Plane

A C-295 medicalized plane of the Spanish Air and Space Army. Photo: Ministerio de Defensa.

Spain

WAR IN UKRAINE

Spain sends another plane with supplies to Ukraine

The Nomad Today 10/1/22

In Poland, the aircraft will pick up eight Ukrainian war wounded, who will then be transferred to Spain for further treatment

FILED - 08 April 2020, Frankfurt_Main: A flight attendant and passengers are seen wearing face masks after landing by Lufthansa's Boeing 747 at Frankfurt Airport. The EU has announced the relaxing of anti-Covid measures for air travellers, dropping the recommendation to wear masks in airports and on aircraft from Monday, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the EU health authority ECDC said Wednesday. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

EU drops recommendation to wear masks on planes

The Nomad Today 5/11/22

For passengers and crew members, the move represented a big step towards normalizing air travel, said EASA chief Patrick Ky

HANDOUT - 29 March 2021, United Kingdom, ---: A Russian Tu-142 Bear-F aircraft which was intercepted by Typhoons from the RAF Lossiemouth base on Monday morning after it was spotted operating near the UK. Photo: Sac Sian Stephens Raf/Ministry of Defence (MoD) via PA Media/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

TENSIONS

Russian military plane briefly violates Swedish airspace again

The Nomad Today 5/1/22

Four Russian fighter jets had already briefly violated the airspace over Sweden at the beginning of March

Simulation of a China Eastern Airlines plane. Source: YouTube.

World

ACCIDENT

Plane with 132 on board crashes near Wuzhou in southern China

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/21/22

The plane was a Boeing 737-800NG

27/02/2022 Spanish soldiers loading one of the shipments of aid material for Ukraine. Photo: Rubén Somonte/MDE.

Spain

WAR IN UKRAINE

Spain sends 20,000 kilos of protective equipment, medical supplies to Ukraine

The Nomad Today 2/27/22

The Minister of Defense thanked the Army and the Air Force for their great efforts so that this material could be transferred today

Waterfalls and lake in Iceland. Photo: Pixabay.

World

TOURIST ACCIDENT

Four bodies found after small plane crash east of Reykjavik

The Nomad Today 2/7/22

South Iceland Police Chief said it was not yet absolutely certain that the remains were the four men who had been on board the plane

World

AFGHANISTAN

Russian planes to bring 500 evacuees out of Afghanistan

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/25/21

In addition to Russians, citizens of Ukraine, Belarus and the Central Asian republics of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan will be taken out of Afghanistan

22 June 2021, Australia, Melbourne: The State Emergency Service (SES) personnel work at the scene of a light plane crash near the Capital Golf Course, in Melbourne. A pilot has been injured after his light plane crashed into trees shortly after take-off from Moorabbin airport. Photo: James Ross/AAP/dpa

World

ACCIDENT

Several dead after plane crashes in Sweden

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/9/21

Eight skydivers had been on board the plane, plus the pilot

Remains of the fuselage of another crashed airplane. Photo: Pixabay.

World

ACCIDENT

Debris found after a Russian plane crashed in the Far East

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/6/21

Citing rescue services, the Interfax agency also reported that all occupants were presumed dead

30 May 2021, Berlin: Federal police check the aircraft after an unscheduled landing of a Ryanair plane at Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt (BER). Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa

World

IN BERLIN

Another Ryanair plane inspected after being forced to unscheduled stop

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/31/21

The jet was surrounded by numerous police vehicles with flashing lights.

HANDOUT - 28 May 2021, Russia, Sochi: Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Sochi. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

RYANAIR PLANE

Belarus' Lukashenko complains to Putin about pressure from the West

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/29/21

Looking to the future, the European Commission suggested providing billions in aid to support democratic change in Belarus.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends the Victory Day parade, which marks the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Minsk, Belarus May 9, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

World

TO PARLIAMENT

Lukashenko: Activist on plane forced to land was 'terrorist'

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/26/21

"That the plane was forced to land by a MiG-29 fighter jet is an absolute lie!" said Lukashenko. Belarus acted for safety reasons, he said, because the plane flew over the country's nuclear power…

24 May 2021, Berlin: The national flag of Belarus flies in front of the Belarusian embassy in Berlin. The EU has strongly condemned the forced landing of a scheduled flight by Belarusian authorities in Minsk and held out the prospect of sanctions against those responsible. Belarusian authorities dispatched a fighter jet to force a Ryanair flight to divert to Minsk, where Roman Protasevich, a Belarusian journalist and opposition activist, who was on board was then arrested. Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa

World

EU leaders weigh Belarus sanctions after forced landing scandal

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/24/21

Governments and officials said the incident was a state "hijacking" of a commercial flight between two EU countries.

23 May 2021, Ukraine, KieV: Demonstrators hold Belarusian flags during a rally calling for the release of Roman Protasevich, a Belarusian journalist and opposition activist arrested in Belarus, outside the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa

World

UPDATE

Belarus activist arrested after fighter jet intercepts Ryanair flight

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/23/21

Governments across Europe reacted with outrage, suggesting authoritarian Belarus used the pretext of a safety threat to conduct a "state hijacking" of a civilian airliner in order to go after a…

HANDOUT - 29 March 2021, United Kingdom, Moray: A Typhhon takes off from the RAF Lossiemouth base on Monday morning to intercept a Russian Tu-142 Bear-F aircraft which was spotted operating near the UK. Photo: Sac Sian Stephens Raf/Ministry of Defence (MoD) via PA Media/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

BOMBERS AND FIGHTERS

NATO intercepts Russian warplanes in 'unusual' level of air activity

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/31/21

Pilots from Norway, Britain, Belgium, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria and Italy carried out interception manoeuvres.

HANDOUT - 23 December 2020, Iran, Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a cabinet meeting. Photo: -/Iranian Presidency/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Coronavirus

176 VICTIMS

Iran agrees to pay relatives compensation for victims of downed plane

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/30/20

The victims came from Ukraine, Iran, Canada, Afghanistan, Britain and Sweden.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Four Finns arrive in Sweden on a British plane despite the ban

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/27/20

The Finnish nationals were allowed to continue to Finland after the incident, which was attributed to "a misunderstanding" by the Swedish Transport Agency. Sweden detects the first case of…

Family members mourn the death of a relative who was killed in a plane crash, outside a morgue in Karachi, Pakistan May 23, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

World

Death toll from Pakistan airliner crash 97

The Nomad Today 5/23/20

There were two survivors from onboard the aircraft, while no fatalities were reported in the densely populated area of the city where the aircraft crashed.