Ukraine war

War in Ukraine

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

By Sean Broderick
The titanium supply chain is slowly being re-worked to rely less on Russian sources, aerospace executives say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network staff
Western sanctions tanked Irkut's plan to produce the baseline PW1400G-powered MC-21.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Flights to Moscow will resume in October, making the airline the fifth to offer flights between the United Arab Emirates and Russia.
Airports & Networks

By Brian Everstine
The Biden administration has announced another $1 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Network staff
The airlines most affected by the latest ban are Russia’s two largest private carriers—S7 Airlines and Ural Airlines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Iran and Russia have signed an agreement that potentially will help Moscow evade aviation sanctions imposed by the West since the invasion of Ukraine.
MRO

By Tony Osborne
South Korea is becoming Poland’s new defense partner, as the NATO nation rearms in the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By David Casey
The carrier intends to serve the country’s capital Yerevan.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
The Czech Republic and Poland will begin policing the airspace of neighboring Slovakia as early as September.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network staff
Russia’s Irkut Corporation has sent the airframe of its Superjet NEW (SSJ-NEW) passenger jet for endurance tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network staff
Due to the flight restrictions imposed by Western countries, Aeroflot group is refocusing on the domestic market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Fearing potential sanctions, the Philippines government scrapped the $227 million deal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Typically considered an air-to-ground weapon, Poland will follow Ukraine's tactic of firing Brimstones from ground vehicles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The warning is in Japan's 2022 Defense White Paper that also discusses tensions over the Taiwan Straits.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Network staff
Russian authorities have lifted the ban on operating Boeing 737-8 and 737-9 MAX narrowbody aircraft in its airspace.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Ukraine’s SkyUp Airlines is adapting its business model further following the Russian invasion of its home country.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The lessor is writing down its security deposit, maintenance reserves and the value of the aircrafts’ engines from its books.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble
The defense prime has held talks with British and European suppliers at Farnborough.
Farnborough Airshow

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Finnair plans to set out a new strategy of “significant structural renewal” in response to the indefinite closure of Russian airspace.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
“Transaction values and volumes declined in the first half of 2022 despite rising geopolitical tensions, most notably the war in Ukraine,” says PwC’s midyear A&D outlook.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s latest 20-year outlook sees traffic and global GDP growth figures lower than the comparable 2021 forecast assumptions.
Farnborough Airshow