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Airlines: Iraq will receive 12 Boeing early 2015
Long-Presse / Baghdad
The Iraqi Airways, on Tuesday, she will take over early next year 2015.12 Boeing type (777-800) and while confirming that it is seeking to reach the ranks of fleets of air in the region and the world, denied that have the aircraft does not fit in with the nature of the transport of passengers .
The general director of the company Saad al-Khafaji said in an interview to the (long-Presse), "The company is trying to reach the ranks of fleet air region in the world through the development of infrastructure of the halls, offices and aircraft," noting that "the company contracted formerly with The Boeing Company to supply 45 aircraft of type Boeing 777-800, has so far received five aircraft. "
Said al-Khafaji, that "early next year, 2015, will see the receipt of 12 Boeing 777-800 aircraft type, to be the sum of what is owned Iraqi Airways 17 aircraft," expected to "be there for the processing of another type of aircraft which dreams aircraft during the next two years."
He said al-Khafaji, that "Iraq has contracted to buy 15 aircraft type (Dreamliner) 787 Dreams plane, and was supposed to be the company we received two early 2015 where he was a special type of 787-800 Talpetna, but then there are problems in this type we asked to change to a 787 type -900 It will be the last with a wide range and number of travelers more. "
He denied al-Khafaji, said that "the Company has a plane does not fit in with the atmosphere of transport", noting that "the passenger transport operation subject to the laws by the global systems can not run the plane crashes or the delay because it causes major problems for the company."
Khafaji and pointed out that "the Iraqi Airways Global Aviation Regulations apply very accurately, and will not ignore any of its clauses," stressing that "what was raised by the duration of the existence of such planes is so not true."
The Council of Ministers approved, in (2 December 2014), by the Ministry of Finance to secure more than a billion dollars to the Iraqi Ministry of Defense to reimburse the purchase of aircraft the F16 decades, as instructed lend Iraqi Airways more than 193 billion dinars in order to fulfill contractual obligations to buy planes from Boeing and Bombardier, decided to ban the importation of used electrical appliances or old designs.
Revealed the Iraqi Ministry of Transport, in (2 December 2014), for they will receive a fifth Boeing aircraft, and confirmed that it will take over a plane every month from Boeing within the timetable runs for two years, as pointed out that the Iraqi air fleet "will repeat itself," the arrival of this aircraft .
The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority, confirmed in (15 September 2014), the Boeing deal is still valid, despite causing the overall situation in the country and delayed adoption of the budget, delays in receipt of a four year, including the current 2014, while revealed talks with US banks to agree on their own financial payments style, expected rise in the number of aircraft owned by Iraq from 24 currently to 76 at least through 2016.
The Iraqi Airlines received, in (the twentieth of April 2014), the fourth plane of the American Boeing Company under contract with them, and included 45 modern aircraft.
Iraq signed in May 2008 and the first two decades with the company (Boeing) US to buy 40 aircraft, and the second with the company (Bompardo) Canadian, to buy ten aircraft, while the Ministry of Finance showed that the total value of the two contracts amounted to five billion dollars.
It is noteworthy that Iraq has six civilian airports, including Baghdad International Airport, which was established in 1982 by a French company, is one of Iraq's largest airports, and there are other airports in Mosul, Basra, Najaf, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.
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