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…
War in Ukraine
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Specific articles related to the effects of the conflict in Ukraine on aviation, which could include issues like airspace restrictions.
‘Crappy day’: Russia loses multiple Flankers in one day over Ukraine
Multiple Russian fighter jets were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses on September 24, 2022, with some of…
Russia repeatedly bombs Odesa using Iran-made kamikaze drones
The port city of Odesa in southern Ukraine was bombed by Russia using loitering munitions made in Iran. The…
More chaos for Russian aviation with pilots, controllers facing mobilization
Russia’s commercial aviation industry could be facing more problems due to the mobilization declared by president Vladimir Putin,…
Flights from Russia sell out after Putin declares mobilization
Russian citizens scramble to leave the country after Vladimir Putin declares a partial mobilization within the country to…
Fact check: have Ukrainian Stingers been found on the German black market?
On September 17, 2022, a worrying claim circulated on social media: FIM-92 Stinger man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) were…
A daring rescue: Wizz Air flies an Airbus A320 out of Ukraine
Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air managed to fly one of its aircraft out of Ukraine, even though the…
Friendly fire? Russian hypersonic missile reportedly falls on Stavropol
An unidentified flying object crashed in the Russian city of Stavropol, about 350 kilometers (220 miles) from the…
Russian drone captures footage of a bombing run as Ukraine pushes on Kherson
A strafing run by an attack aircraft was filmed by a Russian military drone near Ukraine’s Kherson. A spectacular…
Russian Su-25 crashes after takeoff: here’s what we know so far
A Russian Air Force Su-25 attack aircraft has crashed shortly after taking off. Footage of the incident was shared…
First account of Russia using Iranian-supplied drone in Ukraine appears online
Ukrainian military have shared the first images of what it claims to be the wreckage of an Iranian-made…
Ukraine releases footage of Bayraktar strikes on Russian forces in Kherson
Several new videos showing Bayraktar TB2 drone strikes on Russian armored vehicles surface online after Ukraine resumes its…
US authorized to seize $45M Boeing 737 BBJ owned by Russian oil giant
A US Court has authorized the seizure of a $45 million Boeing 737-7EM business jet owned by Moscow-based…
Fact check: has Russia destroyed the Ukrainian Air Force?
On August 29, 2022, Russian state news agency TASS published an article claiming that the Ukrainian Air Force…
“Helpless”: Russian anti-drone EW system attacked by Ukrainian drone
A video of a small Ukrainian drone dropping improvised munitions on a Russian electronic warfare station has surfaced…
Ukraine publishes video showing MiG-29 shooting US-made anti-radar missiles
The Ukrainian Air Force published a short video showing what appears to be a MiG-29 fighter jet firing…
Six months of war: what is the current state of Ukrainian civil aviation?
Two important events occur on August 24, 2022: the Ukrainian Independence Day and the six-month anniversary of the…
Video shows Ukrainian drone strike hit Russian headquarters in Crimea
Several videos showing what appears to be a Ukrainian drone striking the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet…