The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been causing a lot of trouble for a while now. Ukrainians are worried for their lives, and even Russians are being affected due to the sanctions put on Russia. Furthermore, hundreds of Russian citizens have been helpless in foreign countries as flights are cancelled, and their credit cards won’t…
Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport has sent 40% of its employees on a break, around 7000 people fall under this. Mikhail Vasilenko, the general director of the airport announced the action as traffic has fallen dramatically on Russia’s busiest airport. Commenting on this decision, Vasilenko said: ”The decision was announced for reasons, out of the control of…
A Qatar Airways Airbus A350 en route to Doha was forced to divert to Karachi after cargo hold smoke indication. The A350 was performing a flight from Delhi to Doha as flight QR-579 when the occurrence forced it to divert to Karachi. The aircraft was met by emergency service in Karachi, and they found evidence…
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has revoked several airworthiness certificates and approvals for the Russian aircraft types. This sanction will severely impact the development of aircraft which haven’t flown commercially yet, like the Irkut MC-21, the turboprop IL-114-300, and the Chinese-Russian jet, CR929. The existing certification for six aircraft types, including the Sukhoi…
On March 15, 2022, Lufthansa Cargo’s first Airbus 321 freighter entered into service for the first time. The flight took off at 16:21 (CET), under flight number LH8350. The flight took off from Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) to Dublin, Ireland (DUB), then continued to Manchester, UK (MAN). The aircraft, named “Hello Europe” was loaded with regular…
The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority (BCCA) has suspended the licenses of around 740 Russian aircraft operating under the agreement between Bermuda and the Russian Federation. The suspension of all Certificates of Airworthiness of those aircraft was brought into effect at 23:59 UTC on March 12th 2022. In a press release, a BCCA spokesperson said: “International…
A Pobeda captain announced that the war against Ukraine “is a crime” in one of his latest flights to Turkey. The pilot works for Aeroflot’s subsidiary, Pobeda, and he delivered the message on his flight to the Turkish city of Antalya. Some of the passengers reportedly applauded him. In a video shared on the internet,…
Finnair said that some of its airplanes flying near Russia’s Kaliningrad enclave and eastern border with Russia had noticed interference with the plane’s GPS in the last few days. The interference reportedly began after Finnish President Sauli Niinisto met U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington on Saturday to discuss increasing defence ties between Finland and…
China has reportedly refused to supply aircraft parts to Russian airlines, as said by Russian aviation authority Rosaviatsia’s spokesperson on Thursday. He also said that Russia would look to source those parts from other countries, including Turkey and India after China refused to supply them. All three major manufacturers, Airbus, Boeing and Embraer have already…
A private jet carrying two Russian foreign nationals has been held at the Yellowknife airport, according to Canada’s Transport Minister Omar Alghabra. The aircraft is waiting for Transport Canada’s assessment on the matter. In a tweet, Minister Alghabra said, “We will continue to hold Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine.” Transport Canada has said…
Romanian MiG-21 LanceR and IAR 330 rescue helicopter crashed in Romania, killing all eight military personnel on board, marking the worst day of air force accidents in recent years. Romania is a NATO member. The MiG-21 LancerR went missing over the Black Sea. The IAR 330 Puma helicopter was sent to search the MiG-21 LanceR,…
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.…
