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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Canada Demonstrates Inability to Protect Foreign Investment and is not a Reliable Partner
An-124-100 (RA-82078) at Toronto airport. Photo: © Steve Russell / Toronto Star via Getty Images Volga-Dnepr Airlines has encountered the piratical seizure of its An-124 aircraft in Canada – a […]
US Holding Up $500 Million Worth of Russian Aircraft Spares
Illustration generated by Stable Diffusion neural network / © Russian Aviation The United States is currently withholding previously purchased Russian aircraft components, including spares for Boeing and Airbus aircraft, to […]
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Rosaviatsiya Prepares Documents to Have ICAO’s “Red Flag” Removed
Photo by © Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) Rosaviatsiya is working to have the “Significant Safety Concern” (SSC) status, assigned to the Russian aviation industry by the International Civil Aviation […]
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State Duma Approves First Reading of Use of Non-original Parts on A&B Aircraft
Image by © FL Technics press service / Flicr.com At a plenary session on 13 February 2025, members of the State Duma approved, in the first reading, a draft law […]
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Foreign lessors pursue insurance claims in court over Russian аircraft
Photo by © Aviation of Russia Foreign lessors are pursuing legal action against insurance companies, seeking payouts for aircraft stranded in Russia. A court case is underway in Dublin, concerning […]
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How EASA is attempting to counter competition from Russia-friendly nations
Photo by © Tobias Arhelger / Shutterstock.com The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a safety information bulletin, which has toughened recommendations regarding the use of Russian Federation […]
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On wet leasing, sanctions, new Russian aircraft, pilot and flight attendant shortage
Photo by © Russian Aviation On 1 September 2024, provisions of the Russian Air Code came into force, according to which airlines will be able to lease their aircraft to […]
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Sergey Chemezov: Western aircraft manufacturers have lost the Russian market, competitors have left
Photo by © Rostec press service The head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, told TASS in an interview about the current state of the domestic aircraft industry in the conditions of […]
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Anti-Russian sanctions: two British airlines will suspend flights to Beijing
Photo by © Aviation of Russia At the end of October, with the end of spring-summer navigation in 2024, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will stop flying between London and […]
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