EU airlines’ shares tumble following airspace closure February 28, 2022 The shares of major European airlines have taken a tumble following the EU’s decision to close its airspace to Russia. Legacy carriers have registered a slump, with British Airways’ owner IAG going down 4.19 per cent, while German carrier Lufthansa registered a 4.76 per cent fall. Share of aviation colossus Air France-KLM went down 2.30 [...]
Russia closes airspace to 36 countries as leasing deals cease February 28, 2022 Russia has retaliated against yesterday’s EU-wide closure banning the airlines of 36 countries from using its airspace. The move – which blocks access to its airspace to countries such as Italy, Germany and Canada – will force carriers to fly roundabout routes to south and south-east Asia, with countries such as Kazakhstan seeing numbers increase [...]
EU closes airspace to Russian air traffic February 27, 2022 The EU is closing its airspace to Russian air traffic as part of a new set of measures against the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said this afternoon. “We are shutting down the the EU airspace for Russians,” she said during a press conference. “We’re proposing a prohibition on [...]
Sources: World’s largest cargo aircraft destroyed by Russian air attack February 27, 2022 Sources have revealed that the world’s largest cargo aircraft, Antonov’s An-225 Mriya, has been burned by a Russian air attack on Kiev’s Hostomel cargo airport. Two Antonov employees told Ukrainian radio Radio Svoboda that Moscow’s attack had burned down the plane, which was parked at the Ukrainian manufacturer’s base. The news, confirmed by the mayor [...]
Emirates boss Tim Clark hits back against “flight shame” champions February 27, 2022 Emirates’ boss Tim Clark has hit back at those who want to “flight shame” people into avoid flying for environmental reasons. Clark said today that according to this reasoning, all discretionary spending is immoral because it has a carbon footprint. “So whether you’re flying a holiday, whether you’re flying to your second home, or whether [...]
France, Germany and Nordic countries close airspace to Russian planes February 27, 2022 France, Germany and the Nordic countries – Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland – are joining the growing list of countries who closed their airspace to Russian aviation following the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. “France is shutting its airspace to all Russian aircraft and airlines from this evening on,” tweeted French transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari. “To [...]
UK slams Russia’s airline restrictions as “retaliation” to Aeroflot ban February 25, 2022 The UK has slammed Russia’s decision to restrict its airspace to British airlines as “retaliation” to yesterday’s ban of Moscow airline Aeroflot. “I think that’s their retaliation for us yesterday banning Aeroflot from using and landing in the United Kingdom,” defence secretary Ben Wallace said to ITV’s Good Morning Britain. “That’s their tit for tat [...]
CAA bans Russian carrier Aeroflot from flying to UK following Ukraine invasion February 24, 2022 The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has banned Russian carrier Aeroflot from flying into the UK airspace following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “Following the announcement by the Prime Minister in Parliament today, the UK Civil Aviation Authority has suspended the foreign carrier permit held by Aeroflot until further notice,” said a CAA spokesperson. “This means [...]
More than 14,000 ghost flights departed from UK airports during Covid February 23, 2022 New figures have revealed that more than 14,000 ghost flights have departed from UK airports throughout the whole Covid pandemic. With 4,910 flights, Heathrow was crowned the airport with most ghost flights, while Manchester and Gatwick came in second and third place, with 1,548 and 1,044 flights respectively. The figures, which include cargo flights and [...]
Air France becomes latest airline to scrap Ukraine flights February 21, 2022 Air France has decided to cancel tomorrow’s flights between Paris and Kiev “as a precautionary measure” following the increasing tensions between Ukraine and Russia. “In view of the local situation and as a precautionary measure, flights AF1752 and AF1753 to and from Kiev (KBP) on Tuesday 22 February 2022 are cancelled,” the carrier told Reuters. [...]