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FAA bans U.S. airlines from flying over Iraq
http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-faa-iraq-ban-flights-airspace-20140808-story.html
A screenshot from Flightradar24.com shows few flights in Iraqi airspace shortly after the ban was announced.
FAA bans U.S. airlines from flying over Iraq
By Christine Mai-Duc
8.9.2014
The Federal Aviation Administration is banning all U.S. airlines from flying over Iraqi airspace, citing what it calls a “hazardous situation" created by the armed conflict in the region.
In a statement Friday, the agency said all commercial airlines must avoid the area, effective immediately.
An FAA spokeswoman said that only one U.S. airline, cargo carrier Atlas Air, had been flying over Iraqi airspace.
The agency said it will reevaluate the order by the end of the year.