US Air Force Antarctica flight returned to Christchurch after a Russia missile warning triggered a safety NOTAM for pilots.
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Russia’s attempt to regain control of a giant cargo aircraft stranded at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) has suffered another setback after a Canadian Federal Court judge rejected Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ (VI) challenge to the sanctions keeping the aircraft grounded.
Russian airlines have been instructed to prevent pilots and other flight crew members from taking photographs or recording videos from aircraft during flights, according to a report by aviation-focused Telegram channel Aviatorshchina.
Russia’s effort to develop a domestically built competitor to the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo reached a significant milestone after the first serial production Yakovlev MC-21-310 successfully completed its maiden test flight.
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Russia’s civil aviation sector is facing renewed scrutiny after Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU) claimed the Kremlin is restructuring several aviation businesses to mask mounting operational and financial problems rather than resolve them.
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GRU officer posing as an Aeroflot employee in Tokyo sourced Japanese dual use technology for Russian weapons production.
Russian airline S7 Airlines (S7) has introduced a temporary operational restriction that prevents first officers from landing aircraft at most destinations across its network.