By John Lee. Erbil-based Fly Erbil airline has been granted an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA), formally recognising it as an Iraqi national carrier. Captain Amjad Kazim, Deputy Head of the ICAA, received Fly Erbil's Chief Executive Lawand Mamundi to mark the certification. Mamundi expressed thanks to the ICAA […]
By John Lee. International airport management and operations companies have been invited to invest in and develop Mosul International Airport. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi made the call during a visit to Mosul on Monday, describing the airport as an important gateway for Nineveh province and for Iraq more broadly. Al-Zaidi said the government is seeking […]
By John Lee. A temporary licence has been granted to Canada's Air Transat to provide scheduled international air services between Canada and Iraq via code sharing. The licence is valid until 30th June 2028. According to the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), the authority is classified as extra bilateral, as no existing agreement or arrangement between […]
By John Lee. German airline Eurowings, a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, is to begin four direct weekly flights to Baghdad from December 2026, operating two services from Berlin and two from Düsseldorf. According to Iraq's Ministry of Transport, this will mark the first return of German passenger carriers to Iraq since the early 1980s. […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Deep Dive: Iraq Caught in Middle as Trump Pursues 'Air Blockade' of Iran New US sanctions targeting more than two dozen Iranian airlines took effect on 23rd September, threatening any entity serving the […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Airways is preparing to resume flights to Iran in October, after a suspension that has been in place since March. The flights are expected to depart initially from Najaf International Airport, pending completion of the required regulatory and technical procedures. According to the Ministry of Transport, the airline has obtained a […]
By John Lee. Najaf International Airport is to reopen for Iranian flights within 24 hours, according to Iraq's ambassador to Iran, Yasser Abd al-Zahra al-Hajjaj. He told the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) that no government decision had been taken to halt flights with Iran, and that the suspension was caused by foreign ground-handling companies […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Communications and Media Commission (CMC) has published a draft regulatory framework for licensing telecommunications services on non-terrestrial networks, including in-flight connectivity (air-to-ground, A2G), and opened it for public consultation. The draft aims to establish technical and regulatory standards for such services, covering efficient use of radio spectrum and compliance with approved […]
By John Lee. Iraq has closed the file on restricted airspace zones in its skies, following confirmation that military airspace areas listed in the Iraqi Aeronautical Information Publication (Iraq AIP) are no longer used for military operations. The Ministry of Transport announced the development, noting that it was achieved through a purely national decision taken […]
By John Lee. Six memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed between Iraq and France at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Monday, covering defence, energy, aviation, and youth and innovation cooperation. The agreements were signed during a visit by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and were witnessed by French President Emmanuel Macron. According to the Prime […]
By John Lee. Talks on cooperation in Iraq's transport sector have taken place between Transport Minister Wahab Salman Mohammed and a delegation from the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC), led by its president Baroness Emma Nicholson. The meeting, held on Sunday, covered outcomes from the delegation's visit the previous week to the General Company for […]
By John Lee. SalamAir is to begin flights between Muscat and Copenhagen via Baghdad, from 14th November. The Omani low-cost carrier says passengers in Iraq can book flights directly between Baghdad and the Danish capital. (Source: SalamAir)
