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War in Ukraine

By Tony Osborne
The Czech Republic and Poland will begin policing the airspace of neighboring Slovakia as early as September.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network staff
Russia’s Irkut Corporation has sent the airframe of its Superjet NEW (SSJ-NEW) passenger jet for endurance tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network staff
Due to the flight restrictions imposed by Western countries, Aeroflot group is refocusing on the domestic market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Fearing potential sanctions, the Philippines government scrapped the $227 million deal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Typically considered an air-to-ground weapon, Poland will follow Ukraine's tactic of firing Brimstones from ground vehicles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The warning is in Japan's 2022 Defense White Paper that also discusses tensions over the Taiwan Straits.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Network staff
Russian authorities have lifted the ban on operating Boeing 737-8 and 737-9 MAX narrowbody aircraft in its airspace.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Ukraine’s SkyUp Airlines is adapting its business model further following the Russian invasion of its home country.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The lessor is writing down its security deposit, maintenance reserves and the value of the aircrafts’ engines from its books.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble
The defense prime has held talks with British and European suppliers at Farnborough.
Farnborough Airshow

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Finnair plans to set out a new strategy of “significant structural renewal” in response to the indefinite closure of Russian airspace.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
“Transaction values and volumes declined in the first half of 2022 despite rising geopolitical tensions, most notably the war in Ukraine,” says PwC’s midyear A&D outlook.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s latest 20-year outlook sees traffic and global GDP growth figures lower than the comparable 2021 forecast assumptions.
Farnborough Airshow

Aviation Week Network Staff
The funds will cover the airline’s needs to restructure debt for letters of credit.
Airlines & Lessors

By Brian Everstine
The end goal is to have a battle plan with allies involved by design at the outset, the service’s boss says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
The upgraded Vega-C, a beefed-up and more flexible version of the Vega light launcher, made its first flight July 13 from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
The CEO of Roscosmos State Space Corp. has vowed to ban cosmonauts from working with the European Robotic Arm installed on Russia’s new Nauka science module on the International Space Station.
Space

By Tony Osborne
A Leonardo official says the company hopes to find additional orders for its AW101 three-engine heavy helicopter as a potential replacement for Russian-built platforms.
Farnborough Airshow

By Alan Dron
Proposals to allow Europe’s airline slot regime to return to normal have been published by the European Commission.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Dublin-headquartered lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has written off the full value of 34 aircraft stranded in Russia.
Airlines & Lessors

By Brian Everstine
Boeing sees opportunities to add about 50 more P-8 Poseidon orders to its existing total of 183, as it sees interest growing amid tensions in Europe.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Finland and Sweden have become observer members of NATO, as alliance members sign off accession protocols to enable the membership of the two Nordic nations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon will send two advanced missile defense systems to Ukraine in its latest tranche of $820 million in aid for Kyiv.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo’s AW149 super-medium military rotorcraft has scored its third export contract with an order from Poland.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
"The situation has changed diametrically since early March,” the head of Russia's Association of Air Transport Operators said.
Airlines & Lessors