Tag: Iraq

Menzies set to expand MASIL operations at Mosul

Menzies set to expand MASIL operations at Mosul

Menzies has announced that it will deliver ground, air cargo and fuelling services at Mosul International Airport in Iraq through MASIL, its joint venture with Iraqi Airways, Air BP and Al-Burhan Group. One fully operational, MASIL will provide a full suite of aviation services at the airport under...

Airlines suspend Middle East flights amid rising tensions

Airlines across the globe are urgently reassessing their flight schedules to and from the Middle East after the United States launched strikes on Iran, significantly raising concerns over aviation safety in the region. Singapore Airlines, one of Asia’s most prominent carriers, described the sit...

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British Airways and UK government face legal action by Kuwait hostages

British Airways passengers and crew taken hostage by Iraqi forces during the 1990 invasion of Kuwait are preparing to take legal action against them. It comes after documents were released in 2021 suggesting that the British ambassador to Kuwait warned the Foreign Office that Iraqi soldiers had c...

Iraqi PM lays foundation stone for rehabilitating Mosul Airport

By Amr Salem, iraqiNews.com The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, confirmed on Wednesday that Mosul International Airport will provide several opportunities in different fields for Nineveh governorate and the neighboring areas, according to the state news agency (INA). Al-Kadhimi, whil...

Air bp commences aviation fuel venture in Iraq

Air bp, the international aviation fuel products and service supplier, has commenced a new aircraft fuelling joint venture at Baghdad International Airport (BGW). The joint venture company, United Iraqi Company for Airports and Ground Handling Services Limited, operating under the name MASIL, was...

Gulf Air returns to Erbil with three weekly flights

Gulf Air - the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain – celebrated its resumption services to Erbil in Iraq as its flight GF233 landed in Erbil International Airport at 1630 on 02 February 2020. Upon arrival, a celebratory event was held at the airport which saw the attendance of Gulf Air’s...

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