Emirates Airlines fined by US FAA for airspace violations
Emirates Airlines has been fined $1.8 million for allegedly flying into airspace prohibited by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) while carrying the code of US airline JetBlue Airways.
Image: Emirates Airlines
According to a consent order published by the US Department of Transportation (DOT), Emirates operated a significant number of flights that entered the FAA-designated “Baghdad Flight Information Region.”
The DOT stated: “Between December 2021 and August 2022, Emirates operated a significant number of flights carrying the JetBlue Airways (B6) code between the United Arab Emirates and the United States through the restricted Baghdad-area airspace.”
Emirates and JetBlue ended their code-sharing partnership in October 2022.
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