Nav Canada Explains Aeroflot Airspace Violation

An Aeroflot Airbus A319 parked at the gate.
Credit: Bill Carey
The pilot of an Aeroflot airliner that violated Canadian airspace on Feb. 27 after it had been closed to all Russian aircraft declared the flight to be on a humanitarian mission, air navigation service provider (ANSP) Nav Canada said. Two other Russian aircraft departing from U.S. airports also...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.