Since September Iraqi Airways operate flights to Amman and Damascus with a Boeing 737 (manufactured in 1983) from its “own fleet” and a leased Boeing 727. Officials from Boeing traveled to Baghdad to meet with Fadel Abbas Alkaram and Louay al Eris, respectively Iraqi Airways chairman and transport minister. The American company promotes sales in Iraq !
On September Louay al Eris said “the airliner is negotiating to lease additional aircraft so it can expand its routes”, here comes Boeing.
Airbus Industrie is also interested in selling aircraft to Iraq – a really interested client in the past – but the new A380 will be hard to lease to Iraqi Airways for many reasons.
At this time the airline is virtually bankrupt and not advertising its return to the skies. Has only two pilots technically employees of Teebah Airlines, and even with a leased 737 and its crew – and offering a not risk free round-trip ticket $300 cheaper than Royal Jordanian – how the airline could resume an international service if the same Royal Jordanian have monopoly on commercial passenger flights between Amman and Baghdad. Damascus the remaining destination yet will maybe not be enough to get good cash flow and lease a brand new A380, but an ex-US Airways Boeing from the year 1983…
What will be the next Iraqi Airways aircraft..?
