Iraq Business News brings you the latest Iraq transportation news relating to developments and opportunities.
By John Lee. Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, today announced the start of services to Basra, its third destination in Iraq. Inaugural flight G90377 landed in Basra international airport today at 09:15 commencing the start of service to the Iraqi City. The carrier offers […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Government and Lufthansa Consulting continue their successful collaboration to establish international standards for the country’s future aviation development: During the recent Iraqi-German Business Forum in Berlin, the Governor of the Nineveh Governorate, H.E. Athil Abdulazeez Al Najafi, and Lufthansa Consulting signed a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the development of Mosul […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200, the first Airbus widebody aircraft to be operated by the airline, which already has two A321 aircraft. Accommodating a two-class configuration of 24 business and 264 economy seats, the aircraft is powered by GE CF6-80 engines and will be deployed on European […]
By John Lee. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is lifting its 16-year-old ban on commercial flights by U.S. carriers to two airports in Kurdish northern Iraq, citing increased stability in the region. Civilian flights were halted in 1996 for safety reasons, the FAA said in a notice to be published in the Federal Register […]
U.S.A. and Republic of Iraq Strategic Framework Fact Sheet: Services, Technology, Environment, and Transportation Ambassador Stephen Beecroft (pictured) and Deputy Prime Minister Salih al-Mutlaq launched the first meeting of the Services, Technology, Environment and Transportation (STET) Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) under the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement on November 28, 2012 at the Council of Minister's […]
Iraq's Transport Minister, Hadi al-Amiri, has met the Manager Director of the Swedish truck company Scania, Gustav Sandel, to discuss ways to use the company's expertise in the development of Iraqi ground transportation. The ministry is reportedly in the process of developing and modernising its transport fleet, particularly road transport and passenger transport. (Source: NINA)
By John Lee. The Ministry of Transportation's General Company for Railways has reached an agreement with a Chinese supplier to provide equipment for the Iraqi rail system, according to a report from AIN. Iraq Business News believes the Chinese company is China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation (CSR). (Source: AIN)
By John Lee. Zawya reports that Iraq’s government will invite international tenders for the Middle Euphrates Airport in Karbala before the end of December this year. Dr Abbas Hassani, the head of the Construction and Strategic Planning Committee in the provincial council, said: "Aeroports de Paris Ingenierie (ADPi) has completed the design, which cost $42m. […]
Officials from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently visited Iraq to train a group of 22 students from the Iraq Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) and Iraq’s Department of the Air Force on aviation accident investigations. The training took place from October 14 to 18 at Iraq’s Aviation Training Institute and supported Iraq’s efforts […]
By John Lee. A joint bid by Baghdad-based Fourth Dimension and British company Copperchase has reportedly won a $125m contract to develop and expand Najaf International Airport. According to Zawya, the airport currently handles 20 flights a day servicing Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Kuwait, India and Bahrain; this number can rise to 45 on religious […]
By John Lee. The Emir of Kuwait has signed into law the financial settlement reached with Iraq regarding Kuwait Airways. Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that law firms in Britain have been told to drop all proceedings against Iraqi Airways and Iraqi properties. Under this settlement, Iraq will pay $500 million as final compensation to […]
By Saleh Elias. This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Mosul train station is empty after years of neglect. But local authorities say they want to revive railways here. It’s a sign of better conditions […]
