Aviation

Sochi airport limits aircraft refueling after drone attack

Aircraft refueling at Sochi International Airport in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai has been temporarily restricted following a Ukrainian drone attack on a local oil depot, Russian propaganda outlet Verstka reported on Sept. 4.

5 September, 02:15 AM

Moscow flight cancellations surge after Zelenskyy’s warning

At least 27 flights operated by foreign airlines to Moscow airports were canceled on Sept. 2, one day after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Ukrainian drones were making Russian airspace unsafe for civil aviation.

3 September, 02:51 AM

Ukraine approves civil aviation strategy through 2030 ahead of airspace reopening

Ukraine's government has approved a Civil Aviation Development Strategy through 2030 and established an interagency coordination center to prepare for the restoration of air travel, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba said on July 10.

10 July, 10:58 AM

Podolyak reveals pitch for an 'airport truce' with Moscow

Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said that the idea of an “airport ceasefire” can be framed as a way for Russia to avoid more trouble for its civil aviation at a national TV broadcast on May 13.

13 May, 09:36 AM

Europe faces aviation fuel shortage

European airports face a “systemic” jet fuel shortage if the Strait of Hormuz is not fully reopened within three weeks, Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) warned, as reported by the Financial Times on April 10.

10 April, 11:11 PM

India's HAL inks pact with sanctioned Russian UAC to build planes

India's state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd signed an agreement with Russia's sanctioned United Aircraft Corporation to jointly produce the SJ-100 passenger jet domestically for the first time, a move that risks straining New Delhi's ties with the West, Reuters reported on Oct. 28.

29 October 2025, 11:50 AM

Poland planning Europe’s biggest airport

In August 2025, Poland approved the terminal design for the Solidarity Transport Hub, officially named the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK), a mega-project to build a new airport and high-speed rail hub 40 km from Warsaw in Baranów, Mazovia. Aiming to serve 100 million passengers annually, it could become Europe’s largest airport. Construction begins in 2026, with the first phase, including the Warsaw-Lodz high-speed rail, set to open by 2032. The project, costing 155 billion zlotys ($43 billion), is designed by Foster + Partners and Buro Happold.

25 August 2025, 12:34 PM

Russia reduces strikes to stockpile drones and missiles ahead of Trump talks, expert warns - video

There are two possible reasons why Russia has reduced the number of drone and missile strikes on Ukraine, aviation expert and senior researcher at the State Aviation Museum Valerii Romanenko explained on Radio NV on Aug. 12.

12 August 2025, 02:30 PM

U.S. to close Anchorage airspace for Trump-Putin summit

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will close the airspace over Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, on Aug. 15 during a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to an FAA statement.

12 August 2025, 02:01 PM

Russia attacks Ukraine with 165 drones, 69 downed

Russia attacked Ukraine with 165 drones, including strike UAVs and decoys, overnight into May 4, with Ukraine’s air defenses shooting down 69 and reporting 80 missing their targets, Ukraine’s Air Force said on Telegram.

4 May 2025, 12:01 PM

Poland seeking first flights to Ukraine after airspace reopens

Poland is positioning itself to be the first country to restore air travel with Ukraine after the country’s airspace is reopened, Pawel Kowal, Poland’s government representative for Ukraine’s reconstruction, said during a press conference, news agency Ukrinform reported on April 17.

18 April 2025, 11:52 AM

Russia pushes U.S. to lift sanctions on Aeroflot for flight restoration

Russia has proposed that the United States lift sanctions on Aeroflot, the country’s largest airline, to restore direct air travel between the two nations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on April 11, according to the Kremlin-controlled Interfax news agency.

11 April 2025, 03:29 PM

Wizz Air to restart flights to Ukraine after ceasefire announcement

Wizz Air plans to resume flights to Ukraine and restart 30 routes within six weeks after a ceasefire with Russia, CEO József Váradi said, according to Reuters on Feb. 12.

12 February 2025, 12:42 PM

Study shows 40% increase in CO2 emissions from long-haul flights due to Russia-Ukraine war

Long-haul flights connecting Europe and Asia have seen a 40% increase in CO2 emissions since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, according to a new study by The Conversation, released on Feb. 10.

11 February 2025, 05:59 PM

Five aircraft have departed from Kyiv's Boryspil Airport since Russia's full-scale invasion

Boryspil International Airport has conducted five special flights since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, according to the airport's general director, Oleksiy Dubrevskyi, as reported by news agency Interfax-Ukraine on Feb. 5.

6 February 2025, 11:50 AM

Striking Russia's alcohol supply hurts its Air Force — CCD

Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation under Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, stated that attacks on alcohol distilleries in Russia are effectively strikes against enemy aviation, as Russian military operations rely heavily on alcohol.

28 October 2024, 06:00 PM

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