AvTalk Episode 360: War shuts down Middle East airspace
From AvTalk - Aviation Podcast by Flightradar24
March 6, 2026 · 44 min · Episode 360
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of the US-Israeli attack on Iran on commercial aviation, including airspace closures and airline responses.
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we discuss the US-Israeli attack on Iran and Iranian response with an eye on the effects on commercial aviation. Airspace closures, flight cancellations, reroutes, diversions, and how airlines are coping with the rapid changes. Also on this week’s episode, another emergency evacuation with passengers carrying their baggage, the FAA steps in between United and American in Chicago, investigators issue their final report on LATAM’s 2024 inflight upset, and Lufthansa’s 100th anniversary livery 747 comes home to Frankfurt. Helpful links for this week’s episode * Middle East airspace closures live blog * GPS jamming map * Brett Snyder’s article on United vs American in Chicago * Lufthansa’s 100th anniversary 747 arrives in Frankfurt Thank you for listening! Whether this is your first episode of AvTalk or you’ve listened to every single episode, we appreciate you spending your time with us. If you’d like to help other people find AvTalk, please consider leaving a rating and review on the the platform of your choice. Happy tracking and thanks for listening! Please click here for a transcript of this episode .
People in this episode
Host: Flightradar24
Topics covered
- Middle East airspace
- commercial aviation
- flight cancellations
- airline responses
- emergency evacuations
- FAA intervention
- aviation history
Keywords
- airspace closures
- flight cancellations
- Iran
- FAA
- Lufthansa
- LATAM
- emergency evacuation
- aviation news
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: FAA, LATAM, Lufthansa
Places: Iran, United States, Chicago, Frankfurt
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