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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…
2022-03-01
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…
2022-02-20
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…
2022-02-01
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…
2022-01-21
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…
2022-01-18
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…
2021-12-06
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…
2021-11-15
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…
2021-11-10
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…
2021-11-09
Belarusian cargo plane crashes in Siberia, killing 7
An Antonov An-12 turboprop cargo plane, belonging to Belarusian firm Aircompany Grodno, crashed in the Siberian Federal District,…
2021-11-03
Russian Su-30 fighter jets to be permanently based in Belarus
An unspecified number of Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets of the Russian Air Force arrived at Baranovichi air base…
2021-09-10
Western spy planes patrol before Russian exercise Zapad 21
At least five observation flights by western spy planes took place over the Baltic Sea on September 7,…
2021-09-08
Iraq to Belarus flights suspended over EU migrant crisis
All Iraqi Airways flights to Minsk, Belarus, were suspended for seven days, beginning August 5, 2021. The move…
2021-08-09
Ryanair flight 4978: DOT suggests banning US-Belarus ticket sales
The Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an order proposing to prohibit the sale of passenger air transportation between…
2021-07-01
O’Leary: Ryanair FR4978 pilots were given no alternative to Minsk
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary qualified the forced diversion of flight FR4978 by the Belarus regime as a “premeditated…
2021-06-15
EU to move forward with Belarus sanctions
The European Union is moving forward to place sanctions on Belarus that will entail restrictions on the national…
2021-06-03
Belarus to appeal to ICAO over EU and Ukraine airspace bans
Belarus intends to appeal to the ICAO after Ukraine, the member states of the European Union and other…
2021-06-02
Air France flights unauthorized to enter Russia once again
After several flights already had to be canceled the previous week between Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) and…
2021-06-01