AeroSvit banned from Russian airspace

AeroSvit Boeing 767-300. By Rob Finlayson Russia’s Air Traffic Management Corp. has banned Ukrainian carrier AeroSvit from operating flights in the country’s airspace. The ban was effective Jan. 25. Russia’s aviation authorities said the carrier was ordered to pay $697,000 for November’s air navigation services before Jan. 24 but the carrier did not meet the deadline. AeroSvit, which filed for bankruptcy Dec. 29, had said it would continue to operate, but ...