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Qantas suspends nonstop Perth–London service as Middle East airspace closures continue

Qantas is suspending its nonstop Perth–London flights after prolonged closures of Middle East airspace made direct routings infeasible, the airline said. The suspension removes a flagship ultra‑long‑haul link and underscores continued operational disruption to Australia–Europe connectivity while regional airspace remains restricted.

2026-03-03T06:02:50.017703-08:00

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Northern Plains UAS Test Site becomes first nonfederal to access unfiltered FAA radar data

2026-03-03T06:02:56.799410-08:00

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SALAAM.earth opens first Advanced Air Mobility test site in Riyadh

2026-03-03T04:01:43.026972-08:00

Skift

Middle East escalation shuts Gulf airspace — 3,000+ cancellations, longer reroutes and surging fuel costs

2026-03-02T09:15:16.180702-08:00

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Northern Plains UAS Test Site becomes first nonfederal to access unfiltered FAA radar data North Dakota's Northern Plains UAS Test Site has become the first nonfederal organization granted access to the Federal Aviation Administration's unfiltered radar data. The access gives the test site direct surveillance feeds previously restricted to federal users, marking a change in FAA data sharing for UAS testing.

2026-03-03T06:02:56.799410-08:00

Northern Plains UAS Test Site becomes first nonfederal to access unfiltered FAA radar data

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Qantas suspends nonstop Perth–London service as Middle East airspace closures continue Qantas is suspending its nonstop Perth–London flights after prolonged closures of Middle East airspace made direct routings infeasible, the airline said. The suspension removes a flagship ultra‑long‑haul link and underscores continued operational disruption to Australia–Europe connectivity while regional airspace remains restricted.

2026-03-03T06:02:50.017703-08:00

Qantas suspends nonstop Perth–London service as Middle East airspace closures continue

eVTOL Insights

SALAAM.earth opens first Advanced Air Mobility test site in Riyadh SALAAM.earth (Sky Alliance for Automated Air Mobility) has opened its first Advanced Air Mobility test site in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The facility provides a dedicated regional testbed for urban air mobility concepts, enabling trials of eVTOL operations, infrastructure and integration that aim to accelerate Mideast AAM development.

2026-03-03T04:01:43.026972-08:00

SALAAM.earth opens first Advanced Air Mobility test site in Riyadh

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Middle East escalation shuts Gulf airspace — 3,000+ cancellations, longer reroutes and surging fuel costs Gulf airspace closures after a Middle East escalation forced airlines to cancel more than 3,000 flights, funnel traffic into narrow corridors and impose longer detours that raise fuel bills and operational complexity. The disruption exposed Dubai's hub centrality — linking 110 nations and 454,000 flights — and hit Indian carriers.

2026-03-02T09:15:16.180702-08:00

Middle East escalation shuts Gulf airspace — 3,000+ cancellations, longer reroutes and surging fuel costs

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UAE carriers partially resume flights from 2 March as regional airspace disruptions persist Emirates, Etihad, flydubai, Air Arabia and UAE airports confirmed a partial resumption of services, with a limited number of departures beginning the evening of 2 March after widespread airspace closures across the Middle East. Operations remain constrained as disruption continues and governments coordinate citizen evacuations.

2026-03-02T07:11:42.557399-08:00

UAE carriers partially resume flights from 2 March as regional airspace disruptions persist

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London City launches consultation on 4.49° approach to permit A320neo operations from January 2027 London City Airport has launched a public consultation on an Airspace Change Proposal to introduce a new 4.49° landing angle, enabling Airbus A320neo-family operations and opening the downtown field to larger narrowbodies. The consultation runs through May with a proposed A320neo start in January 2027.

2026-03-02T06:14:29.411317-08:00

London City launches consultation on 4.49° approach to permit A320neo operations from January 2027

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Indian carriers cut Europe and some U.S. services after Gulf airspace closures amid Middle East conflict Indian carriers have cancelled roughly 760 international services over two days and reported 87 cancellations at Delhi on Monday, after Gulf airspace closures prompted by the new Middle East conflict. Several European and some U.S. services remain suspended; Air India Express will resume Muscat on March 3.

2026-03-02T02:46:08.512581-08:00

Indian carriers cut Europe and some U.S. services after Gulf airspace closures amid Middle East conflict

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Lufthansa ferries empty A380 from Abu Dhabi as Gulf hubs halt operations Lufthansa repositioned an A380 from Abu Dhabi to Munich empty after Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways extended a near-total suspension of services through at least Tuesday. The ferry flight — a 509‑seat A380 carrying only two pilots — comes as tens of thousands of passengers remain stranded in the Gulf.

2026-03-02T02:07:24.587077-08:00

Lufthansa ferries empty A380 from Abu Dhabi as Gulf hubs halt operations

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Qantas suspends nonstop Perth–London service as Middle East airspace closures continue

Northern Plains UAS Test Site becomes first nonfederal to access unfiltered FAA radar data

SALAAM.earth opens first Advanced Air Mobility test site in Riyadh

Middle East escalation shuts Gulf airspace — 3,000+ cancellations, longer reroutes and surging fuel costs

News Timeline