Prime Minister Denis Shmygal called on people from all over the world to gather on the squares of their cities on March 9, 10 and 11 with a demand to close the skies over Ukraine.
Since the countries of the European Union closed EU airspace to Russian aircraft, a very lively air connection has sprung up between Moscow and Istanbul.
The world-famous AN-225 Mriya, one of the largest and most powerful airplanes in existence, was destroyed as a result of the attack on the Hostomil Airport by Russian troops.
Ukrainian state-owned aircraft manufacturer Antonov did not transfer development rights and responsibilities for the ‘Ruslan’ plane to a Russian company, the company informs in a press release.
Ukrainian state-owned aircraft manufacturer Antonov won a lawsuit against the Russian company ‘Aviakor — Aviation Factory’ with the amount of the claim totaling $2.9 million.
Famous low-cost airlines will be back in the Ukrainian market by the end of this year, but will start flying passengers only in 2017, Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan said on Hromadske.
The Court of Cassation together with the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine confirmed the legitimacy of the resolutions of the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine that imposed fines of over ₴7.7M (over $300,000) on Aeroflot Russian Airlines.