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
- Iraqi Airways Logo.svg
Current Iraqi Airways logo
2 Iraqi Airways planes that were grounded during the war.
- Iraqi Airways Boeing 747-200 1977 Marmet.jpg
An Iraqi Airways plane in the 1970s paint job.
- Iraqi Airways Boeing 737-81Z at Munich Airport.jpg
Iraqi Airways Boeing 737-800 at Munich Airport.
Iraqi Airways Media
- Viscount 735 (Iraqi AW) at EMA.jpg
Iraqi Airways Vickers Viscount 735 at East Midlands Airport in 1978
- HS.121 Trident 1E YI-AEB Iraq Aws ATH 22.04.73 edited-3.jpg
Iraqi Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident1E landing at Athens Hellenikon Airport in 1973
- Iraqi Airways Boeing 747-200C YI-AGP LHR 1983-2-18.png
An Iraqi Airways Boeing 747-200C at London Heathrow Airport in 1983
- Iraqi Airways Boeing 737-200Adv N239US PRG 2004-10-17.png
An Iraqi Airways Boeing 737-200 Advanced at Prague Ruzyne Airport in 2004
- Iraqi Airways Boeing 747SP Gupta.jpg
An Iraqi Government Boeing 747SP operated by Iraqi Airways at Andrews Air Force Base in 1989
- Iraqi Airways, YI-AGS, Airbus A321-231 (30728990257).jpg
An Iraqi Airways Airbus A321 landing at Vnukovo Airport, Moscow, Russia (2018)
References
- ↑ "Iraqi Airways". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "Iraqi Airways - History". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "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". Archived from the original on 24 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ Batchelor, Tom (11 August 2015). "Iraqi airline banned from flying over ENTIRE EU airspace after safety breach claims". Retrieved 31 January 2017.