airspace
The IAF’s Transformation into the Indian Air and Space Force
The recently initiated renaming of the Indian Air Force to Indian Air and Space Force has drawn attention from many quarters. It is exactly a decade ago that one of…
By Air Marshal (Dr) Diptendu Choudhury (Retd) PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM
Britain says Ukraine controls majority of its airspace
(Reuters) - Ukraine retains control over the majority of its airspace, Britain's defence ministry said on Wednesday, adding that Russia has failed to effectively destroy the country's air force or…
Two Russian planes rerouted after attempting to enter Canadian airspace
(In first paragraph, planes were rerouted by FAA and not ordered out by Canada. In last paragraph, makes clear NAV's action is only in case of an emergency) (Reuters) -…
Poland to ban Russian airlines from its airspace from midnight
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will ban Russian airlines from its airspace from midnight on Friday, the government said a day after Russia attacked Ukraine. "I have ordered the preparation of…
Ukrainian airspace closed; Air India plane enroute to Kyiv called back
New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) An Air India plane that took off for Kyiv in Ukraine on Thursday morning to bring back Indians from the eastern European nation was called back…
Ukraine Crisis – Aviation Fears Grow Over Russia Fallout
Airlines and the leasing companies that control billions of dolllars' worth of passenger jets are drawing up contingency plans for a freeze in business with Russia if the standoff on…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Ukraine launches guarantee fund for flights through its airspace
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's government on Sunday allocated 16.6 billion hryvnia ($592 million) to guarantee the continuation of flights through Ukrainian airspace, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said. Shmygal said on…
Mali bans German military plane from airspace, forces diversion, Berlin says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Mali's authorities banned a German military plane with 75 troops on board from overflying the country late on Wednesday, forcing it to divert to Gran Canaria, the…
S.Korea scrambles fighter jets as China, Russia aircraft enter air defense zone
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's military said on Friday it scrambled fighter jets after two Chinese and seven Russian warplanes intruded into its air defence identification zone…
Algeria closes airspace to French military, French army says, as row grows
PARIS/ALGIERS (Reuters) -Algeria has closed its airspace to French military planes, France's military said on Sunday, escalating the biggest row between the countries in years. A spokesperson for the French…
EASA recommends commercial operators to suspend flights in Kabul airspace
Brussels [Belgium] August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) recommends commercial operators not to conduct flights in the airspace of Kabul and Afghanistan in general until further…
China’s increasing military activities near Taiwan raise ‘risk of miscalculation’: Pentagon
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI): Terming the recent incursion by Chinese warplane into Taiwan air defence identification zone (ADIZ) as 'destabilizing', Pentagon said Beijing's increasing military activities in the vicinity…
