Tag / safe airspace
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Stuck in Iran for over 2 months
On Feb 23, the Norwegian B737 which had been stuck in Iran for two months after an in-flight diversion finally departed OISS/Shiraz, and landed back at Stockholm’s ESSA/Arlanda airport. The brand new Norwegian Boeing…
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Why are we still flying airline passengers over war zones?
Here’s the level of inconsistency we’ve reached in international air transport: we take each passenger, scrutinize their booking, check the no-fly-list, watch them on CCTV, pull them apart at TSA, remove anything…
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OPSGROUP featured on Al Jazeera
As a group of 4000 pilots, dispatchers, and controllers, we stand for safety ahead of commerce. Al Jazeera interviewed our founder, Mark Zee, about the current risk in Ethiopian airspace created by…
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The risks posed to civil aircraft by surface-to-air missiles
In Short: Worldwide the SAM threat is deemed to be “low” by ICAO with the caveat that this can change quickly when flying over or near conflict zones. The best risk mitigation is…
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FSB removes North Korea airspace warnings
Flight Service Bureau is today removing all airspace warnings regarding North Korea from our guidance to aircraft operators. Specifically: We are removing the Level 1 – Do Not Fly – warning for…
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Who is still flying over Syria?
We have reported recently on the complex airspace picture and dangers associated with the ongoing Syrian conflict. Most major carriers have taken the advice of numerous government agencies to avoid Syrian airspace…
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Qatar airspace update – military jets intercepting civil flights
In short: The situation is volatile and constantly changing, even by the hour. Military interception has been reported so the best advice is to be vigilant with sticking to assigned routes for all…
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Kenya airspace threat downgraded
The FAA has revised its warning for Kenyan airspace – the area to ‘exercise caution’ is now limited only to that airspace east of 40 degrees East longitude below FL260 (i.e. the…
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Think twice before entering this airspace. Overflight Risk areas in August 2017.
One of our primary missions at FSB is to monitor the world’s airspace and report on new risks to civil aviation. When enough changes occur, we update our “Unsafe Airspace Summary“. Today,…
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What altitude is ‘safe enough’ to overfly a Conflict Zone?
Most conflict zone guidance from Aviation Authorities is based on the risk posed by MANPADS – Man Portable Air Defence Systems, or more descriptively – Shoulder Launched Surface to Air Missiles (SAMS). Large-Unit SAM attacks on…
