International Air Transport Association (IATA) News

Singapore Tells Airlines to Review Conflict Zone’s Risk Assessments

Singapore’s civil aviation authority has asked airlines based in the city-state to review their risk assessment of conflict zones following the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner over Ukraine last week. The deaths of nearly 300 passengers and crew …

Airlines Shocked by Jet Attack; Ask Why No-Fly Zones Are So Rare

A universal no-fly area declared in eastern Ukraine after the downing of Malaysian Air Flight 17 is a rare restriction currently shared only with North Korea, prompting airlines including Deutsche Lufthansa AG to question whether rules for flights over war …