Sign in Subscribe

Aeropolitics

ISRAEL: MOT Restricts Flight Crew Members from 27 Countries from Operating Flights to Israel

JERUSALEM, Israel Transportation Ministry issued tightened rules for foreign airlines flying to Israel. Rules bar crew members holding citizenship in countries without formal diplomatic relations from operating or traveling on Israel-bound flights.

IRAN: CAO Looks to Reopen Oman and Azerbaijan Flights

TEHRAN, Iran Iranian Civil Aviation Organization received signals on Monday for resumption of flights to Oman and Azerbaijan as new exceptions to the United States ban on Iranian airlines. Iranian airlines resumed flights to Najaf Airport in southern Iraq on Sunday after the United States granted Ba

IRAQ: Iraqi Airways set to Resume Iran Flights

BAGHDAD, Iraq * Iraqi Airways will resume direct flights to Iran from October 8, 2026. * The carrier will operate daily services from Najaf Al-Ashraf International Airport to Mashhad, Tehran, and Isfahan. * The resumption is part of Iraqi Ministry of Transport efforts to reactivate air transport links with regional destinations. * Having

CAMEROON: Egypt And Cameroon Sign Memorandum Of Understanding In Civil Aviation And Discuss Launching Direct Route Between Cairo And Yaoundé

YAOUNDE, Cameroon * The Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority has initialled a memorandum of understanding with the Cameroonian Civil Aviation Authority during a recent visit to Yaoundé. * Sides discussed launch of a direct Cairo-Yaoundé air route. * Visit followed coordination at Africa and Indian Ocean Aviation Week hosted in Cairo in July.

IRAQ: Iraq Authorises 40 Daily Iranian Flights To Najaf, Excluding Mahan Air

BAGHDAD, Iraq * Iraqi government reached agreement authorising 40 daily flights to and from Najaf International Airport for Iranian airlines, excluding Mahan Air. * Prime Minister Ali Falih Al-Zaidi oversaw the file of resuming Iranian airline operations. * US government granted the required exemption after Iraqi diplomatic efforts. * Flights cover humanitarian, medical

ISRAEL: Israel Looks to Halt flydubai Flights over Hijacking Pilot's Background

JERUSALEM, Israel * Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev has requested the Israeli internal security service, Shin Bet, halt all flydubai flights entering and exiting Israel after the suspected attempted hijacking of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight. * The decision followed reports that the co-pilot suspected in the incident is of Omani