FAA flight prohibitions in the area

These new prohibitions practically affect very few US carriers, however, the impact could be significant if other countries issue similar NOTAMs for their air carriers or especially if other airlines decide to reroute around Iraq and Iran regardless of NOTAM. https://t.co/2rpDPsB0nx

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) January 8, 2020

Updates on the commercial aviation situation in Iraq and Iran — track live flights in the area, read relevant NOTAMs, and see diversions and rerouted flights.https://t.co/RaH0ibnYJa pic.twitter.com/0XwRtIQshy

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) January 8, 2020

Persian -Arabian Gulf - satellite image

Persian Gulf Canvas Print by CorbisCollections

MODIS image from the Aqua satellite of the greenish Persian Gulf in contrast with the surrounding brown desert and mountains. Seven countries sit on the gulf (clockwise from top right): Iran, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iraq. Part of Oman is on the tip of the peninsula reaching toward Iran. Oman also stretches to the southeast along the Gulf of Oman (bottom right corner). At the top of the gulf, where Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran meet, flow the Euphrates and the | Image ID: 20135854 | © NASA/Corbis

Numbers in the Gulf 500 thousand

500 .000 thousand new pilots should be recruited in the coming 20 years in the Arabian Gulf
 mind boggling  number

 Emirates, Etihad Airways, flydubai and Qatar Airways  are planning huge expansions

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