DOT AND FAA PROHIBIT CERTAIN FLIGHT OPERATIONS IN IRAN
November 18, 2024
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On October 3, 2024, DOT and the FAA issued a final rule extending the prohibition against certain flight operations in the Tehran Flight Information Region (“FIR”). Citing intensified military activities and rising political tensions in the Middle East, DOT and the FAA determined that there was an unacceptable risk to U.S. civil aviation. For instance, the FAA raised concerns about unannounced Iranian ballistic missile launches originating from Iran and targeting sites around the region. The initial prohibition was issued in January 2020 after Iran launched retaliatory missile strikes against U.S. air bases following the assassination of an Iranian military general. This final rule extends the expiration from October 31, 2024, through October 31, 2027. Importantly, the Tehran FIR prohibition only applies to U.S. air carriers; U.S. commercial operators; persons exercising the privileges of an airman certificate issued by the FAA, except when such persons are operating U.S.-registered aircraft for a foreign air carrier; and operators of U.S.-registered civil aircraft.
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