Middle East Aviation Security Concerns Move To The Forefront

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A Middle East Airlines Airbus A320 took off from Beirut amid Israeli attacks on the city in early October.   

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The first day of this month was a complicated one for airlines, to say the least. Iran fired well over 180 ballistic missiles targeted at Israel, and 16 airlines operating in the region were forced to divert 81 flights, according to Flightradar24 data. While waiting for the situation to improve...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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