Russia Plans Drastic Switch to Over 80% Domestically-Produced Aircraft
28 Jun 2022, 03:31 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Russian government allegedly declared that it has $14.5 billion available to boost its local aviation industry so that it override international sanctions
Seized $325 Million Superyacht Amadea Arrives in Hawaii, Is U.S. Taxpayers’ Problem Now
18 Jun 2022, 04:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / After a lengthy and highly-mediated court battle, Amadea is now fully under U.S. control after arrest in Fiji in April, under current sanctions against Russia
Russian-Owned Private Jets and Helicopters Continue to Fly, Despite Sanctions
17 Jun 2022, 02:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Surprising absolutely no one, new research shows that international economic sanctions have had little impact as regards privately-owned aircraft
Lada Granta Classic '22 Revealed, Poverty-Spec Model Doesn't Even Have Airbags
16 Jun 2022, 14:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you ever wondered how bad the Russian automotive industry is doing after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, this car is the perfect example
Two of the World’s Biggest Superyachts, Nord and Motor Yacht A, Sail Under Russian Flag
15 Jun 2022, 03:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Both superyachts are on sanctions lists but have managed to avoid capture. They have been de-registered and are now sailing under the Russian flag
Volkswagen Offers Compensation to Employees Who Voluntarily Resign Job at Russia Plant
10 Jun 2022, 09:53 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / Workers who agreed to quit and accept the company’s offer before June 17 would receive financial compensation and medical insurance until the end of 2022
U.S. Goes After Superyachts, Luxury Yacht Management Company, and God Himself
4 Jun 2022, 04:31 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In a bid to “degrade the key networks used by Russia’s elites,” the U.S. Department of Treasury expands sanctions list to include vessels, companies, aircraft
Skoda Expands Cable Harness Production Amid Russo-Ukrainian War
1 Jun 2022, 13:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Not willing to stop production of the Enyaq iV again over the Russo-Ukrainian War, the peeps at Skoda have diversified their cable harness production locations
China Closes Airspace to Russian-Owned Aircraft, but Only to Stolen Planes
1 Jun 2022, 03:55 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As of last month, China is asking all airlines to update their electronic dossier with more complete information, which re-registered airplanes don’t have
$120 Million Alfa Nero Superyacht Pops Up in Antigua, Still Has Tracking Turned Off
30 May 2022, 02:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Guryev, Alfa Nero has been “invisible” for tracking since March 3, when it was last spotted in the Caribbean
Roman Abramovich’s New Private Boeing 787 Dreamliner Is Officially Grounded
27 May 2022, 10:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Earlier this month, the U.S. included the New Bandit on the list of airlines denied export privileges, which means it’s “effectively grounded”
Gas Billionaire’s $150 Million Superyacht Pacific Is Visible Again, Moving Out of Reach
27 May 2022, 03:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Pacific went dark on May 8 but is back to broadcasting its location now: the point of destination is now Port Said in Egypt, where it would be safe from seizing
Mitsubishi's Russian Lineup Outshines America's Even After Sanctions, Here's How
25 May 2022, 08:20 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As an American watching Russian YouTuber Dan Sheekoz walk in the front entrance of his local Mitsubishi dealership, you're taken aback by how different it looks
$500 Million Custom Superyacht Nord Is on the Move Again After Escaping Sanctions
25 May 2022, 05:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Owned by Russian oligarch Alexey Mordashov, the Nord megayacht made it to Russia in time and avoided authorities, but is moving in the Sea of Japan
Russian Man Goes Car Shopping After Sanctions, What He Finds is Horrifying
24 May 2022, 20:52 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It's as if every shipping vessel on route to Russia pulled a handbrake turn and sailed back home as soon as they heard the word of Putin's Plans.
BMW Could Boost Alternative Energy Investments in Bid to Lower Dependence on Natural Gas
24 May 2022, 09:36 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / German carmaker BMW is exploring solar, geothermal and hydrogen energy sources as it attempts to lower its dependence on natural gas
The Volga V12 Coupe Is a Stereotype-Defying, BMW M-Powered Custom From Mother Russia
23 May 2022, 14:52 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / A Russian icon from the Soviet era with a German heart, the Volga V12 Coupe is a sensational custom powered by a massive M-engineered V12
Superyachts Are Staying Clear of Party Islands to Avoid Seizure, Predictably So
22 May 2022, 05:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The party has stopped for the world’s mega-rich, maritime tracking data reveals. Superyachts flee to friendly waters, and the Balearic Sea is “treacherous”
Azovstal Steel Plant Billionaire May Be Selling Unfinished Lurssen Megayacht Luminance
21 May 2022, 05:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Rinat Akhmetov is the richest man in Ukraine and the owner of the Azovstal steel plant that is now under Russian control. Rep says Luminance might go
Blade-Shaped, $300 Million Motor Yacht A Has Disappeared in the Arabian Sea
20 May 2022, 05:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Owned by Andrey Melnichenko, Motor Yacht A is one of the most controversial, famous and spectacular vessels ever built, and it’s gone missing