Iraqi Airways seeks operators to serve EU routes

Iraqi Airways is inviting bids from European operators to conduct services on its behalf to European destinations. The carrier says it is looking for wet-lease offers, or "viable" alternative proposals, to serve a schedule to European cities under its traffic rights. Iraqi Airways is prohibited from operating within EU airspace, having been individually blacklisted 4 years ago. The airline says any candidates must be European-registered and hold a valid European air operator's certificate. "Applications shall only be entertained from airlines operating the most modern aircraft fleets," it states, indicating that the average fleet age should not exceed 6 years. Aircraft should also have a 2-class configuration including a business-class cabin. <br/>