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Finnish carrier Finnair reported GPS interference in flights over the Baltic sea near Kaliningrad in March

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KLM cancelled a flight from Amsterdam to Moscow and back.

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All 150 passengers and crew were killed when the co-pilot deliberately crashed the aircraft into the French Alps.

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Some flights are having to take longer routes around Europe to get to Asia as a result of the Russian airspace ban on EU airlines.

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Planes are having to use hours more 'fuel burn' to get to their destinations, with Finnair particularly impacted by the airspace bans.

01/03/2022

Airline shares are dropping amid Russia crisis

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In Asia, Singapore Airlines has also said it is suspending all services to and from Moscow until further notice.

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Changes to flight paths are adding significant costs to airlines.

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28/02/2022

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The airline clarified that the issue was not caused by a cyber attack as had been previously speculated.

26/02/2022

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Russia has invaded Ukraine.

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Germany's airline Lufthansa said it was halting flights to Ukraine from Monday, joining KLM which has already done so.

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Joby, founded in 2009, began the certification process for its electric aircraft last year

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15/02/2022

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Rules about landing and taking off have left airlines running empty or half empty flights.

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