British Airways, Qantas, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, Air-France and KLM announced they would avoid parts of Iranian airspace

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Some global airlines are redirecting flights to avoid Iran-controlled airspace over the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz, citing safety concerns amid intensifying fears of a military confrontation in the Middle East. A flurry of airlines, including British Airways, Qantas, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and Air-France KLM’s Dutch subsidiary KLM, announced they would avoid…

FAA prohibits US Airlines from Iranian airspace over Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman after drone shot down

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The U.S. on Friday barred American-registered aircraft from flying over Iranian-administered airspace in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The move, in reaction to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shooting down a U.S. military surveillance drone, affects a region crucial to global air travel. The Federal Aviation Administration warned of a “potential for miscalculation or…

American Airlines to order 50 Airbus A321XLRs

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American Airlines will acquire 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft, the new longer-range version of Airbus A321neo. The purchase agreement includes the conversion of 30 of American’s existing A321neo slots to A321XLRs and incremental orders for an additional 20 A321XLRs. The A321XLR will have the longest range of any single-aisle commercial jetliner. The added range of up…