Ukraine war

War in Ukraine

By Michael Lavitt
The Federal Reserve’s 0.75% interest rate increase hit stock prices hard last week, but the Aviation Week AAM Stock Composite notched a 15.48% rise.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Karen Walker
The air transport industry’s recovery remains uneven region to region and there are concerns about the general economy and a global recession, but airline leaders seem confident in a return to pre-pandemic levels of growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
As Russian operators seek ways to keep Western-built aircraft flying amid sanctions, EASA’s top official is concerned that the related safety risks could grow.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Slovakia has revealed the donation of helicopters to Ukraine as part of a new round of arms transfers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
President Joe Biden has announced that the U.S. will provide Ukraine with another $1 billion in military assistance to fight its war with Russia.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
AeroVironment expects a significant increase in demand for loitering munitions after a U.S. government decision to transfer Switchblade loitering munitions to Ukraine led to a wider export authorization for the armed flying systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
As the war in Ukraine continues to mean the supply of titanium from Russia is uncertain, the European aerospace industry is pressing on with efforts to find replacement sources.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Molly McMillin
A federal judge has authorized the U.S. to seize two large private jets belonging to Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich for violating export and sanction laws related to Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Air travel resumed its strong recovery trend in April, despite the Russia-Ukraine war and continuing travel restrictions in China, IATA said June 9.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air is planning to more than double its all-Airbus fleet over the next five years, growing from 153 to 383 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Brian Everstine
The invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the need for missile defense in a conflict, and a House panel is calling on the U.S. Army to assess if it needs more batteries for the mission and how its Patriot systems should be upgraded.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK is giving some of its M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems to Ukraine as the country seeks longer range systems to target Russia’s heavy artillery.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Germany is planning to purchase utility helicopters and enlarge its Boeing P-8 Poseidon fleet with €100 billion ($107 billion) from its special defense modernization fund.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury has called for enhanced European cooperation on defense procurement and for EU member states to be more supportive of Europe’s defense industry.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Voters in Denmark have approved a referendum in favor of closer defense cooperation with the European Union.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is escalating its military aid for Ukraine with a new tranche of materiel that includes M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) for the first time, along with more Mi-17 helicopters, air surveillance radars and other equipment as part of a $700 million package.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Russian news outlet RBK News is reporting that China has banned Russian carriers flying Western-leased Boeing and Airbus aircraft through its airspace due to the uncertain legal status of these aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon has awarded a new contract for Stinger anti-aircraft missile replacements while also shifting more internal money for military assistance to Ukraine, and is seeking to stockpile critical munitions as it looks at lessons learned from Russia’s invasion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The sector also faces a “perfect storm” amid rising fuel costs, inflation, a food crisis and supply chain disruptions, AAPA DG Subhas Menon said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
AerFin is working with RefuAid to provide refugees from global conflict zones with resettlement and employment support.
Workforce & Training

By Brian Everstine
Finland and Sweden joining NATO instantly would enhance the alliance’s military power with capable air forces and increasing acquisition budgets, the nominee to lead U.S. European Command and become the alliance’s Supreme Allied Commander-Europe told lawmakers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded its largest-ever commercial imagery contract effort—up to billions over the next decade—to BlackSky, Maxar and Planet at a critical time for the industry.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The Sigonella, Italy-based fleet of five Northrop Grumman RQ-4Ds conducted surge operations May 11-18 along NATO's eastern front.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Singapore military has contracted Airbus to deliver its new batch of H225M helicopters from France, ferried on the company’s BelugaST transporter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Byron Callan
There are three broad scenarios for Russia’s future and supply chain considerations for the West.
Budget, Policy & Operations