Beyond removing passenger and routine air cargo links between Russia and the U.S., the ban will have aerospace supply-chain implications.

As airspace over Russia and Ukraine is effectively closed, except for domestic flights in the former, the most immediate consequence of the war for airlines is the impact on carriers’ flight operations.

Turboprops accounted for all but one of 2021’s fatal airliner accidents, with more attention to be paid to improving safety in that market sector as a result, IATA’s 2021 safety performance report revealed.  

Airlines forced to cancel operations through Russian airspace connecting Europe and Asia are generally re-routing south, but the old Arctic route via Anchorage has become of interest again.

Sanctions targeting Russia’s airlines and broader economy will disrupt one of the strongest post-downturn domestic-market recoveries and put much of its international flying at immediate risk.

Eyes are on China to finally relax its strict COVID measures now that the rest of Asia is largely open for business.

Russia is maintaining air connection to Europe with its ally Belarus as well as Serbia and Turkey.

The FAA will inspect each 787 aircraft before clearing it for delivery, mirroring its process on the 737 MAX.