Dubai-based Emirates has agreed to pay a $1.8 million settlement for operating JetBlue codeshare flights through Iraqi airspace at a flight level that was not approved by the U.S. FAA.
Emirates has U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) approval to operate codeshare flights with JetBlue, as long as these flights follow FAA restrictions, as though it were a U.S.-based airline.
However, between December 2021 and August 2022, Emirates operated 122 flights through Iraqi airspace below the…
























