Iraqi Airways facts for kids

Iraqi Airways is the flag carrier of the Iraq. It began in 1945. It's first flight was to Syria in January 1946. It bought its first jet aircraft in the 1960s. They allowed the airline to add flights to cities in the Middle East, Asia and Europe. During the 1970s, it began its first flight to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. In 1991, when Iraq invaded Kuwait, all of its planes were grounded by the United Nations. A few years later, they allowed the airline to operate a few domestic flights. The airline was allowed to resume international flights 12 years later on May 30, 2003, after the War in Iraq ended. In 2015, the European Union banned the airline from flying there.

Gallery

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  Current Iraqi Airways logo

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  2 Iraqi Airways planes that were grounded during the war.

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  An Iraqi Airways plane in the 1970s paint job.

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  Iraqi Airways Boeing 737-800 at Munich Airport.

Images for kids

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  Iraqi Airways Vickers Viscount 735 at East Midlands Airport in 1978

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  An Iraqi Airways Boeing 747-200C at London Heathrow Airport in 1983.

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  An Iraqi Airways Boeing 737-200 Advanced at Prague Ruzyne Airport in 2004.

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  An Iraqi Government Boeing 747SP operated by Iraqi Airways at Andrews Air Force Base in 1989.

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  An Iraqi Airways Airbus A321-200 in a temporary livery landing at Gatwick Airport, London, England (2013).

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  An Iraqi Airways Boeing 777-200LR in a hybrid livery taxiing at Frankfurt Airport, Germany (2013).