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FAA Bans U.S. Flights Over Ukraine, Belarus, Western Russia

The FAA has widened the area of Eastern Europe and Russia that is off-limits to U.S. airlines and pilots. [File Photo: Shutterstock]
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U.S. airlines and pilots are banned from flying in areas of Eastern Europe, the FAA announced Thursday following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“The FAA issued Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMs) expanding the area in Eastern Europe and Russia where U.S. airlines and U.S. pilots cannot operate,” the FAA said in a statement. “The expanded NOTAMs now cover the entire country of Ukraine, the entire country of Belarus, and a western portion of Russia.”

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