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Russia
Russian Airline Industry Woes Intensify With More Delays to ‘Russified’ SSJ-100
With international sanctions hitting the provision of essential components to Russia’s aviation industry, attempts to replace them with domestic production is proving challenging.
Nov. 14, 2023
SBU
Ukraine’s Intelligence Detains Suspects for Illegal MiG-29 ‘Friend-or-Foe’ Radar Export
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has detained three suspects for exporting MiG-29 components to Asian buyers, including the “friend-or-foe” radar module that could compromise Ukraine’s air defenses.
Nov. 10, 2023
Russia
Russian Airline Industry Cannibalising Planes Due to Sanctions
Moscow's airline industry reps are urging regulators to change the rules so that aircraft that are already 50-years-old can continue flying for even longer.
Nov. 9, 2023
NATO
Dutch Military Sends F-16s to Romania To Train Ukrainian Pilots
The Netherlands’ first shipment of NATO fighter jets arrived at a planned F-16 flight training center at a Romanian air base, intended for training Ukrainian and Romanian pilots.
Nov. 8, 2023
Russia
China Removes Russian Firms From Airliner Project
China has excluded would-be Russian partners from its project to build a new passenger airliner that would compete with Boeing and Airbus.
Nov. 7, 2023
Russia
EXPLAINED: Russia’s Airline Industry is Crumbling – Here’s Why
The Kremlin has pinned its hopes on building hundreds of home-made planes to replace Western models but Russia's recent record of making planes is patchy to say the least.
Nov. 1, 2023
War in Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Russian MiG-31s With Kinzhal Missiles Over the Black Sea: What You Need to Know
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has announced that Russian Air Force MiG-31 warplanes will begin “permanent patrols” of the Black Sea.
Oct. 30, 2023
Putin
Another Near Miss for Russia's Crumbling Airliners
A Boeing 737 with 165 passengers operated by a Russian carrier, en route to Siberia had to land on one engine in Novosibirsk in the latest near miss from airlines starved of spare parts.
Oct. 20, 2023
Sweden Hands Ukraine 16 Gripen Jets Armed With 200-km Missiles, Opens Deal for 22 More
Sweden will transfer 16 Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine and sell 22 more, with deliveries expected starting in 2027 as Kyiv seeks to strengthen its air defenses.
May 28, 2026
