Boeing 800-737 received Iraq in 2013 in a deal involving the purchase of 45 aircraft
3/21/2015
We have received a new aircraft from Boeing and has Airlines fleet consists of 28 aircraft
The Ministry of Transport, on Friday, on receipt of new aircraft from Boeing under the contract signed between Iraq and the company during the year 2008, as he emphasized that the Iraqi Airways fleet currently consists of 28 aircraft.
The ministry said in a statement received (range Press), a copy of it, that "Iraq received last Tuesday (17 / March / 2015) new aircraft from Boeing 737/800 within the contract between the Iraqi Airways Boeing Company and the US."
The statement added that "the fleet of Iraqi Airways currently is composed of 28 aircraft after the receipt of the new aircraft."
It is noteworthy that Transport Minister Baqer al-Zubaidi announced (26th February 2015), that Iraq will receive 13 aircraft from Boeing, during the current 2015, while detect the presence of negotiations with Airbus for the purchase of aircraft including, confirmed that Iraqi Airways has supported the general budget the state for 2015 to 450 million dollars.
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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3/21/2015
We have received a new aircraft from Boeing and has Airlines fleet consists of 28 aircraft
The Ministry of Transport, on Friday, on receipt of new aircraft from Boeing under the contract signed between Iraq and the company during the year 2008, as he emphasized that the Iraqi Airways fleet currently consists of 28 aircraft.
The ministry said in a statement received (range Press), a copy of it, that "Iraq received last Tuesday (17 / March / 2015) new aircraft from Boeing 737/800 within the contract between the Iraqi Airways Boeing Company and the US."
The statement added that "the fleet of Iraqi Airways currently is composed of 28 aircraft after the receipt of the new aircraft."
It is noteworthy that Transport Minister Baqer al-Zubaidi announced (26th February 2015), that Iraq will receive 13 aircraft from Boeing, during the current 2015, while detect the presence of negotiations with Airbus for the purchase of aircraft including, confirmed that Iraqi Airways has supported the general budget the state for 2015 to 450 million dollars.
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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