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Russia's helicopter training base in Venezuela, 2 April 2019
Summary
A look back at the opening of a Russian training facility for Venezuelan pilots, and a new terminal in Boryspil.
What did Russia's new helicopter training facility in Venezuela signal on 2 April 2019? Moscow opened the site that day, with the state-owned company Rostec due to train Venezuelan pilots to operate Mi-35M gunships and transport helicopters.
The opening came after the White House had warned Moscow against sending troops or military equipment to the country.
A new terminal near Kyiv
In Ukraine, a different kind of aviation news had arrived a few days earlier. On 31 March 2019, a second terminal, Terminal F, began operating at Boryspil international airport. It was designated for low-cost carriers and charter flights.
