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Short-term obstacles and long-term changes were on the agenda at Airlines for Europe’s Brussels summit.

Serial production of Russia’s new Irkut MC-21 narrowbody airliner will begin up to two years later than planned, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov confirmed after a meeting on the Russian air transport and aircraft industry held by President Vladimir Putin.

Online photos and video on April 3 confirmed the destruction of the first Russian Air Force Su-35S fighter during the five-week-old invasion of Ukraine.

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin has again threatened that Russia could withdraw from the International Space Station if Western countries don’t lift

Daily space-based imagery and services provider Planet Labs expects full-year revenue this fiscal year to be $170-190 million, practically 30% above last fiscal year, which was 16% above the year before.

Asia-Pacific countries are likely Russia’s best bet for securing spare aircraft parts—but with shrinking passenger demand, how many parts will it actually need?

Footage published online appears to show two Ukrainian Mil Mi-24 attack helicopters striking the storage site with unguided rockets.

British intelligence officials say they have seen evidence of low morale among Russian forces in Ukraine, with personnel sabotaging their own equipment and accidentally shooting down Russian aircraft.

The board of directors of the U.S. Export-Import Bank met for the first time under President Biden’s Senate-approved pick to run the bank, Reta Jo Lewis, and quickly doled out financial assistance for Boeing’s embattled airliner supply chain.

While the immediate effects of the Russia-Ukraine war appear to be limited on European air travel demand so far, the invasion has the potential of creating a multi-layered fallout that may have longer-lasting effects than the pandemic.

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues and millions flee their homes, members of the business aviation industry around the world are privately and publicly lending support with their aircraft, services and funds.

AerCap is the most exposed of any Western lessor to recent developments in Russia with a fleet of 135 aircraft and 14 engines leased to customers in the country.

A cyberattack on Viasat’s KA-SAT network has the commercial communications satellite industry bracing for more.

Trade sanctions against Russia leave European missions grounded.

The supply of aircraft spare parts and maintenance services was banned by the EU along with the delivery and lease of commercial airliners in early March in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine invasion and sanctions exacerbating already high fuel prices for airlines looking to COVID-19 recovery.

The U.S. military is bolstering its presence in Europe with a deployment of U.S. Navy Boeing E/A-18 Growler electronic attack aircraft.

As the EU enforces sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, Europe’s air transport industry has new problems to solve, ranging from the financial health of its carriers to air traffic management and a post-war relationship with Russia.

The lack of widebody capacity for international services is making Russian carriers look for alternative ways to serve foreign destinations.

Faced with mounting challenges from Western sanctions, Russian carriers are seeking solutions for the supply of parts and materials.

NATO leaders have pledged to increase materiel support to Ukraine and further strengthen the alliance’s presence in Eastern Europe.

The conflict in Ukraine has triggered a serious management crisis within Russia’s largest airline group Aeroflot.

Ukraine’s SkyUp Airlines is adapting its business model following Russia’s invasion, which has put an end to the carrier’s scheduled services.

Amid sanctions triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine, many short-term and medium-term initiatives are in play to keep industry going.

A spokesman for Turkey’s government on March 23 called proposal for sending the NATO country’s S-400 systems to Ukraine “quite unrealistic today.”