Russia’s biggest cargo airline Volga-Dnepr Group has suspended all flights using Boeing aircraft due to Western sanctions, it said on Friday. Sanctions have cut off the supply of most aircraft and parts to Russia. The United States and Europe have closed their airspace to Russian airlines, and Moscow has responded by imposing the same measure…
A Russian missile attack on Lviv airport in western Ukraine has destroyed a factory, and damaged a bus repair garage. City residents were woken by air raid sirens just before dawn and the mayor of Lviv said “several missiles hit an aircraft repair factory.” Writing on Telegram, mayor Andriy Sadovy said the aircraft repair building…
A Russian-European mission to land a rover on Mars has been suspended due to sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and its “tragic consequences”, the European Space Agency said Thursday. “We deeply deplore the human casualties and tragic consequences of the aggression towards Ukraine,” the agency said as it confirmed the suspension of the ExoMars…
Roll out of the integrated Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is slated for Thursday, March 17. The rollout involves a 4-mile journey between the Vehicle Assembly Building and the launch pad, expected to take between six and 12 hours. At the pad,…
A trainer jet manufactured by Leonardo crashed near the town of Como in northern Italy on Wednesday and one of the two pilots has died, the defence group said. Witnesses in the area reported seeing a fireball crashing on the mountain wall. Two helicopters from Como and Milan immediately took off to search the aircraft.…
Facing restrictions, the busiest airport in Russia had to limit operations. Moscow Sheremetyevo airport stopped operations on runway launched in 2019. The airport also suspended investment projects and significantly reduced all non-production costs. In addition, the terminals E,D of “Sheremetyevo” airport are temporarily closed.
New satellite images show the shelling on Kherson airbase by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Satellite images of Kherson airport from March 15, published by CNN show the results of the shelling on Kherson airbase. Kherson is fully controlled by Russian military. The airbase is used by Russian forces. The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed…
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has taken its place at the center of one of the most powerful naval task forces in the world at the start of the largest Arctic exercise for 30 years. HMS Prince of Wales, which is currently serving as NATO’s command ship, has sailed north to the…
Romania probes drone found on its territory. The drone-type aircraft was discovered by a young man in a field near his house, Bistrita County police stated. The drone has since been identified as an Orlan-10, which is used in groups of up to five for tasks ranging from gathering intelligence to electronic warfare and pinpointing…
The UK’s busiest airport will abandon the requirement to wear a mask from Wednesday this week. Face coverings at Heathrow will no longer be mandatory, though the airport “strongly encourages those at the airport to continue wearing a face covering – particularly when coming into close contact with others”. A statement read: “Face coverings will…
Russian fired missiles at Dnipro, destroying a runway and severely damaging infrastructure. “At night, the enemy attacked Dnipro airport. Two missile strikes. A runway was destroyed. A terminal was damaged. Large-scale destruction,” Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration Valentyn Reznichenko posted on Facebook. Reznichenko noted that it would take a long time to restore…
A Russian drone flew over Poland before entering Ukrainian air space where it was shot down, Ukraine’s military claimed last night. In a statement the Ukrainian air force command said that the drone flew into Nato airspace, accusing Moscow of a “provocation”. The drone first circled over the site in Yavoriv, western Ukraine, which was…