Several US-based air cargo and express carriers have requested exemption from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue operating in the Middle East despite the recent Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) banning US carriers from flying in certain regions.
Airlines that have submitted requests to the FAA include Kalitta Air, FedEx, Atlas Air, Southern Air and Polar Air Cargo.
The filings from all Atlas’ subsidiary carriers requested FAA “relief to the restriction on the airspace over the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, to operate to the Bahrain and Qatar airports, in support of continued operations into the region.”
In addition to US military mail operations, Kalitta Air stated in its filing that an exemption would allow it to continue operating in the region on behalf of DHL.
Source : Various Agencies