N328KF From United States of America, joined May 2004, 6222 posts, RR: 3 Posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 3331 times:
Brief fair use excerpt from The Wall Street Journal:
Quote: BAGHDAD (AP)--National carrier Iraqi Airways announced Sunday it wanted to buy at least five Boeing 737-400 passenger jets in what appeared to be a step to facilitate increasing traffic to and from Iraq.
An English-language statement posted in the pro-government daily Al-Sabah read that "companies authorized to sell such aircraft are invited to submit their tenders" by Dec. 4.
Wedgetail737 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5524 posts, RR: 5 Reply 1, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 3259 times:
I wonder if these 734's will come from US. Makes sense.
Thorben From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 2903 times:
Going for the 734 makes sense, their pilots are all-Boeing to my knowlege. Currently, they only seem to operate three 732 and one 762. The big question is: Are Iraqi airports save, or do they always risk being shot down?
Quoting Aleksandar (Reply 2): They could be very good for the airline. What happened with that 767-200, by the way?
Still in the fleet, afaik. Seems to be doing VIP flights.
Aleksandar From Serbia, joined Jul 2000, 3229 posts, RR: 35 Reply 7, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 2765 times:
Quoting JGPH1A (Reply 6): They still don't publish schedules though. Are they operating anything other than charters ?
Considering the current situation in Iraq, that is not surprising. Just have in mind that the airport road to SDA is one of the most dangerous roads in the world, so it is quite an achivement to have any service at all.
Afay1 From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 1293 posts, RR: 3 Reply 9, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 2645 times:
I wonder if it will be a similar situation to Ariana Afghan, which received A300B4's from Air India and 727-200's from Boeing/AA, only to be then banned from the EU (for publicly unstated reasons)?
ILSApproach From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 410 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 2521 times:
727's banned from EU due to noise restrictions, probably no hush kits!
Afay1 From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 1293 posts, RR: 3 Reply 11, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 2480 times:
Ariana is totally banned, without exception (according to the EU website), so I don't think it has to do with hushkits neccesarily. It likely has to do with security, or maintenance, but no reason is given.
FCKC From France, joined Nov 2004, 2347 posts, RR: 4 Reply 13, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 2322 times:
Confirmed IA has ONLY 1 762 J2-KCN (Ex ACA C-GAVA), as PRESIDENTIAL aircraft.
This plane was at ORY last week with the Iraqi president.
He is stationned at AMM , when not flying.
Afay1 From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 1293 posts, RR: 3 Reply 15, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 2242 times:
Quoting 777way (Reply 14): Amadeus is howing them flying to Frankfurt with A310 twice weekly.
I know, but according to the EU's website, which says it was updated in October, Ariana is totally banned. There aren't very many recent pics of it, and the pics that are there are different A310s, all under wetlease, so I guess Ariana is not technically flying to Frankfurt, and the EU plays along...
A342 From Germany, joined Jul 2005, 4655 posts, RR: 4 Reply 16, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 2167 times:
Quoting Afay1 (Reply 15): I know, but according to the EU's website, which says it was updated in October, Ariana is totally banned. There aren't very many recent pics of it, and the pics that are there are different A310s, all under wetlease, so I guess Ariana is not technically flying to Frankfurt, and the EU plays along...
Do they still have their own A310 ? That was their only aircraft not banned from EU airspace.
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