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03 Aug

Poland accuses Belarus of violating airspace

Warsaw, Aug 3, Poland has accused Belarus of violating its airspace, saying more troops will be deployed at the countries' border. According to authorities in Warsaw, two Belarusian helicopters allegedly violated the Polish airspace during training exercises on Tuesday, CNN reported. In a statement on Wednesday, the Polish Defence Ministry said Minsk had informed Warsaw about the exercise, but a border crossing took place in the eastern Bialowieza region at a “very low altitude, making detection by radar systems difficult”. The border region is located south of the Suwalki gap -- a thin strip of land between Poland and Lithuania…

31 Jul

Sudan extends airspace closure until Aug 15 amid conflict

Khartoum, July 31, Amid the ongoing conflict, Sudan's civil aviation authority extended the closure of the country's airspace until August 15, except for humanitarian aid and evacuation flights, Khartoum International Airport said in a statement on Monday. The country's airspace has remained closed since the conflict first erupted on April 15 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), reports Xinhua news agency. Air navigation systems at Khartoum International Airport were affected by the conflict, according to authorities. More than 3,000 people have died and over 6,000 others injured in the bloody conlict, which the…

10 Jul

Italy lifts 10-yr airspace ban on Libyan civil flights

Tripoli, July 10, The Libyan government has announced that a 10-year ban on Libyan civil flights over Italian airspace has been lifted. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has conveyed the decision to her Libyan counterpart Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah, the Libyan government said on Sunday in a statement. The decision marks a significant improvement in relations between Italy and Libya and is expected to have a positive impact on air travel and aviation cooperation between the two Mediterranean countries, analysts said. Flights between the two countries are scheduled to resume in September, according to the statement as quoted by Xinhua news agency…