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 A German plane airlifted dozens of Canadians out of Sudan Monday, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, after the government says the U.S. military evacuated Canadian diplomatic staff “on very short notice” over the weekend. Speaking during a photo-op with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Ottawa, Trudeau added that the Canadian military will aim to airlift more Canadians out of Sudan using a C-17 transport plane that is in the region. He said he heard earlier Monday that a German plane lifted off from the capital, Khartoum, carrying 58 Canadian citizens and one German citizen. Late Monday, the Canadian Forces said the situation in Sudan is “deteriorating rapidly” and that officials are looking at “every possible option” to support Canadians in Sudan. In that same joint statement, Global Affairs Canada confirmed Canadian diplomatic staff managed to evacuate on a U.S. military flight that evacuated their own embassy officials from the capital on Sunday.

 Ross Aimer still recalls the snow-white Russian tundra unfurling on the horizon during flights he piloted between the U.S. and Asia. “In summertime, it's all daytime flying. That’s beautiful views,” said Aimer, CEO of California-based Aero Consulting Experts and a former United Airlines captain. Those vistas are no longer available to flight crews from many Western countries. Russia barred Canadian, American, British and European Union operators from its airspace more than a year ago in response to airspace prohibitions against it by those states and others that support Ukraine, after Moscow invaded its neighbor in February 2022. European airlines are among the most affected, having to reroute planes on hours-long detours to reach Asia and parts of the Middle East. But Canadian carriers are impacted too, with planes en route to East Asia and South Asia forced to skirt around Russian airspace daily, and no sign of relief on the radar. The detours mean longer trips, greater fuel and...