Belarus national carrier Belavia denied access to Tel Aviv airport
The flag carrier of Belarus, Belavia, canceled its flights to Tel Aviv as the aviation regulator of Israel…
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FAA expands no-fly zone to include Ukraine, Belarus, parts of Russia
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) on February 24, 2022 to…
Fact check: Belarus captured a mysterious drone. Who built it?
On February 3, 2021, Ukraine’s ambassador to Belarus, Igor Kizim, was summoned to the Belarusian foreign ministry and…
ICAO Council demands further investigation into Belarus diversion
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council reviewed the final report on the diversion of Ryanair flight FR4978…
FR4978: US accuses Belarusian officials of air piracy over forced landing
Federal prosecutors in New York have charged four Belarusian officials with piracy following the diversion of Ryanair flight…
ICAO releases report into Ryanair FR4978 forced diversion in Belarus
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has released a fact-finding report into a incident involving Ryanair flight FR4978…
Belavia grounds nearly half of its fleet following EU sanctions
Belarusian national airline Belavia announced it has downsized its fleet by nearly half after “further restrictions to flights to a number of countries were…
Syrian carrier Cham Wings Airlines suspends flights to Minsk
Damascus-based private carrier Cham Wings Airlines have suspended its air services connecting Damascus, Syria, and Minsk, Belarus. According to…
Turkish Airlines refutes claims of aiding illegal immigration traffic
Turkish Airlines refutes public allegations that the airline is aiding illegal immigration traffic to Minsk, Belarus,The flag carrier…
EU threatens to ban airlines connected to Belarus migrant crisis
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, issued a statement calling for more sanctions on…
Belarusian cargo plane crashes in Siberia, killing 7
An Antonov An-12 turboprop cargo plane, belonging to Belarusian firm Aircompany Grodno, crashed in the Siberian Federal District,…
Russian Su-30 fighter jets to be permanently based in Belarus
An unspecified number of Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets of the Russian Air Force arrived at Baranovichi air base…
Western spy planes patrol before Russian exercise Zapad 21
At least five observation flights by western spy planes took place over the Baltic Sea on September 7,…
Iraq to Belarus flights suspended over EU migrant crisis
All Iraqi Airways flights to Minsk, Belarus, were suspended for seven days, beginning August 5, 2021. The move…
Ryanair flight 4978: DOT suggests banning US-Belarus ticket sales
The Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an order proposing to prohibit the sale of passenger air transportation between…
O’Leary: Ryanair FR4978 pilots were given no alternative to Minsk
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary qualified the forced diversion of flight FR4978 by the Belarus regime as a “premeditated…
EU to move forward with Belarus sanctions
The European Union is moving forward to place sanctions on Belarus that will entail restrictions on the national…
Belarus to appeal to ICAO over EU and Ukraine airspace bans
Belarus intends to appeal to the ICAO after Ukraine, the member states of the European Union and other…