Russia, Belarus launch ‘purely defensive’ joint air force drills
Russia and Belarus have commenced joint air force drills using Belarus’ military airfields.The military exercises will be conducted…
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Minsk protests to Ukraine after air defense missile falls on Belarus
Belarus authorities have claimed that they intercepted an anti-air missile above the Brest region, southwest of the country,…
Is it real? Meet MF-212, an odd modern Hungarian-Belarusian prop fighter
The history of aviation is full of projects that lead to the question: what were they thinking? Such projects might…
Turkish Airlines cancels flights to Belarus and Russia until at least 2023
Turkish Airlines has extended its cancellation of flights to and from Belarus and Russia. Prior to Russia’s invasion of…
Ryanair flight briefly enters Belarusian airspace to avoid a thunderstorm
Ryanair flight FR2872 from Milan Bergamo (BGY) to Vilnius (VNO) briefly entered Belarusian airspace on August 25, 2022. According…
Russia modified Belarusian planes to carry nuclear weapons: Lukashenko
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko said the country’s Air Force now has aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons. “Some time…
Explosions heard at Belarusian air base hosting Russian forces
Explosions were reported at Zyabrovka air base in Belarus. The facility, located 30 kilometers (15 miles) from the…
ICAO report condemns Belarus for faking Ryanair FR4978 bomb threat
A report by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on the diversion of a Ryanair in May 2021…
Belarus national carrier Belavia denied access to Tel Aviv airport
The flag carrier of Belarus, Belavia, canceled its flights to Tel Aviv as the aviation regulator of Israel…
FAA expands no-fly zone to include Ukraine, Belarus, parts of Russia
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) on February 24, 2022 to…
Fact check: Belarus captured a mysterious drone. Who built it?
On February 3, 2021, Ukraine’s ambassador to Belarus, Igor Kizim, was summoned to the Belarusian foreign ministry and…
ICAO Council demands further investigation into Belarus diversion
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council reviewed the final report on the diversion of Ryanair flight FR4978…
FR4978: US accuses Belarusian officials of air piracy over forced landing
Federal prosecutors in New York have charged four Belarusian officials with piracy following the diversion of Ryanair flight…
ICAO releases report into Ryanair FR4978 forced diversion in Belarus
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has released a fact-finding report into a incident involving Ryanair flight FR4978…
Belavia grounds nearly half of its fleet following EU sanctions
Belarusian national airline Belavia announced it has downsized its fleet by nearly half after “further restrictions to flights to a number of countries were…
Syrian carrier Cham Wings Airlines suspends flights to Minsk
Damascus-based private carrier Cham Wings Airlines have suspended its air services connecting Damascus, Syria, and Minsk, Belarus. According to…
Turkish Airlines refutes claims of aiding illegal immigration traffic
Turkish Airlines refutes public allegations that the airline is aiding illegal immigration traffic to Minsk, Belarus,The flag carrier…
EU threatens to ban airlines connected to Belarus migrant crisis
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, issued a statement calling for more sanctions on…