Fly Baghdad

Fly Baghdad
فلاي بغداد
IATA ICAO Call sign
IF[1] FBA[1] FLY BAGHDAD[2]
Founded15 July 2014[3]
Commenced operations14 Feb 2017
AOC #ICAA 007
HubsBaghdad International Airport
Fleet size11
Destinations24
HeadquartersBaghdad International Airport, Iraq infront of Karbala terminal
Key peopleCEO Basheer al-Shabbani
Employees600
Websitewww.flybaghdad.net

Fly Baghdad is a private Iraqi airline, headquartered in Baghdad,[4] with flights based at Baghdad International Airport. The airline restarted its operations on 14 February 2017.[5] Fly Baghdad has 1 Boeing B737-700, 5 B737-800, 3 B737-900ER, 1 CRJ-200 and 1 CRJ-900 with an average aircraft age of approximately fifteen years. After the dissolution of old board, the new management rebuilt the company again. The company slogan is Less Price... More Flights. Flights to the European Union have been banned in November 2023, due to safety concerns.[6]

In January 2024, U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Fly Baghdad and its CEO for providing assistance to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and its proxy groups in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon by transporting fighters and weapons.[7][8] Fly Baghdad canceled flights on all routes and suspended operations effective January 25, 2024.[9] Flights resumed several weeks later.

  1. ^ a b "Fly Baghdad". ch-aviation. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  2. ^ "7340.2F with Change 1 and Change 2 and Change 3" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 15 October 2015. p. 3-1-43. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Introduction to Fly Baghdad Airline - Company Introduction". Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. ^ "FAQs." Fly Baghdad. Retrieved on December 18, 2017. "Where is the company address ? Our company is located in Baghdad Karada Kharij Hurriya Square Main Street to Sedat Al-Hindia." Arabic: "ما هو عنوان شركتكم؟ عنوان شركتنا في بغداد Baghdad International Airport مطار بغداد الدولي مقابل صالة كربلاء."
  5. ^ "Iraq's Fly Baghdad suspends operations". ch-aviation. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  6. ^ "European Commission updates EU Air Safety List and bans Fly Baghdad from flying in the European Union". Aviation24.be. 30 November 2023.
  7. ^ "U.S. Sanctions Iraqi Airline For Supporting Iranian-Backed Militias". 22 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Treasury Targets Kata'ib Hizballah Leaders and Airline Enabling IRGC-QF and Militant Proxy Groups". U.S. Department of the Treasury (Press Release). 22 January 2024.
  9. ^ Casey, David (26 January 2024). "Fly Baghdad Suspends Operations". Aviation Week.