Iraqi Airways
Iraqi Airways is the flag carrier of the Iraq. It began in 1944. It's first flight was to Syria in January 1945.[1] It bought its first jet aircraft in the 1960s. They allowed the airline to add flights to cities in the Middle East, Asia and Europe.[2]
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| Founded | June 1945 Baghdad, Iraq | |||
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| Commenced operations | 28 January 1946 | |||
| AOC # | 19 | |||
| Operating bases | ||||
| Hubs | Baghdad International Airport | |||
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| Frequent-flyer program | SkyMiles | |||
| Fleet size | 40 | |||
| Destinations | 50 | |||
| Parent company | Iraqi Government | |||
| Headquarters | Baghdad, Iraq | |||
| Key people | Ihab Albayati | |||
| Website | iraqiairways | |||
During the 1970s, it began its first flight to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.[3] In 1991, when Iraq invaded Kuwait, all of its planes were grounded by the United Nations. A few years later, they allowed the airline to operate a few domestic flights. The airline was allowed to resume international flights 12 years later on May 30, 2003, after the War in Iraq ended.[4] In 2015, the European Union banned the airline from flying there.[5]
Gallery
Current Iraqi Airways logo
2 Iraqi Airways planes that were grounded during the war.
An Iraqi Airways plane in the 1970s paint job.
Iraqi Airways Boeing 737-800 at Munich Airport.
Iraqi Airways Media
A Vickers Viscount 735 at East Midlands Airport in 1978
An Hawker Siddeley Trident 1E landing at Athens Hellenikon Airport in 1973
A Boeing 747-200C at London Heathrow Airport in 1983
A Boeing 737-200 Advanced at Prague Ruzyne Airport in 2004
An Iraqi Government Boeing 747SP operated in Iraqi Airways livery at Andrews Air Force Base in 1989
An Airbus A321 landing at Moscow Vnukovo Airport in 2018
An Airbus A330-200 landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in 2016
A Boeing 737-800 at Tallinn Airport in 2019
The single Boeing 777-200LR at Frankfurt in 2013.
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References
- ↑ Iraqi Airways. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ Iraqi Airways - History. Retrieved 31 January 2017.[dead link]
- ↑ Iraqi Airways plans to fly to America, and several European cities and plans to implement e-booking. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ Arab Aviation > Country Briefs > Iraq > Iraqi Airways. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ Batchelor, Tom. Iraqi airline banned from flying over ENTIRE EU airspace after safety breach claims (11 August 2015). Retrieved 31 January 2017.