Civil aviation news
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August 26, 2026
A Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737-500 veered off a runway after landing at Mashhad International Airport (MHD) in northwest… The post Nose gear collapses as Sepehran Airlines 737 runs off runway in…
Daily A330-900neo service will resume on September 6, while the airline's planned routes from Atlanta and Boston remain suspended
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A Boeing 737-500 operated by Sepehran Airlines ran off the runway while landing in Mashhad, Iran. The aircraft, registered EP-FSF, was carrying 127 people on board as flight IS4310 from…
A Boeing 737-500 operated by Iranian airline Sepehran Airlines veered off the runway while landing at Mashhad Airport on Tuesday evening, August 25. According to aviation safety website The Aviation…
Dubai International Airport (DXB) lost a third of its passengers in the first six months of the year… The post Dubai Airport lost a third of passengers as Iran conflict crippled air travel appeared…
Passenger numbers and aircraft movements declined by almost a third in the first six months of this year. Dubai Airports expects to see “ongoing recovery” of airline networks in the second half of…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The US has sanctioned four India-based companies for importing petroleum and petrochemical products from Iran, according to... The post Four…
August 25, 2026
A discreet trip by the CIA director aboard a C-17 comes as Washington shifts its campaign against Iran toward economic coercion. The move raises the possibility of a…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Recent geopolitical disclosures have brought renewed attention to regional dynamics in South Asia and the Middle East.... The post Iran Backed…
August 24, 2026
The battery had been deployed there in March, according to Kathimerini, as part of stepped-up protection against ballistic threats. The move therefore involves changing the location of…
Two U.S. tanker aircraft have left Bulgaria’s Bezmer air base, Bulgaria’s defense minister said, after their deployment in the Balkan country angered Iran.
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Iran had prepared for a potential war with the US for four decades, including contingencies such as... The post Iran’s decades-long war planning…
August 23, 2026
The US Navy has used unmanned surface vessels in combat for the first time in an attack on the Iranian naval base of Bandar Abbas. Specifically, Corsair models, from the…
August 22, 2026
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have completed the construction of massive wire cages surrounding fuel tanks on the outskirts of Dubai International Airport (DXB) to protect the ‘critical…
Iraqi Airways is gradually resuming its flights to Iran after the regional airspace closures. The first flights to Rasht have already taken place. In the future, the north Iranian…
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Iran Air has launched a new route between Noshahr and Mashhad. The airline has served it since the 18th of Mordad in the Iranian calendar, corresponding to the 9…
August 20, 2026
In its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for July 2026, Airservices said the Australian aviation industry has entered Financial Year 2026-2027 with “resilient demand and steady economic…
August 19, 2026
The armed conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States left dozens of commercial aircraft destroyed, including aircraft from Iran Air, Mahan Air, Emirates and Saudia.
August 18, 2026
A total of around 100: according to Iranian authorities, US or Israeli strikes destroyed or damaged far more civilian aircraft than previously known. For the…
Instead of relying solely on a single high-value, easily identifiable sensor, a force can deploy multiple small sensors that make it harder for the adversary to achieve complete neutralization…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. US President Donald Trump has termed the Saudi Arabia-Turkey-Pakistan defence agreement a “big, bold and important first... The post Big, bold step…
August 17, 2026
The absence of air superiority by Russian or Ukrainian forces since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the lack of U.S. air superiority over Iran point to a future in […]
Instead of relying solely on a single high-value, easily identifiable sensor, a force can deploy multiple small sensors that make full neutralisation harder for the adversary…
August 16, 2026
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Qatar denied claims that it had detained Iranian pilots, describing them as misleading amid ongoing diplomatic efforts... The post Qatar Denies…
DUBAI — Emirates and flydubai have begun overflying Iranian airspace again for the first time since regional geopolitical instability forced major airlines to reroute flights across the Middle East…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Iran said on Saturday that Qatar was holding three of its pilots who had been missing since... The post Iran says Qatar holds 3 missing pilots as…
August 15, 2026
Tehran calls for the intervention of the International Committee of the Red Cross to locate and free three crew members…
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Emirates has temporarily removed its Airbus A380 from Washington Dulles and Houston routes, replacing the aircraft with Boeing 777s as it continues adjusting operations amid the ongoing Iran…
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August 14, 2026
By placing oil at the center of its strategy, Washington acknowledges that the dispute with Tehran no longer depends solely on military power, but on the ability to control shipping routes, prices…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The U.S. military has suffered significant attrition in its unmanned aerial asset inventory, losing at least 45... The post U.S. Military Loses…