U.S. FAA issues new Ukraine warning on Apr. 2nd

The U.S. FAA have published a Note warning of escalating tensions in the east of Ukraine along the border with Russia. Canada has also published an airspace warning, advising operators to avoid the UKFV/Simferopol and UKDV/Dnipropetrovsk FIRs in the east of the country due to the risk from heightened military activity and anti-aviation weaponry. There has been a large military build-up in this area recently, along with an increase in ceasefire violations. Essentially, similar conditions to those prior to the shoot-down of MH17 in 2014. Should hostilities escalate, the airspace on both sides of the border could be exposed to potential weapons activity posing a risk…