Ukraine war

War in Ukraine

By Steve Trimble
The assistance raises the Biden administration’s overall financial commitment to Ukraine’s defense to about $15.2 billion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Alex Derber
Russia is reportedly looking to form an aviation maintenance consortium with Iran, China and India.
MRO

By Brian Everstine
When the war in Ukraine shifted East in May and it was clear Kyiv would need different types of weapons from the West, the Pentagon posted a call to industry.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Victoria Moores
Finnair has long traded on its geographic advantage on great circle routes to Asia, but the closure of Russian airspace triggered a domino effect, forcing a radical rethink.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia’s Aeroflot Group has placed the largest aircraft order in its post-Soviet history.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Ben Wallace will continue as UK defense secretary in the new government formed by new Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Russia and Ukraine appear to have settled for a state of mutual denial in the air. But what do U.S. Air Force war planners make of this idea?
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Sweden and Finland’s air forces will bring an air power increase to NATO’s order of battle and benefit from the alliance’s capabilities.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Network Staff
The two 737-8 can now be flown to Turkey where Air Lease Corporation will be able to reclaim them.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Staff
The largest Russian manufacturer of commercial aircraft has seen its first-half losses increase tenfold.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian Air Force footage shows AGM-88 missiles fitted to one of its MiG-29s.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The arrangement frees up Slovak MiG-29 for potential transfer to Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon awarded Raytheon a contract for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems for Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
A Cold War-level Dutch defense increase, prompted by Ukraine crisis, will pay for additional aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network staff
It is unclear how the carrier managed to return 13 of the 16 grounded aircraft back to service given that sanctions remain in place.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Staff
United Engine Corporation is instead focusing on building import-substitute engines now that Russia is cut off from Western technologies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The White House announced its largest-yet tranche of aid for Ukraine on Aug. 24.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau
Russia’s war against Ukraine has made the CR929 program more difficult to manage, with Western sanctions causing more delays.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Lessor BOC has expressed confidence in the “robust recovery underway in the world’s airline and travel sectors” despite unveiling a financial loss for the first half (H1) of 2022.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network staff, Jens Flottau
The invasion of Ukraine and Western sanctions now imposed on Russia have made the program even more complex.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
As operational difficulties gradually ease, the rise in fuel prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the top issue for LCCs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
After scrapping a deal with Russia for Mi-17 helicopters, the Philippines is considering a U.S. offer to fulfill its heavy-lift helicopter requirement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Russia's ban on exporting RD-181 engines to U.S. spurs change.
Commercial Space

By Sean Broderick
Switch to Western sources like Allegheny Technologies and Howmet are not creating major disruptions.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Aviation Week Network staff
Russia’s largest cargo carrier, Volga Dnepr Group, is changing its ownership in order to avoid sanctions imposed by the UK against its long-term founder and president.
Airlines & Lessors