Ukraine war

War in Ukraine

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

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

By Brian Everstine
The end goal is to have a battle plan with allies involved by design at the outset, the service’s boss says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
The upgraded Vega-C, a beefed-up and more flexible version of the Vega light launcher, made its first flight July 13 from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
A Leonardo official says the company hopes to find additional orders for its AW101 three-engine heavy helicopter as a potential replacement for Russian-built platforms.
Farnborough Airshow

By Alan Dron
Proposals to allow Europe’s airline slot regime to return to normal have been published by the European Commission.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Dublin-headquartered lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has written off the full value of 34 aircraft stranded in Russia.
Airlines & Lessors

By Brian Everstine
Boeing sees opportunities to add about 50 more P-8 Poseidon orders to its existing total of 183, as it sees interest growing amid tensions in Europe.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Finland and Sweden have become observer members of NATO, as alliance members sign off accession protocols to enable the membership of the two Nordic nations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon will send two advanced missile defense systems to Ukraine in its latest tranche of $820 million in aid for Kyiv.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo’s AW149 super-medium military rotorcraft has scored its third export contract with an order from Poland.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The dual registration of aircraft raises safety concerns relating to the international validity of each airplane’s certificate of airworthiness, ICAO said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. is deploying two more F-35A squadrons to Europe and stationing F-15s in Poland as part of a surge in the region in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden announced during a June 29 NATO summit.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Turkish President Recep Erdogan on June 28 reversed his opposition to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, allowing the Scandinavian countries a clear path to joining the transatlantic alliance at a moment of heightened security concerns over Russia’s four-month-old war with Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kurt Hofmann
The closure of Russian airspace has caused considerable changes in Finnair’s strategy, as over half of the Oneworld alliance member’s revenue came from the traffic to Asia operating via Russian territory.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Boeing hopes to secure a contract early next year for Germany’s future fleet of Chinook transport helicopters as it works to finalize requirements for the rotorcraft.
ILA Berlin

By Henry Canaday
Escalating costs of metals could cause supply chain disruptions for aviation OEMs and reduce supply of spares.
Supply Chain

By James Pozzi
Challenges related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine were discussed at MRO BEER in Istanbul.
MRO

By Tony Osborne
Denmark is to retain its F-16s at a higher operational level and for a longer period than planned due to regional tensions prompted by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion