
U.S. Sanctions Maltese Aircraft Management Firm
The American government alleges that Emperor Aviation coordinated luxury private flights for Kremlin-linked networks and individuals.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of State–sanctioned aircraft management company Emperor Aviation and eight of its aircraft earlier this month. The sanctions are part of a larger sanction of a global Russian supply chain, and Kremlin-linked networks and individuals.
Further, OFAC identified eight aircraft—in which Emperor has an interest—as blocked property. Those eight include three Bombardier Global Expresses and a Global 5000; a Cessna Citation XLS+; two Gulfstream G650s; and a Bombardier Challenger.