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,…
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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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
FR4978: all the holes in the story
On May 23, 2021, Ryanair flight 4978 was diverted on its way from Athens (ATH) to Vilnius (VNO).…
ICAO takes up investigation of Ryanair FR4978 forced diversion in Belarus
Following an emergency meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization, the United Nations aviation agency, representatives from the…
“Bomb threat” email sent after Ryanair flight diverted by Belarus
The secure-email provider Proton Technologies said the “bomb threat” message used by Belarus to justify intercepting a Ryanair…
Unauthorized to bypass Belarus, Air France cancels flight to Moscow
Air France was forced to cancel a Paris-Moscow flight because the Russian authorities did not approve a new…
Flight intercepted in Belarus: ICAO holds emergency meeting
The International Civil Aviation Organization, the United Nations aviation agency, will hold an urgent meeting on May 27,…
Belavia flight denied access to Poland airspace
On May 26, 2021, the Belavia flight BRU869 from Minsk (MSQ) to Barcelona (BCN) had to turn back…
Ryanair flight diversion: Lukashenko gives his version
Following the outrage over the diversion of a Ryanair flight for the arrest of an opposition journalist on…
European airlines desert Belarusian airspace
Several airlines have already announced they would follow suit after European Union leaders demanded that they avoid overflying…
EU condemns hijacking, urges airlines to avoid overflight of Belarus
The European Council is urging all European airlines to avoid overflight of Belarus following the forced landing of…