PU 30: Aviation and the War in Iran

PU 30: Aviation and the War in Iran

From Punching Upwards by Fabian A. Scherschel

April 5, 2026 · 33 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the significant effects of the war in Iran on the aviation industry, particularly regarding airspace deviations.

The war in Iran is having a tremendous impact on the aviation industry. An underreported detail is what happens when your flight deviates around the closed airspace over Iran via Afghanistan. Punching Upwards , Episode 30 for 5 April 2026 Topics: Aviation / War in Iran 🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen , Fadi Mansour , Evgeny Kuznetsov , Vlad A Gouf , Bennet Piater , Sir Galteran and John C. for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it! Sources * Everything We Know About LaGuardia , Captains Speaking - The Mentour Pilot Podcast , 26 March 2026 * March 2026: Afghanistan Overflight Update , Ops Group, 3 March 2026 * Afghanistan , Safe Airspace – Conflict Zone & Risk Database * Middle East Airspace – Current Operational Picture , Ops Group, 30 March 2026 The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Fabian A. Scherschel

Topics covered

  • Aviation
  • War in Iran
  • Impact on aviation industry
  • Airspace management
  • Conflict zones
  • Risk assessment

Keywords

  • aviation
  • Iran
  • airspace
  • Afghanistan
  • war
  • aviation industry
  • conflict zones
  • risk database
  • air traffic
  • Mentour Pilot Podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Punching Upwards, The Mentour Pilot Podcast, Ops Group, Safe Airspace, Def Lev

Places: Iran, Afghanistan, LaGuardia

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