Massive Middle East travel disruption update
As of Tuesday, 3 March 2026, commercial air travel disruption through the Middle East remains almost totally disrupted by regional military conflict that has triggered airspace closures, airport operating restrictions, mass flight cancellations, and global knock-on delays. Airspace across multiple countries in and around the Gulf has been intermittently closed or largely emptied of civilian […]
Preliminary Analysis Questions Pilot Blame in Air India 787 Crash as Supreme Court Review Continues
A preliminary analysis of the crash of Air India Flight 171 by Richard Godfrey has concluded that deliberate pilot action is unlikely to have caused the accident, as India’s Supreme Court continues to examine petitions seeking an independent inquiry into the disaster. Air India Rankings Author Geoffrey Thomas This article is a summary of Mr […]
MH370 Search: Is Something Up?
MH370 Search Update: An offshore support vessel, operated by Ocean Infinity has stopped transmitting its public tracking signal in the mid-Atlantic, prompting speculation it may be conducting seabed testing near the crash site of Air France Flight 447. Tracking data shows the vessel Armada 8601 ceased broadcasting its Automatic Identification System (AIS) signal at approximately […]
Limited Flights To and From the UAE have Resumed
After a couple of false starts airlines of the UAE have begun operating a very limited number of flights commencing from last night March 2nd. This morning, March 3, at 7am AWST three Emirates flights were heading for Dubai from India and then turned back. Since then, at 9am AWST some of the flights have […]
Emirates Starts Limited Flights to Dubai
UPDATE 9AM AWST: LIMITED FLIGHTS HAVE RESUMED TO AND FROM DUBAI UPDATE 8AM AWST: ALL FLIGHTS TO DUABI HAVE TURNED BACK. Emirates has began operating a limited number of flights commencing last night March 2nd, although at this moment only three are headed for Dubai. Also Etihad and FlyDubai have started limited operations. Emirates said […]