Airspace

The spokesperson for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) has refuted reports claiming that new flight restrictions or a Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) have been issued, confirming that the country's airspace conditions remain entirely normal.

EghtesadOnline: European airlines can return to parts of Iranian and Iraqi airspace, the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said on Wednesday, three weeks after Iran accidentally shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet amid an exchange of hostilities with US forces in Iraq.

EghtesadOnline: Dutch carrier KLM announced Thursday it will resume flights over Iran, about two weeks after it and several other airlines barred flights in the airspace after Tehran accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner.

EghtesadOnline: Iran has filed an official complaint to the United Nations over the aggression against its airspace by an American drone on the basis of Article 51 of the UN Charter, which allows military action in self-defense.

EghtesadOnline: Iran has protested to the United Nations over a violation of its airspace by a US drone, saying that it "does not seek war" but will exercise its right to self-defense against any hostile, provocative act.

EghtesadOnline: Iran has banned Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 from its airspace due to safety concerns raised following the deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight last week.