FinanceAsian aircraft lessors' Russia losses top $1bn, led by SMBC Aviation
Most Chinese players yet to report impact of Western sanctions
SMBC Aviation's parent reported an 81.96 billion yen ($635 million) of Russia-related extraordinary loss for the financial year ended in March. © Reuters
KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent
HONG KONG -- Asian aircraft lessors' losses in Russia have risen to nearly $1.2 billion after Japan's SMBC Aviation Capital, the player with the biggest exposure to the sanctions-hit country, reported the industry's latest financial damage from the Ukraine war.