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The UK Ministry of Defense is preparing to transfer eight to ten recently decommissioned Westland Puma HC.2 helicopters to Ukraine. These machines, modernized between 2012-2014, will significantly enhance the transport and evacuation capabilities of the Ukrainian military. Modernized Helicopters to Strengthen Ukraine’s Defense Capabilities The UK Ministry of Defense plans to transfer eight to ten […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX company with its Starship spacecraft has won a contract to launch the Starlab commercial space station built by European Airbus SE and American Voyager Space. The amount of the new deal was not disclosed. The companies agreed to establish a joint venture to build an orbital station in August 2023. According to […]
On the morning of September 12, an Airbus A320 passenger plane flying from Sochi to Omsk made an emergency landing in a field near Novosibirsk. The probable cause of the incident is a failure of the hydraulic system. Earlier, Airbus refused to cooperate with Russian airlines, which created difficulties in aircraft maintenance. According to the […]
Airbus European Concert conducted a series of tests of the VSR700 unmanned aerial vehicle. The tests were supported by the French Directorate General for Armaments. The tests of the unmanned helicopter took place on May 15. According to the manufacturer, the VSR700 made 80 successful takeoffs and landings during the tests. The drone took off […]
After Russia effectively appropriated foreign aircraft leased from Russian carriers, foreign companies are refusing to provide maintenance to these aircraft. The US and EU sanctions also apply to non-Russian individuals and organizations that would like to provide parts and services to Russian partners, an Airbus spokesman told The Wall Street Journal. “Any supplier, airline or […]
On June 15, European aircraft maker Airbus launched the latest A321XLR, which is set to revolutionize the long-haul market. The first test flight lasted 4.5 hours. The plane took off from Hamburg, where it was assembled, and then returned after checking the systems. A321XLR is a narrow-body airliner. Typically, such airliners operate medium-haul flights, for […]
China has closed its airspace to Boeing and Airbus aircraft of Russian carriers registered in two jurisdictions. About it writes RBC with reference to sources. One source explains the ban by saying that in May, China’s airline asked all airlines, not just Russian, to update electronic files (portfolio; it contains information about aircraft, airline owners, […]
Seventy-eight planes of Russian airlines arrested at foreign airports due to US and EU sanctions. They were owned by foreign leasing companies and were outside Russia at the time of the restrictions imposed. At least three airliners have arrested in the Lithuanian capital. One of them Boeing 737-800 used the Russian low-cost carrier “pobeda” from […]
Yesterday, March 28, 2022, the deadline for the return of more than 400 leasing aircraft worth almost $10 billion by Russian airlines under EU sanctions expired. However, foreign landlords have effectively lost hope of returning their planes – Russia has taken them away, which is the biggest theft in history. This was reported by Reuters. […]
The Russian airline Aeroflot, which is more than half owned by the state, attempted to circumvent Western sanctions to fly abroad. To achieve this, the airline wants to open a second base — in Sochi in addition to the main base at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, Avianews reports. Aeroflot hopes to launch flights from Sochi on […]