Photo © Karoliina Vuorenmäki Intensifying price competition has been observed in Finland on routes to China following an increase in flight frequency by Juneyao Air between Helsinki (HEL) and Shanghai […]
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EU Airlines Face Economic Strain from Russian Airspace Closure
Photo by © Mike Kelly / http://www.boredpanda.com/air-traffic-photos-airportraits-mike-kelley/?page_numb=1 Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Group have formally requested the European Union to reassess current airspace regulations, arguing that existing restrictions are creating economic […]
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US Authorization for Belavia: Boeing Maintenance Permitted, Flights Prohibited
Image provided under a CC0 license — public domain On September 12, 2025, the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an official authorization letter to Belavia, the national […]
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Where Sanctions Against Russia Lead — The Case of Finnair
Photo: © Masakatsu Ukon / Creative Commons licence Following the closure of Russian airspace to European carriers in spring 2022, Finnair lost routes that previously allowed efficient air connections between […]
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Lufthansa to stop flying from Frankfurt to Beijing due to sanctions against Russia
Photo by © Markus Schwab / airliners.net European airlines are experiencing serious problems and have lost competitiveness due to the European Commission’s sanctions against Russia. The ban on the use […]
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It’s too early to drink Borjomi or who will fly to Tbilisi
Photo by © Aviation of Russia On 10 May 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin stirred up Georgia and the European Union with two decrees, abolishing the visa regime with his […]
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The West underestimated Russia’s determination to preserve its aviation industry
Photo by © Aviation of Russia The editors of the German online edition WirtschaftsWoche analyzed the workload of the Russian airspace and came to the conclusion that in March 2023, […]
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Brussels’ efforts make Europe lose competition to China in air travel
Photo by China Southern airlines Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith said on 17 February that European airlines would have to compete with Chinese carriers, which “can still” fly over Russian […]
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