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I'll spam this thread with innate news about the worst airline that I've ever flown on :dev2:

Iraqi Airways.

Today marks the resumption of regular flights between Iraq and Kuwait.
Iraqi foreign minister hoshyar zebari was aboard.

I am at a loss to present the horrible excuse of a "new livery" of Iraqi airways... :(
http://www.petra.gov.jo/library/634975827431600000.jpg

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I wish they had kept the previous livery. It was much nicer.
Mind you, they have gone with the modern day 'fresh' colourless approach that most other airlines are taking now.

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the new "livery" is horrible :( sad that they let the classic one go.

anyway. resumption of flights between london gatwick and baghdad and sulaymania from the 5th of march.

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We've had a few visits in the last few weeks (most recent yesterday 1-3-2012) of SX-BHV of Hermes Airline (Air Mediterranee - A320) coming into Gatwick from Baghdad via Erbil.

Does anyone know if this has had anything to do with the resumption of Iraqi Airways flights into London?

I hear that when they do start up again at Gatwick they will be using A330s!

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Isn't this livery more likely be an interim one?

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its difficult to know... the CRJ900s have been given a new livery recently

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/734901_213036752166398_936772006_n.jpg

but none of the airbus / Boeing's use this livery as of now. just white with logo on tail and "iraqi airways" stenciled on the side in the same old font of yesteryear.

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actually. scratch that. this is supposed to be the "full" new livery for the larger planes. still not as good as the old one...

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/576300_10151381306646495_878993889_n.jpg

but at the same time IA are distributing these die cast models of their upcoming batch of 738s... which shows the traditional IA livery.
http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/attachments/forum9/76423d1338903590-dscn2712.jpg

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I'd like to see the old livery return. I know it might still remind people of Saddam's time in power, but the livery itself was really good.

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I actually have one of those Iraqi 737-800 models, courtesy of a good friend of mine from Serbia. As you say, it wears the usual livery. I have to say that the colours on the CRJ look very nice.

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Just watching an Iraqi airways A330 depart gatwick on flight radar 24. It's 1am though! Is that their normal schedule?

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Iraqi Airways will begin flights from the 5th of March to London Gatwick from Baghdad and Sulaymania.

Flight Schedule
Day Time Dep Time Arrv Flight no.
Tue/Fri 22:00 LGW 06:30 BGW IA 238
Tue/Thur 13:00 BGW 20:00 LGW IA 237
Thur 22:00 LGW 06:30 ISU IA 240
Fri 13:00 ISU 20:00 LGW IA 239

that was the initial report... maybe they were late or changed to a different time.

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It was late yesterday by nearly 2 hours. It was due to get in at around 8pm but failed to arrive until about 9.40pm - hence the late departure.

The flight was operated by the A330 but not in a full livery - very similar to the livery on the A320 shown in the first pic of this thread.

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a bad pic from iraqi tv... the A330 in gatwick. marks the historic resumption of direct flights between London and Baghdad after nearly 23 years.

http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/525369_511406822234146_791297402_n.jpg

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Great news, a sign that the country is finally returning to normality (not that many citizens would remember what that was) after decades of decline in the hands of a murderer. Well done IA and well done Iraq!

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I think this is an important point to make. Re-establishing an airline from the wreckage of a countrty racked by war for ten years can't be easy.

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Unfortunately the A330's interior is just as disastrous as the paint work. It's like they've taken all the colour off the livery, thrown it in a blender for 5 minutes and chucked it in the cabin. I mean; I wasn't expecting anything other than the Airbus designed default seats, but those colours! :(
Still, at least it's a brand new aircraft, which is a bonus (although, I'm not impressed with the 3-3-3 seating)

http://www.youshouldtravel.com/iraqiairways/

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its because these planes were prepared for an african airline I believe (air mauritius or something like that?) who then didn't take delivery, and the Iraqis took it... that's what they're doing now to build up their fleet quickly(A320, A330, B777s etc... all bought on the "cancelled orders" market), and sadly it results in having a complete mish-mash of internal fixtures and no set standard seats/infotainment etc...

the CRJs which were built to Iraqi requirement are much nicer on the inside... and hopefully the B738/B787s when they start arriving will standardise the IA livery and cabins to a more "tasteful" level!

Iraqi CRJ
http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/runway-girl/Bombardier%20Entire%20Trip%20137.jpg

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The A330's were originally destined for Air Asia X - Hence the red/grey interior.

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I remember my first ever spotting trip to Heathrow in 1983. Some Paris diversions were in. 2 Air France 747s and 2 Iraqi 747s were on the ground. The new livery on the 777 is beautiful. Hope they start painting up the A321s and A330s too.

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so actually the die-cast model for the B738s was wrong after all...

and this will be the new livery, the first new build 738s will be delivered this summer.

it is the same as the new livery for the CRJs.

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/150451_621437051204766_223833108_n.jpg

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It looks pretty good, better than quite a few recent designs (Hop!, Finnair, GermanWings come to mind)