EMIRATES FINED $400,000 FOR OPERATING FLIGHTS IN FAA-PROHIBITED AIRSPACE
November 13, 2020
On October 1, 2020, the DOT issued a consent order, available here, fining Emirates for operating flights carrying the JetBlue Airways designator code in prohibited airspace. The airline was ordered to cease and desist from future similar violations. DOT alleges that for 19 days in July 2019, Emirates operated flights carrying the B6 code over parts of Iranian airspace in violation of a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) prohibiting U.S. airmen and operators from conducting flight operations in the overwater area of the Tehran Flight Information Region and above the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman due to heightened military activities and increased political tensions in the region. DOT alleges that by carrying the B6 code on these flights in prohibited airspace, Emirates violated the conditions of its authority to operate and engaged in passenger operations to and from the United States without proper DOT authority.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6622); Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6665), or Andy Orr (aorr@eckertsemans.com or 202-659-6625).
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