New Iraqi Carrier Focuses On Religous Flights

Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Lami

Safety audits of Global Aviation’s aircraft by the Lebanese and Saudi authorities have been passed with flying colors, says CEO Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Lami.

Credit: Alan Dron
Most airlines can only dream of load factors of more than 95%, but new Iraqi carrier Global Aviation is consistently hitting those figures. Baghdad-based Global Aviation launched services in April 2025 and within a couple of months had started Umrah pilgrim flights to Medina. The reason for the...
Alan Dron

Based in London, Alan is Europe & Middle East correspondent at Air Transport World.

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