US renews one-year export privileges denial against Russian carrier UTair

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce has renewed for one year the temporary denial order (TDO) that strips UTair Aviation JSC of its export privileges under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The order was signed on September 11, 2026 by Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement David A. Peters and published in the Federal Register of September 17, 2026 (Vol. 91, No. 179, p. 58846; FR Doc. 2026-19019). It is effective immediately and remains in force for one year.

Background and legal basis

The TDO against UTair was first issued on April 7, 2022 for 180 days, on the finding that the order was necessary in the public interest to prevent an imminent violation of the Regulations. It has since been renewed on October 3, 2022, March 29, 2023, September 23, 2023, September 20, 2024 and September 16, 2025, each time effective upon issuance.

The authority rests on Section 766.24 of the EAR (15 CFR 766.24) and on Section 4820(a)(5) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801–4852). BIS’s Office of Export Enforcement filed the renewal request on August 3, 2026, more than 20 days before the scheduled expiration; because international mail service to Russia is temporarily suspended, delivery was attempted by alternative means, and no opposition was received.

What the order prohibits

• UTair Aviation JSC, Khanty-Mansiysk Airport, Tyumen Region, Russia 628012, its successors, assigns, agents and employees may not participate in any transaction involving any commodity, software or technology subject to the EAR.
• No person may export, reexport or transfer (in-country) any item subject to the EAR to or on behalf of UTair, or facilitate its acquisition of such items.
• No person may acquire items subject to the EAR from UTair, or service any item owned, possessed or controlled by UTair where the service involves an item subject to the EAR.
• The prohibitions do not cover activity directly related to safety of flight authorized by BIS under Section 764.3(a)(2).
• Other firms or organizations related to UTair by ownership, control, affiliation or position of responsibility may be made subject to the order after notice and opportunity for comment under Section 766.23.

Evidence of continued flights

BIS found that UTair has continued to disregard U.S. export controls and the terms of previously issued TDOs, operating aircraft subject to the EAR and classified under ECCN 9A991.b on flights into and within Russia. The order lists, among others:

• Tail number RA-73089 (serial 37522, 737-8GU): Antalya, Turkey/Grozny, Russia on August 16, 2026; Samarkand, Uzbekistan/Moscow on July 9, 2026.
• Tail number RA-73087 (serial 29936, 737-8AS): Fergana, Uzbekistan/Surgut, Russia on August 15, 2026; St. Petersburg/Baku, Azerbaijan on July 8, 2026.
• Tail number RA-73085 (serial 32779, 737-8AS): Samarkand/Moscow on August 12, 2026; Dushanbe, Tajikistan/Moscow on July 9, 2026.
• Tail number RA-73086 (serial 32780, 737-8AS): Yerevan, Armenia/Moscow on August 13, 2026; Moscow/Dushanbe on July 6, 2026.

Appeal and further renewal

• UTair may appeal at any time by filing a full written statement with the Office of the Administrative Law Judge, U.S. Coast Guard ALJ Docketing Center, 40 South Gay Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202–4022.
• BIS may seek another renewal by written request filed no later than 20 days before expiration; UTair may oppose it by a submission received no later than seven days before that date.

The same day, BIS renewed comparable orders against PJSC Aeroflot (FR Doc. 2026-19020) and Azur Air (FR Doc. 2026-19021), extending a coordinated enforcement push against Russian carriers.

The renewal matters beyond UTair: it puts U.S. and foreign companies on formal notice that any EAR-related dealing with the carrier — financing, servicing, parts or brokering — risks violating U.S. export controls, and it keeps the airline cut off from U.S.-origin aircraft and components for another year.

Source: Federal Register, Vol. 91, No. 179, September 17, 2026, Notices, p. 58846 (official reference: FR Doc. 2026-19019).