The aerospace industry has begun to evaluate the consequences of the sanctions the EU is imposing on Russia’s aviation in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Sanctions imposed on Russia in response to its attack on Ukraine likely will cause the European Space Agency’s ExoMars rover to miss its 2022 launch window.
Russian carriers have been barred from almost all of Europe’s airspace as part of sanctions imposed by the European Union following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
AerCap is ceasing all leasing activity with Russian carriers and Finnair has withdrawn its first quarter financial guidance, cautioning that prolonged Russian airspace restrictions will render most of its Asian network unviable.
Launch service operator Arianespace, the European Space Agency, the EU and European governments are reviewing their options after Russian space agency Roscosmos suspended cooperation with its partners at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Three F-35As deployed to Amaris Air Base, Estonia, and the other three landed at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, where they will support NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing mission “for an extended period of time,” the U.S. Air Force said Feb. 27.
Germany is pledging to create a €100 billion ($112.7 billion) fund for defense investment this year and is promising a dramatic uptick in annual defense spending in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Roscosmos will suspend launches of Soyuz rockets from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana in response to European Union sanctions on Russia, the CEO of the Russian space corporation Dmitry Rogozin said Feb. 26.
Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov said on Feb. 25 that the current status of the An-225 Mriya is unknown after more than 30 hr. of fighting at its home airport.
Russian carrier S7 Airlines canceled all its flights to Europe after Poland and Czech Republic closed their airspace for Russian airlines starting midnight Feb. 26 in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian military does not have air superiority in Ukraine, with the U.S. Defense Department assessing that Ukrainian command and control has remained intact and the country is still operating air defenses and aircraft,
Ukraine’s national airspace has been closed for civil aviation operations because of “high safety risks” caused by Russia’s invasion of the country on Feb. 24, the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is warning operators.
The UK’s intelligence agencies believe Russian forces failed to achieve their primary objectives on the first day of their campaign in Ukraine, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says.
A bloody day of fighting paused shortly after nightfall in Ukraine with Russian invaders advancing across the country, although more rapidly from the south than the east and north, according to Ukrainian officials.
Canadian airframer Bombardier does not expect a supply-chain impact from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and will respect any sanctions that are imposed on its business jet customers as a result of the attack, CEO Éric Martel said Feb. 24.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began with an opening salvo of more than 100 missiles targeting military locations including several airfields, followed by dozens of aircraft entering the country’s airspace to hit military targets and prepare for ground forces, according to a U.S. assessment.
A fierce battle has erupted around the flight test center for Antonov aircraft company near Kyiv, with a Russian air assault fighting a brigade of Ukrainian national guard troops for control of the airport, Ukraine’s Ministry of the Interior says.
