Airspace

Herzog scraps Azerbaijan visit after Turkey bans Israeli aircraft from airspace - report

Herzog was supposed to participate in the COP29 climate conference in the country on November 20, along with numerous other global leaders.

 Illustrative image of President Isaac Herzog in front of an Azerbaijani flag.
 An F-35 flying at 40,000 feet.

Did Israel breach Jordanian airspace while attacking Iran? Saturday morning flight raises tensions

 THE ENTRANCE to British Airways HQ at London Heathrow. (20/4/2024)

Airlines fly over Afghanistan as Middle East becomes the greater risk

 The plane of Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq is seen at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran May 28, 2023.

Iran's flight warning issued to pilots due to 'gun firing exercises' - US aviation administration


Jordan will not be a battlefield for Iran or Israel, foreign minister warns

In April, Jordan said it intercepted flying objects that entered its airspace as Tehran launched explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel in the first direct retaliatory attack of its kind.

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi attends a press conference, in Berlin, Germany, April 16, 2024.

EU's Air Safety Agency recommends caution in Israeli and Iranian air space

EASA said all affected airspaces - Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Iran - were closed by the relevant authorities during the relevant period.

 A drone is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on October 4, 2023.

Several countries urge citizens not to travel to the Middle East amid rising tensions

Global travel warnings arise as tensions escalate between Israel and Iran, prompting airspace closures and flight cancellations across the Middle East.

 El Al plane

Could a NASA space mission unravel the mysteries of Earth’s climate?

The mission is meant to deliver first-of-its-kind views of the phytoplankton -- microscopic plant-like organisms -- that convert carbon dioxide into cellular material to feed oceanic life. 

 A blazing sunset against a cloudy orange sky.

Poland finds no Russian rocket parts after airspace breach

Nearly 500 soldiers of the Territorial Defense Force took part in the search near the city of Zamosc in southeastern Poland.

 Polish Defence Minister and deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz and General Maciej Klisz, operational commander of the Armed Forces at National Security Council meeting in Warsaw

Romania detects possible airspace breach during overnight drone attack on Ukraine

"The Romanian Army's radar surveillance system identified a possible unauthorized breach of national air space, with a signal detected on the route to the town of Galati," the defense ministry said.

 Elbit Systems' SkyStriker drone in flight.

The unsolved mystery of the 1999 'ghost flight' accident

To this day, nobody knows why the small jet lost contact minutes after takeoff and crashed down to earth, four and a half hours later.

 Learjet 35 flying in the sky

Taiwan activates air defense as China aircraft enter zone

China has over the past three years regularly flown its air force into the skies near the island, though not into Taiwan's territorial air space.

Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter jets of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force perform with open weapon bays during the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Zhuhai Airshow, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China November 11, 2018.

Russia says it deployed fighter jet to prevent US bomber planes from crossing border

The Baltic Sea has witnessed in recent months several interceptions by Russian, US and NATO aircraft.

A SU-35 military jet performs during the opening of the MAKS-2009 international air show in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia

China launches weather satellite, flights avoid no-fly zone to north of Taiwan

The no-fly announcement rattled regional nerves as it followed shortly after China staged new war games around Taiwan, which Beijing views as sovereign Chinese territory.

 Time change is showed on a fight information board, as China's no fly and no shipping zone comes into force in East China Sea to the north of Taiwan, at Taoyuan International airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan April 16, 2023.

Biden welcomes Oman’s decision to open its airspace for Israeli flights

The decision could transform Ben Gurion Airport into a global transit hub between Asia and Europe.

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said gives a speech after being sworn in before the royal family council in Muscat, Oman January 11, 2020.