An Antonov cargo plane that carried COVID-19 test kits to Canada has been grounded at Toronto’s Pearson Airport as part of the international response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The plane, which is owned by a Russian company, has been grounded for most of this week after flight bans imposed by the West disrupted travel…
British F-35 jets have landed in Estonia to undertake air patrols over Eastern Europe to deter Russia from taking any aggressive actions against NATO members. The F-35 Lightnings from RAF Marham, UK joined other Allied 5th Generation fighters provided by the US Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force who are taking part in…
A Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber was taken down over Kharkiv last night. The photos show the tail number RF-95070, which confirms that the downed aircraft was a Su-34. One crew member was captured.
NATO’s enhanced Air Policing Mission F-16 performed a gear-up landing. A Falcon performed an emergency gear-up NATO landing at Aviano Air Base, in northeastern Italy, on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. A U.S. Air Force pilot safely landed a F-16C Fighting Falcon jet in Italy after suffering an in-flight emergency on Wednesday afternoon, prompting buildings near…
This Morning, Cologne Bonn Airport tweeted a picture showing support to Ukraine. Cologne Bonn Airport said “A picture sometimes says more than 1000 words! Great campaign by our ground”. Cologne Bonn Airport is the international airport of Germany’s fourth-largest city Cologne. It is the seventh-largest passenger airport in Germany and the third-largest in terms of…
Russia’s Defense Ministry today warned countries, including NATO member Romania, against hosting Kyiv’s military aircraft, saying they could end up being involved in an armed conflict. Defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a video briefing that some Ukrainian combat planes had redeployed to Romania and other Ukraine neighbours he did not identify. He warned…
Plans for Poland to send fighter jets to Ukraine have been given the ‘green light’ by the US. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today that the country was in talks with Poland in order to orchestrate a deal that would allow Polish fighter jets to be flown by pilots to Ukraine in order…
A Russian Ilyushin Il-96 special flight departed St. Petersburg to Washington to pick up Russian diplomats. A Ilyushin Il-96 Russian left Moscow en route to St. Petersburg on Friday night and then landed in Washington Dulles airport to pick up 13 expelled Russian diplomats, according to the State Department. “The U.S. government approved a flight…
Russia has also lost a Su-30SM in Ukraine today. A S-300PS surface-to-air missile system of Ukraine fired a pair of missiles at a Russian military aircraft. The fighter was shot down in the west of Odessa is a Su-30SM multirole fighters of 43rd Independent Naval Attack Aviation Regiment of Russian Navy based in Crimea. The…
This morning, a Russian Mi-35 attack helicopter was shot down. A Russian Mi-35 attack helicopter has been shot down, likely using MANPADS. The video released this morning of the downed helicopter was filmed north of Kyiv, in the town of Kozarovychi.
A Russian A Russian Su-34 has been shot down over Chernihiv, North of Ukraine, the pilot has been captured. Ukraine shot down another Russian fighter jet near Chernihiv today. The pilot of the Su-34 managed to eject. He is detained now, the governor said. The navigator has been killed The pilot is currently being interrogated.…
Aeroflot is suspending all international flights from March 8. On Saturday, Aeroflot informed about the suspension of all international flights from March 8 (00:00 Moscow time) due to ‘additional circumstances that impede flight operations’. The cancellation also applies to international destinations off Rossiya and Aurora airlines (flights in the range SU5400-5799 and SU5950-6999). To mitigate…