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The plane of pro-Russian politician and Putin’s godfather Viktor Medvedchuk became a barricade at Kyiv Airport (Zhulyany). It will help prevent the landing of Russian troops at the airport, which is closest to the center of the Ukrainian capital. “The property of the traitor Medvedchuk is already working to protect Ukraine. If the racists do […]
On April 8, the Council of the European Union partially eased sanctions against Russian civil aviation, but this will do little to improve the situation of Russian airlines. The decision has already been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. In the updated version of the sanctions imposed by the European Union due […]
Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air has decided to cancel all its flights to Russia for summer, and also removes the relevant routes from the reservation system. This was reported on the social network Facebook by the press service of the Hungarian low-cost carrier. “Wizz Air is constantly monitoring the current situation, so all flights to/from […]
The Defiant helicopter, developed by a consortium of Sikorsky and Boeing enterprises to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk aircraft, flew 700 nautical miles (or 1,300 km) from West Palm Beach in Florida to Nashville, Tennessee. The purpose of the tests was to demonstrate the capabilities of the equipment at the annual summit of the American […]
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 […]
The largest leasing company, AerCap, has sued Russia for refusing to return aircraft and engines after economic sanctions imposed for invading Ukraine. In fact, it is a theft of property. The amount of AerCap’s insurance claim is $3.5 billion. We have already written that Russia refused to return the leased Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Now, […]
Emirates (UAE) will continue to operate in Russia. The president of the airline Tim Clark believes that Russians have every right to continue traveling despite the sanctions. Emirates will continue to operate in Russia At a time when several hundred companies have completely withdrawn from the Russian market, the state-owned UAE company Emirates sees nothing […]
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 Serbian airline Air Serbia attempted to make money from the war with Ukraine, but for the second week in a row it faces difficulties because of this. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, EU countries stopped air traffic with Russia, and Air Serbia remained the only European air carrier that flew to Russia. Due to […]
Sri Lanka’s national airline SriLankan Airlines has announced the suspension of flights between Sri Lanka and Moscow. This is stated in a statement issued by the company on March 28. “SriLankan Airlines announces the suspension of flights between Sri Lanka and Moscow, Russia, as of today, due to operational restrictions not controlled by the airline,” […]