Ukraine war

War in Ukraine

By Thierry Dubois
The European Space Agency has suspended the ExoMars 2022 program, a cooperative effort with Russian space agency Roscosmos to look for traces of life underneath the surface of Mars.
Space

By Sean Broderick
Howmet Aerospace sees potential for growth as airframe and engine manufacturers shift their titanium supply chain sourcing away from Russia but will not alter its business strategy to chase market share, its top executive said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Aviation Week analysis suggests annual defense spending by Europe biggest spenders could rise to over $400 billion by 2030.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Starlink not built for battlefield, so Elon Musk makes on-the-fly updates to keep Ukrainians online.
Commercial Space

By Kevin Michaels
The Russian titanium supply cutoff has two silver linings for the battered aerospace supply chain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. is dramatically ramping up its military assistance to Ukraine after the country’s president made an emotional appeal to Congress, with the new package including unmanned aircraft for the first time and increased discussions with allies to send Russian-made air defense systems.
Defense

By Sean Broderick
Air Lease Corp. is maintaining “good communication” with its Russian customers and is confident that its leased aircraft will be returned, where necessary, and relationships with the carriers will leave room for future deals if the geopolitical environment permits such opportunities.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
NATO will further beef up defenses on its Eastern front, with “substantial increases” in troop numbers, air power and air and missile defenses planned in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the alliance’s chief says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
In addition to the weapons that NATO is planning to send to Ukraine, in a dramatic role reversal, Russia is appealing to China for help in replenishing its weapons stocks.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Citing the need to loosen Russia’s grip on Europe’s energy supply, Denmark’s government has announced a series of measures to accelerate the production of green fuels from renewable energy, including synthetic e-kerosene for aviation.
Sustainability

By Jens Flottau
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has outlined the details of how it is implementing EU sanctions against Russia and decided, among other things, to suspend certificates of airworthiness and put on hold all pending certification applications.
MRO

By Tony Osborne
Satellite imagery appears to confirm that a Ukrainian attack on an airfield previously captured by Russian forces resulted in the destruction of several Russian helicopters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kurt Hofmann
Air Astana remains cautiously optimistic about being able to compensate customers for canceled flights to Russia as other destinations and markets open up.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lee Ann Shay, Sean Broderick, James Pozzi
Aviation Week MRO editors unpack the latest developments affecting the aftermarket following the sanctions placed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine in what remains a fast-moving situation.
MRO

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Europe’s airports are looking beyond COVID-19 and the sudden disruption to recovery caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—but they know many obstacles remain while balancing the need to return to growth with the ever-more-urgent need to do so sustainably.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has revoked the certificates of airworthiness for all aircraft registered in Ireland and operated by Russian airlines, the regulator confirmed March 15.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The new routes will mean flights between Seoul and European destinations Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London and Paris will be between 1 hr. 30 min. and 2 hr. 45 min. longer on each one-way leg.
Airlines & Lessors

By Angus Batey
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the continuing sanctions enacted in response are causing uncertainty across the business-aviation sector, several speakers said during a discussion held as part of the British Business and General Aviation Association’s (BBGA) conference on March 10.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s Roscosmos space agency has assured the U.S. that NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei will be returning to Earth from the International Space Station as planned aboard the Soyuz MS-19 that is set to land in Kazakhstan on March 30.
Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Traffic in the European region reached 73.6% of 2019 levels in the week to March 13, European network manager Eurocontrol said, despite the disruption and uncertainty caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which is having a significant impact on aviation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Sweden has joined the growing list of European countries set to hike defense spending in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Molly McMillin, Lee Ann Shay, Bill Carey, Angus Batey
Unprecedented sanctions on Russia following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine are affecting every aspect of business aviation around the globe. What does it mean and what is to come?
Business Aviation

By Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick
The Russian government indicates it might “nationalize” aircraft operated by Russian airlines and owned by lessors outside the country.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
The drawdown of the omicron coronavirus variant was supposed to usher in a return to profitability for airlines in 2022, but the recent surge in global jet fuel prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine has dashed those hopes for the time being.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
A look at how the country’s MRO industry could be affected by Western sanctions.
MRO