Japan Airlines said they would cancel all flights to and from Europe on Thursday. The airlines, which normally use Russian airspace for their Europe flights, join a growing number of carriers that have cancelled or rerouted flights between Europe and north Asia in the wake of the crisis. The airline is citing safety concerns following…
Today, Wizz Air announced that it would be supporting Ukrainian refugees by offering them 100,000 free seats from the Ukraine border countries. The free tickets will be valid on all continental Europe flights departing from Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. In addition, the low-cost carrier also announced will help the refugees reach their final destinations.…
Airbus halts Russia parts, studying engineering centre options. Airbus said on Wednesday it had stopped sending spare parts to Russia and supporting Russian airlines, but was analysing whether its Moscow engineering centre could keep providing services to local customers under Western sanctions. “Airbus has suspended support services to Russian airlines, as well as the supply…
Boeing announced on Tuesday that it would be pulling support for all Russian aircraft. This includes sales of spare parts and maintenance support for Russian Airlines, the biggest of which is Aeroflot, Russias flag carrier. The airline operates a fleet of 37 737s and 22 777s. The company also said it would be temporarily closing…
The U.S. is expected to ban Russian planes from its airspace. According the the WSJ, following similar prohibitions by European and Canadian authorities, the United States are preparing to close its airspace to Russian flights. An order barring Russian-owned and -operated aircraft from U.S. airspace is expected to be issued as soon as within the…
A Volga Dnepr Airlines IL-76 arrived in Bratislava, Slovakia, from Moscow amid the airspace closure. The aircraft was granted special permission to fly over prohibited airspace. The cargo plane arrived as flight VI5956 in Slovakia on Tuesday morning. The Ministry of Economy later confirmed that the IL-76 was transporting nuclear fuel for power plants. In…
A new satellite imagery shows the hangar damaged but also the tail of world’s biggest aircraft. A new image from Planet Labs shows the damage at Antonov Airport in Hostomel. The hangar hosting the An-225 has been damaged by a strike and according to the Foreign Minister Affair and the President of Ukraine himself, the…
Russia has banned airlines from 36 countries from using its airspace in a tit-for-tat response to Western sanctions. On Sunday, Europe shut its skies to Russian owned or controlled planes. The announcement means all planes, including the private jets of oligarchs, will now be unable to land in, take off from or fly over any…
Russian airline Aeroflot (AFLT.MM) on Sunday violated a ban on aircraft from the country using Canadian airspace, regulator Transport Canada said, on the same day the restriction was imposed in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “We are aware that Aeroflot Flight 111 violated the prohibition put in place earlier today on Russian flights using…
Switzerland followed suit with other European countries in closing its airspace to Russian flights. Neutral Switzerland had previously declined freezing the assets of Russian individuals and companies. But the government has now decided that such a stance is no longer compatible with preserving its neutrality in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Swiss President Ignazio…
Ukrainian delegation arrived for talks with Russia on a ceasefire and withdrawal of troops from Ukraine.
The crew of an Antonov An-124 based at Hostomel (Gostomel) airport has left a message to the Russian Army. Employees of Antonov wrote a special message on the door of the cargo hold: “Russian warship go f**k yourself”.