Conflict has reconfigured the skies above the Middle East. While this is usually one of the world's busiest travel corridors, airlines that frequent this airspace have been forced to ground aircraft and cancel flights following recent US-Israel strikes on Iran. Linking Europe to Africa, Asia and Australia, the Gulf region is at the very heart of global travel—a central pathway that is crucial to commercial and cargo flights. But open any flight tracking app and you'll see a striking visualization of the cavernous space that exists as one of the busiest aviation crossroads emptied nearly overnight. Even before the recent Middle East airspace closures, there was a strain on global airspace. With a no-fly route in place over Ukraine and many airlines avoiding flying over Russia, space for air travel has become increasingly limited.…