Iraq: our contract with Boeing aircraft continues to rise to 76 in 2016
Iraq: our contract with Boeing aircraft continues to rise to 76 in 2016
Posted 15/09/2014 12:00 PM
Confirmed the Civil Aviation Authority of Iraq, on Sunday, that the deal Boeing is still valid, despite causing the overall situation in the country and delayed adoption of the budget, delays in receipt of four, including 2014, the current, while revealed talks with US banks to agree on the method of payments financial out, predicted rise in the number of aircraft owned by Iraq from 24 currently to 76 at least, through 2016.
The head of the Civil Aviation Authority, Nasser al-Bandar, in an interview to the (long-Presse), “The deal to buy 42 Boeing signed between the Iraqi and American governments, is still valid, where he was received five of them so far,” noting that “the aircraft the contractor the model 707 and 708 and 709 as well as other options for the purchase of aircraft from other models 777 and 787 Dreamliner. ”
Bender added, that “the receipt of such aircraft is on according to schedule,” adding, “but the general situation in the country and delayed adoption of the budget, has led to delays in receipt of four aircraft had been hoped, and the current reaches 2014. ”
The head of the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority, that “the year 2015 will see the next 12 Boeing delivered,” revealing “talks with American banks to agree on the method of payments for that aircraft, if approved by the Ministry of Finance on the terms so special.”
Bender predicted, that “brings the number of aircraft owned by Iraq from 24 currently to at least 76, in 2016, as well as the existing presidential plane.”
The Iraqi Airways received, in (the twentieth of April 2014), the fourth plane from Boeing Company of America within the contract with them, and containing 45 modern aircraft.
The former Transport Minister, Hadi al-Ameri, announced, in (14 August 2013), the arrival of the first Boeing aircraft of type (800-737) to the Baghdad International Airport of 45 aircraft contracted by the Iraqi government on them, indicating that the remaining aircraft will arrive to Iraq successively up to 2016, and as revealed for the conduct of flights during the month of August to Russia, China, Denmark, explained the number of aircraft in the fleet arrived in the Iraqi Air to 21 aircraft.
Iraq has signed in May 2008 the first two decades with the company (Boeing) for the purchase of 40 American aircraft, and the second with the company (Bompardo) Canadian, for the purchase of ten aircraft, while the Ministry of Finance showed that the total value of the two contracts amounted to five billion dollars.
It is noteworthy that Iraq has six civilian airports including Baghdad International Airport, which was established in 1982 by a French company, and one of the largest Iraqi airports, and there are other airports in Mosul, Basra, Najaf, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.
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