Italian Eurofighters scrambled after Russian aircraft violate Lithuanian airspace
Two Italian Air Force Eurofighters were scrambled from Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania on Thursday, 17 September, after two Russian military aircraft violated Lithuanian...
Zelenskyy warns Russian airspace is becoming unsafe for airlines
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned airlines and aviation insurers that Russian airspace is becoming increasingly unsafe amid growing Ukrainian drone activity.In his evening...
Zelensky condemns Russian drone strike on passenger train as “Act of Terrorism”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denounced a Russian drone attack on a civilian passenger train in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region as an “act of terrorism,”...
Polish airports reopen after precautionary air defence alert triggered by Russian attacks on Ukraine
Polish airports in Rzeszów and Lublin temporarily suspended operations early Saturday after the country’s military activated precautionary air defence measures in response to large-scale...
Polish jets intercept Russian reconnaissance aircraft near airspace on Christmas Eve
Polish fighter jets intercepted and escorted away a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying over international waters close to Poland’s airspace in the Baltic Sea on...
Poland shoots down Russian drones violating its airspace, government holds emergency meeting
Polish fighter jets have intercepted and shot down multiple Russian drones that entered Poland’s airspace overnight on their way to Ukraine. According to the...
Brussels fears Russian sabotage after von der Leyen’s plane loses GPS in Bulgaria
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s aircraft lost all GPS navigation while approaching Plovdiv airport on Sunday, forcing pilots to land manually using...
Ukraine strikes five Russian jets in drone attack on Crimea airbase
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) carried out a drone strike on Russia’s Saky airbase in annexed Crimea overnight, damaging or destroying five fighter jets and...
Ukrainian F-16 pilot killed during overnight Russian attacks, President Zelensky says
The Ukrainian Air Force has confirmed that one of its F-16 fighter jet pilots was killed during a night-time operation to repel a massive...
Lessor AerCap wins $1 billion insurance award over aircraft lost in Russia
AerCap Holdings N.V. has secured a major legal victory in London’s Commercial Court, which ruled that its subsidiary, AerCap Ireland Limited, is entitled to...
Ukrainian drone strike reportedly destroys over 40 Russian aircraft at two airbases
On June 1, 2025, Ukraine reportedly launched a significant drone strike targeting two major Russian airbases, Olenya in Murmansk Oblast and Belaya in Irkutsk...
Polish authorities seize aircraft tyres bound for Russia in sanctions enforcement effort
Polish customs officials have intercepted a shipment of aircraft tyres intended for Boeing civilian aircraft, marking a significant enforcement action under European Union sanctions...
Sweden scrambles fighter jets for first time under NATO command to intercept Russian aircraft
On April 24, Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets were scrambled from Poland for the first time under NATO command to intercept a Russian...
Asiana Airlines criticised for mislabeling Ukrainian cities as Russian on in-flight map
Asiana Airlines is facing backlash after its in-flight entertainment system incorrectly showed Ukrainian cities Dnipro (formerly Dniepropetrovsk) and Donetsk as part of Russia. The...
EU pushes back on Russia’s bid to resume US flights amid safety and sanctions concerns
Russia's proposal to restore direct flights to the U.S. as part of ceasefire negotiations is facing stiff opposition from the EU, according to Politico....
Danish F-35s intercept Russian surveillance aircraft over Baltic Sea
Danish F-35 fighter jets were deployed for the first time last week as part of an air defence alert, intercepting a Russian IL-20 COOT-A...
Russia declares state of emergency after Ukrainian drone strike on airfield
Russia has declared a state of emergency in the Engels district of the Saratov region, approximately 600 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, following a...
EASA updates safety guidance on Russian airspace amid Ukraine conflict
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has expanded its guidance on avoiding Russian airspace due to ongoing safety risks from Russia's invasion of...
Finland intercepts Lithuanian plane suspected of sanctions evasion en route to Russia
Finnish authorities seized a Lithuanian-registered private plane at Helsinki Airport on December 4 over suspicions of sanctions evasion. The Beechcraft aircraft was en route...
First Western F-16s arrive in Ukraine
F-16 fighter jets have been delivered to Ukraine by Western countries, the Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jets took flight in an undisclosed location...