Iraq Business News brings you the latest Iraq transportation news relating to developments and opportunities.
Basra will be Emirates' first Iraqi destination since the airline postponed the launch of flights to Baghdad earlier this year citing "operational reasons", according to Reuters. "The city's recent growth has paved the way for numerous multinational companies and industries to invest in infrastructure and we have seen strong potential from a number of our […]
AKnews reports that the first direct flight between Sulaimaniya and the Qatari capital, Doha, commenced on Wednesday. Dana Mohammed, media secretary for Sulaimaniya International Airport, told AKnews on Thursday that the route is being operated by FlyDubai, the UAE-based budget carrier, in conjunction with the local Zozg and Azmar airlines, and will offer two flight […]
The spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Transport said on Saturday that direct flights between Baghdad and the Qatari capital, Doha will commence today [Monday]. Initially there will be only one flight per week, according to the report from AKnews. The spokesman stated that Iraq wants to open direct flights with all developed countries which […]
The business associations and economic organizations in Basra, in collaboration with the International Private Projects Center, have held a conference to review the problems experienced by the private transport sector in the province. Abdul Saleh Saheb, the supervisor of the Conference and Vice-President of Businessmen's Union, told AKnews that the conference aims to review the […]
The sky's the limit for new business opportunities, partnerships & business ventures says the organiser of the inaugural Iraq Airport Expansion, Cargo Logistics Conference and Exhibition which takes place from April 6-7, 2011, in the northern city of Erbil, Kurdistan. The event has been designed to provide a gateway for companies in the aviation, airports, […]
A French airplane landed at Baghdad International Airport Sunday in an inaugural flight by the Aigle Azur airline, which was the first passenger plane to fly into Iraq from France in 20 years. On board of the plane was the French Trade Minister Anne-Marie Idrac, accompanied by a number of businessmen, investors and journalists on […]
The first direct flights between London and Baghdad by a private Iraqi firm will begin this week, a civil aviation official said on Sunday. Al-Naser Airlines, owned by Iraqi businessman Hussein al-Khawam, "will fly its first Baghdad-London flight on November 3, but that date is not finalised," said Nasser Hussein Badr, civil aviation director at […]
A group of Russian companies has been offered the project to build a monorail in Baghdad, according to Aswat al-Iraq. “Baghdad’s Hanging Train [monorail?] project, offered tp Russian companies, is expected to stretch for 25 kms, with a total capacity of 10,000 passengers per hour, through 16 stations, distributed between Baghdad’s two banks of Rusafa […]
The director of the Media Department of the Iraqi Ports Directorate said on Sunday that the ports department had studied the possibility of closing Maqel [Maaqal] port, but concluded that it is not feasible because of the large financial revenues generated by the port and the ease of transfer of goods through it. Anmar al-Safi […]
The Supreme Court of Canada has allowed Kuwait to pursue the seizure of Iraqi government assets in Canada, according to CTV News. The high court has granted an appeal by Kuwait Airways against Iraq and Bombardier Aerospace of Montreal, follows a British judgment that could allow Kuwait to seize Iraqi passenger planes now in Canada. […]
The company dredging Umm Qasr port in Basra province has reached 12 meters deep, which should end Iraq's dependence on neighbouring countries’ ports, according to the Iraqi minister of transport on Friday. “The Belgian company’s excavation works reached a depth of 12 meters on Friday, compared to 7.5 meters in 2005 and 8.5 meters in […]
The Iraqi Minister of Transportation said on Friday that the Iraqi ports are ready to sign contracts with companies receiving oil investment licenses in Iraq now that the country’s ports are ready for such traffic. AKnews reports that Abdul Jabar said that the ports authorities had completed reconstruction work on many of the docks and […]
