Episode 119 - Mriya

Antonov AN225 Mriya. Pic credit - Wikipedia Commons

Aired on March 7, 2022

Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, affecting millions of people. Sanctions against Russia are coming from all angles and we discuss how aviation is affected. We end with some positive news on COVID19 with infections declining and masks coming off everywhere - even on some planes. Other topics on this episode:

• Two Russian planes trying to enter Canadian airspace are turned back while one flight, SU111 flies over Canada declaring that it’s a humanitarian flight. Transport Canada is investigating

• Nigeria Air may be the name of Nigeria’s national airline but few details exist

• We discuss recent airspace closures in the Middle East and Asia

• We explain how runways are configured - its complicated

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