Tag / Turkey
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Istanbul Mega-Airport opening soon – but not for everyone
In Short: The switch from LTBA/Istanbul Ataturk to LTFM/Istanbul New Airport has effectively been postponed until sometime in early March 2019 – although no official date has been given yet. LTFM “officially” opened on…
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Dubai to London – which way is best?
In Short: Two main options, via Saudi and Egypt (safer, cheaper but longer) or via Iran and Turkey (shorter, busier and geo-politically more unstable). It’s a complicated planning climate at present. Review…
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Turkey suspends US Visas
Effective immediately Turkey has suspended all Visa services to US citizens. This includes both physical Visa and E-Visa. Any visa granted before 08OCT will stand until expiry of validity date. Any visa…
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ORER and ORSU: Closed to International Ops
The Iraqi CAA will ban all international flights to/from ORER/Erbil and ORSU/Sulaimaniyah starting from Friday 29th Sep. From then on, those airports will only be open for Iraqi carriers and domestic ops.…
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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: NAT changes postponed, Matthew Airport Update
NAT changes postponed 05OCT Phase 2 of Reduced Separation on the North Atlantic NAT Tracks will not go ahead as planned, slowing down the rate of change in the NAT region. Read the article. Matthew:…
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New airspace warnings – Turkey, Iran
Today Flight Service Bureau has published ION05/16 – an updated Unsafe Airspace Summary, with new warnings for Turkey, and Iran, and a new map at safeairspace.net. This replaces 04/16 issued in August.…
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Midweek Briefing: End of Canada Leniency, Two hurricanes inbound Hawaii
End of Canada Leniency 31AUG Earlier this year Canada introduced a requirement for an eTA – like the US Esta. For a while, it was OK to travel without one. That’s ending in September … Read the…
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Midweek Briefing 10AUG: EASA Cockpit Rules, Ukraine extends Russia Ban
EASA: New Cockpit Rules 10AUG EASA has published a new SIB with guidance for operators on, well, how best to arrange the swap of pilot-taking-a-pee and flight-attendant-now-up-front … Read the article Ukraine extends Russia ban 10AUG Ukraine has extended the ban…
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Midweek Briefing 03AUG: TSA/eAPIS increase in US fines, Vanuatu Runway concerns
TSA/eAPIS increase in US fines 03AUG Fines and penalties for getting your CBP Arrival/Departure manifest wrong will increase from 01AUG. That means, screw up the eAPIS and you are looking at a potential fine…
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Midweek Briefing 20JUL: Manila Runway Damage, Africa Hajj Routes Take Effect
Runway damage at Manila 20JUL The main runway at RPLL/Manila, RWY 06/24, was closed on Monday 18JUL after heavy rain caused large chunks of asphalt to disintegrate. Read the article. Africa Hajj routes take effect…
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Earthquakes: Japan & Ecuador, South America – New Timezone: Midweek Briefing 20APR
Earthquakes: Japan, Ecuador 20APR Two large earthquakes struck Japan and Ecuador in the past week, with a longer term impact on International Flight Ops. RJFT/Kumamoto and SEMT/Manta are both closed UFN. Read full article. South…
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Country Lowdown: Turkey
The latest in our series of Country Lowdowns is: Turkey. There have been some changes of late, including an exclusion for aircraft registered in countries without a bilateral agreement with Turkey, from the…
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Pavlof Eruption wreaking havoc, Brussels Airport remains closed: Midweek Briefing 30MAR
Pavlof Eruption wreaking havoc 30MAR16 Volcano Pavlof erupted on Sunday and is currently on aviation colour code ‘RED’. It has caused havoc for North Pacific, Alaskan and Northern Canadian operations. The latest predictions have…
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Midweek Briefing: High Seas Airspace, Canada New Entry Rules
High Seas Airspace – near misses 16MAR The Baltic Sea (Scandinavia) is seeing an alarming rise in traffic proximity events, and ICAO has issued guidance to operators with background and information. Military flights operating…
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Midweek Briefing: New Wake Turbulence Categories, Fiji Cyclone Winston
New Wake Turbulence Categories 24FEB New Wake Turbulence Categories will begin a slow introduction in Europe on 22MAR at Paris Airports LFPG/De Gaulle and LFPB/Le Bourget, where the current four (Light, Medium, Heavy, Super)…
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Monday Briefing: Your Attention Please, US Airport Disruptions
Your Attention Please 18JAN As we reach 25,000 readers, your help is requested. We want to make sure we’re delivering the best bulletin to you, so if you have a few moments, please answer 3 questions. You’ll receive…
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Monday Briefing: Northern California airspace changes, Iraq closes airspace below FL300
Northern California ‘Metroplex’ airspace changes 07DEC On 10DEC, several revised and new SIDs and STARs associated with the Northern California Metroplex project will be published. These procedures will be the last major changes associated with…
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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…
