao Xiang is a PRC-based company involved in the supply of components to Russian customers.

The State Department has stated that Airrock Solutions, Aerostage Services, and Max Jet supplied spare aircraft parts to Pobeda Airlines and S7 Engineering in Russia. The targets of the other two were not mentioned in the State Department press release.