Tag Archives: FIR

Α barrage of not ten, not twenty but a total of 110 violations of Greek airspace and the FIR Athens were conducted by Turkish fighter jets, UAVs and naval cooperation aircraft on a single day, yesterday, Wednesday. The airspace and FIR violations as well as 4 overflights were carried out …

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Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority CAA has issues a three-month ban on civilian aircraft using Ukraine-controlled airspace. In a statement issued on Thursday, the CAA cites the relevant decision of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), also issued on February 24, 2022. According to CAA, the ban of flights using …

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Greek military authorities reported a total of 50 violations of the country’s national airspace by Turkish jets on Thursday. The violations were conducted by 13 aircraft in the northeastern, central and southeastern Aegean Sea. The 13 aircraft were identified as eight F-16s, two F-4 and one CN-235. On nine occasions, …

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The Greek Foreign Ministry sharply criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday for his comments about flights of the Greek Air Force over the Aegean. “Whenever Greek military aircraft takes off in the Aegean, Turkish jets will follow suit,” Erdogan said during an interview with private broadcaster Haberturk. Equating …

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Turkish fighter jets violated Greek national air space a total of 47 times on Tuesday and thus while the Hellenic Air Force was mourning for the death of pilot Major Nikolaos Vassiliou during the crash of a training aircraft. The violations took place over the northeast, central and southeast parts …

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Turkish fighter jest violated the Greek airspace 46 times in a single day, the Greek General Staff said in a statement yesterday afternoon. The FIR violations occurred in the North, Central and Southeast Aegean Sea on Wednesday. A total of 17 Turkish aircraft committed the Greek airspace violations. They were …

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Turkish fighter jets and aircraft conducted massive violations of the Greek FIR on Tuesday. Two pairs of F-16 and two CASA CN-235 aircraft conducted a total of 33 Greek airspace violations in the northeastern, central ans southeastern Aegean Sea in a single day. The Turkish F-16s were armed and violated …

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A gunboat of the Turkish Navy violated Greece’s territorial waters and conducted shots with live ammunition near the islet of Farmakonisi in eastern Aegean Sea. The violation occurred on Friday morning and lasted two hours. Prior to the exercise, the Turkish general staff had issued a warning (NAVTEX) for sailors …

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A diplomatic thriller between Moscow – Athens – Washington is taking place these days, after the United States asked NATO-partner Greece to ban two Russian flights to Syria via the Greek airspace. On Monday, Greece confirmed the US request however it declined to reveal its plans. “We examine the request,” …

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A diplomatic ‘war’ broke out between Greece and Turkey, after Ankara issued a NOTAM to “reserve” a large part of the Greek airspace over the Aegean Sea for military exercises and use international air space, Greek FIR and the south part of the island of Limnos as “Firing Exercise Areas” …

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