Arab Quartet take Qatar airspace dispute to UN's top courtThe UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt are taking their sovereign airspace dispute with Qatar to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a report said. The four GCC states, which cut off ties with Qatar more than a year ago, s More… |
Dubai Airspace expansion allowed carriers to save over $14mThe Dubai airspace restructuring project, which was implemented last year, enabled carriers flying from Dubai International Airport to save a total of Dh53 million ($14.4 million) from their budgets. The project yielded astounding More… |
UAE to unveil largest airspace restructuring in MEStarting from December 7, the UAE will be able to effectively manage its airspace and ease congestion at airports with the launch of its airspace restructuring programme (ARP) - the largest airspace change the region has seen. Cla More… |
Egypt eases airspace ban on flights to and from QatarEgypt has eased its flight restrictions for Qatar, allowing airlines and aircraft not registered in either Egypt or Qatar to use its airspace to fly to and from the Gulf state, said a report. Qatar had asked the United Nations' More… |
Qatar Airways fined by US for flying over 'prohibited airspace'Gulf carrier Qatar Airways was fined $185,000 by the US Department of Transportation for flying over prohibited airspace, said a report. According to a statement from the department, the airline was operating flights in regi More… |
Norway reopens airspace after technical outageNorway gradually reopened its airspace and resumed flights on Tuesday following radar problems earlier in the day that had triggered a shutdown in western parts of the country, airports operator Avinor said on its Facebook page. H More… |
Dubai 'can help redesign Mideast airspace'Dubai is prepared to help countries in the region with their air traffic navigation and redesign the airspace as part of its policy, a senior official has said. Speaking at the 2016 World Government Summit, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed More… |
Turkey says Russian jet violated its airspace againTurkey warned of consequences on Saturday after saying a Russian SU-34 jet had violated its airspace despite warnings, but Russia denied that there had been any incursion. Turkey warned of consequences on Saturday after saying a R More… |
Bahrain joins convention amid ‘Iran exploitation’ concernsConcerns that Iran could try to use an international search and rescue agreement to invade Bahrain’s airspace have failed to halt its ratification. Parliament yesterday (November 10) approved government plans to join the 1979 Internation More… |
Nato to Russia: We are not buying your mistakeNato on Tuesday rejected Moscow's explanation that its warplanes violated the air space of alliance member Turkey at the weekend by mistake and said Russia was sending more ground troops to Syria and building up its naval presence. More… |