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May 05, 2010 (newstodate): Iraq Airways' inauguration of the route from Baghdad to London was tainted by efforts from Kuwait Airlines to seize the aircraft as partial compensation for ten aircraft lost in Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
The Boeing 737-400 aircraft on the route is operated for Iraq Airways by the Swedish provider Tor Air on an ACMI-contract.
-Press reports that the aircraft was actually impounded are untrue, says Torbjorn Winsell, Tor Air CEO.
-We have no further comments on the issue, but I can confirm that the aircraft is indeed still operated for Iraq Airways and serving the route as planned.
In the air since Christmas 2008, the Swedish carrier and capacity provider Tor Air, based at Gothenburg Landvetter Airport, first focused on ACMI services in the Scandinavian and later the European market. But the generally depressed market situation forced the company to go farther abroad to seek business, and a contract with Iraq Airways was then landed.
-We are now considering an expansion of our fleet as we see renewed business opportunities in the Middle East and European, even Scandinavian markets. We are looking at both Airbus and Boeing aircraft and will have at least one more aircraft in 2011.
-By then we are also hoping to be able to return services in the Scandinavian markets, intending to go deeper into the charter market alongside our ACMI business, says Mr Winsell.
The Boeing 737-400 aircraft on the route is operated for Iraq Airways by the Swedish provider Tor Air on an ACMI-contract.
-Press reports that the aircraft was actually impounded are untrue, says Torbjorn Winsell, Tor Air CEO.
-We have no further comments on the issue, but I can confirm that the aircraft is indeed still operated for Iraq Airways and serving the route as planned.
In the air since Christmas 2008, the Swedish carrier and capacity provider Tor Air, based at Gothenburg Landvetter Airport, first focused on ACMI services in the Scandinavian and later the European market. But the generally depressed market situation forced the company to go farther abroad to seek business, and a contract with Iraq Airways was then landed.
-We are now considering an expansion of our fleet as we see renewed business opportunities in the Middle East and European, even Scandinavian markets. We are looking at both Airbus and Boeing aircraft and will have at least one more aircraft in 2011.
-By then we are also hoping to be able to return services in the Scandinavian markets, intending to go deeper into the charter market alongside our ACMI business, says Mr Winsell.