Tag / Libya
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Tripoli airport hit by airstrikes as civil war erupts in Libya
Libya has been plunged into civil war again, with militia from the East mounting a campaign to seize control of Tripoli, and threatening to shoot down aircraft operating in western Libya. Risk…
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A319, A330 hit by gunfire at Tripoli
Heavy clashes broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Jan 15, leaving at least twenty people dead and forcing HLLM/Mitiga airport to close for five days, re-opening again on Jan 20.…
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Libya: it’s simple – don’t land, don’t overfly.
There has been a flurry of activity in Libya of late. The people with their hands on the AFTN printer for Libya have been putting out all kinds of information, advertising availability…
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Fighting at Tripoli Airport, 5 killed
Update Jan 21: Heavy clashes broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Jan 15, leaving at least twenty people dead and forcing the airport to close for five days, re-opening again…
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International Bulletin: Sharm El Sheikh reopens, New ICAO Phraseologies 10NOV
Sharm El Sheikh reopens 03NOV HESH/Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt has reopened to international traffic, with a number of airlines starting services again on 01NOV. However, there are conflicting views on security at the airport,…
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Midweek Briefing: Taiwan ADS-B requirement, Costa Rica volcano
Taiwan ADS-B requirement 21SEP Yesterday, Taiwan pushed the requirement for ADS-B above FL290 for all aircraft, back to 2020 – as a fast approaching deadline of December this year was looming. Read the article. Costa…
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Unsafe Airspace – a summary
With the events surrounding the shootdown of MAS17, risk assessment of potentially unsafe airspace has given far greater weighting to the situation on the ground. Access to reliable information to determine the…
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Monday Briefing: Russian overflights of Ukraine now prohibited, EUR: TCAS 7.1 Compulsary
All Russian overflights of Ukraine now prohibited 29NOV In a development of the dispute between Russia and Ukraine regarding traffic between the two countries, Ukraine has extended the original ban (which affected specific Russian…
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Monday Briefing: Security in Caracas, Tripoli, UK Permit rules
Security issues rule out Venezuela, Libya Mar 23: SVMI/Caracas, Venezuela, and HLLT/Tripoli, Libya, should be off your tech stop or charter lists for the foreseeable future. Both airports have been subject to rising…
