By Omar al-Shaher for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. In light of Iraq’s complicated political and security climate, even the most optimistic could not expect Baghdad International Airport (pictured) to have 125 flights — even including both arrivals and departures […]
By John Lee. Air Arabia has announced the launch of non-stop services to Baghdad, its fourth destination in Iraq, and 83rd worldwide. The inaugural flight G90361 will take off to the capital city on March 10, 2013. The low-cost pioneer will start three weekly services between Sharjah and Baghdad, which will be increased to five […]
The Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) has announced the opening a new branch at Baghdad International Airport, and confirmed that it will also open a branch at Najaf Airport. Hamdiya al-Jaff, the head of the TBI, said the Baghdad Airport branch will provide the full range of banking facilities, including remittances, opening current accounts, and […]
Harris Corporation, the international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a contract to provide a back-up air traffic control system for Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. Harris will supply a back-up Liberty-STAR™ Voice Communication and Control System (VCCS) to the primary Liberty-STAR™ VCCS previously installed by Harris. Featuring a modular architecture, open-platform software […]
