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Why Airbus and Boeing now fly with fake spare parts installed

eTurboNews | eTN With sanctions against Russia for its brutal attack on Ukraine, international aviation may become a collateral casualty in this war. As it has been shown for decades in Iran where airlines cannot buy spare parts, Russia is now in the p...

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European travel market totters due to lack of Russian tourists

With the EU banning Russian aircraft from operating in its airspace due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, these nations are likely to receive very few Russian tourists this summer says GlobalData.

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Russian aggression in Ukraine will hurt European tourism this summer

Russian aggression in Ukraine will hurt European tourism this summer - With the EU banning Russian aircraft from operating in its airspace due to Russia’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of neighboring Ukraine, these nations are likely to receive very f...

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Ukraine invasion destroys Russian outbound tourism

eTurboNews | eTN According to the latest industry data, Russian outbound tourism, already severely handicapped by the global COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions, has fallen even further, because of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. In the week...

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European Union to suspend Visa Facilitation Agreement with Russia

European Union to suspend Visa Facilitation Agreement with Russia - The European Commission announced on Twitter today that it has issued the guidelines to help European Union states partially halt the Visa Facilitation Agreement with Russian Federatio...

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Russian Aeroflot kicked out of SkyTeam airline alliance

Russian Aeroflot kicked out of SkyTeam airline alliance - In a press release posted on its official website today, SkyTeam announced that Russia’s national flag carrier Aeroflot was no longer a member of the international airline alliance. SkyTea...

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Aeroflot Flight Attendants Treat Putin With Flowers As War On Ukraine Rages On

The outlook for Aeroflot and other Russian carriers, despite the cheery faces, is bleaker than ever.

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Russian Airspace Sanctions May Lead Finnair to Lay off 650 Crew

Finnair may be forced to lay off up to 650 pilots and cabin personnel for at least three months due to restrictions on flying in Russian airspace.

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Hotelbeds ceases operations in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine

B2B hospitality company Hotelbeds has taken a stance in the ongoing crisis in Eastern Europe.

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Russia Considers Nationalisation Of Aircraft To Save Aeroflot

Foreign sanctions could lead to the Russian government deciding to nationalise all of its Boeing and Airbus planes to prevent them from returning to their lessors; the Ministry of Transport has been in discussions with the country’s major airlines.

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Another Raft Of Bad News For Russian Airlines

Following similar steps by the European Union and Canada in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden declared a ban on Russian flights from American airspace in his state of the union speech on 1 March 2022.

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Russia-Europe Airspace Closure Spares Asian Carriers

The closure of Russian airspace to several European airlines has spared Asian carriers, which have recovered from the pandemic more slowly than competitors elsewhere in the world.

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Sabre terminates distribution agreement with Aeroflot

Sabre Corporation has announced that it has terminated its distribution agreement with Aeroflot, the largest government-majority owned carrier in Russia.

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How Will The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Affect The Airline Industry?

Russia’s full-fledged invasion of Ukraine comes at a critical juncture in the commercial aviation industry’s recovery.

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How Ukraine-Russia conflict affects travel

It has been six days since Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and it seems that a peaceful resolution is nowhere in sight. As days passed, the effects of the conflict are being felt beyond the borders of Russia and Eastern Europe.