The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency ( EASA ) have continued to prohibit airlines from operating flights over Iran’s airspace as the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate. FAA extending its ban over the usage of Iran’s airspace On October 3, the FAA issued a final rule that has extended the prohibition of the usage of Iranian airspace. The ban applied to all US airlines, US commercial operators, pilots with FAA certificates (except when operating US-registered aircraft for foreign airlines), and operators of US-registered aircraft.
The FAA exempted foreign airlines from the latter rule. Nevertheless, the ban was extended for another three years and will remain valid from October 31 to October 31, 2027. “The FAA finds this action necessary to address significant unacceptable safety-of-flight risks to US civil aviation operations that continue in the Tehran FIR [Flight Information Region – ed.
note] (OIIX) during periods of heightened regional tensions and increased military activities.” According to the regulator, the regional tensions had led to the downing of Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752, operated by a Boeing 737-800 , in January 2020. The flight was a regularly scheduled itinerary from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) to Kyiv Boryspil International Airport (KBP).
Eventually, an Iranian court sentenced ten members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for the.