Exclusive-Trump Move to Restart Direct US Flights with Lebanon Hits Roadblock
ICAO said Beirut airport lacks key emergency and oversight safeguards, and U.S. airline officials said carriers are unlikely to return soon.
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A report issued by the United Nations Aviation Agency (UNAA) reveals a lack of safety standards at the main airport in Lebanon that impedes the resumption of direct flights with the United States.
Trump move to restart direct US flights with Lebanon hits roadblock
Oct 16 - The United Nations aviation agency has found Lebanon's main airport lacks valid certification, according to a report summary seen by Reuters, in a setback to US President Donald Trump's move to revive direct US-Beirut flights. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Exclusive-Trump move to restart direct US flights with Lebanon hits roadblock
By Allison Lampert and David ShepardsonOct 16 (Reuters) - The United Nations aviation agency has found Lebanon's main airport lacks valid certification, according to a report summary seen by Reuters, in a setback to US President Donald Trump's move to revive direct US-Beirut flights.Trump made the announcement in July and signed an order last month for the US government to allow direct flights from the US to Lebanon, reversing a four-decade-long…
Trump's Initiative for US-Lebanon Flights Faces Certification Issues
The initiative by US President Donald Trump to reinstate direct flights between the United States and Lebanon has encountered significant obstacles. A report from the United Nations aviation agency revealed that Beirut’s main airport lacks valid certification, hindering the revival of air services. Trump announced plans for this move in July and subsequently signed an […]
The Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut faces obstacles that may delay the resumption of direct flights between Lebanon and the United States, following a report by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that it lacks a valid certification, and the monitoring of deficiencies in the airport and the Lebanese aviation system. These developments come despite the announcement by United States President Donald Trump of steps to …
The Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Mohamed Aziz, announced in a MFM talk that administrative and technical procedures had been initiated in preparation for the resumption of direct flights between Lebanon and the United States and the East Medal Company, which would be able to conduct its flights with the expectation of a year-and-a-half exchange.
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