Ishtar Airlines
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Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2009 | ||||||
Operating bases | Baghdad International Airport Dubai International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
Destinations | 2 | ||||||
Parent company | Ishtar Airlines Ltd | ||||||
Headquarters | Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||||||
Key people | Moayad Hassan (President) Ramsey Shaban (Vice President) | ||||||
Website | www |
Ishtar Airlines (Arabic: عشتار ايرلاينز) was an airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, although it was a private Iraqi airline operating scheduled passenger services, its main bases were its only destinations, Baghdad International Airport and Dubai International Airport.[1]
Ishtar Airlines headquarters was in Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
History
[edit]The airline was established in March 2005 by a group of former Iraqi Airways pilots.[1]
Ishtar Airlines operations went quiet in October 2009 and seems to have now ceased operations altogether.
Destinations
[edit]Ishtar Airlines operated scheduled passenger services to the following destinations in July 2007:[2]
- Dubai - Dubai International Airport Base
It had planned to expand its operations to other destinations in Europe and the Middle East.
Fleet
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Boeing_727-256-Adv%2C_Ishtar_Air_%28African_Express_Airways%29_AN0907599.jpg/220px-Boeing_727-256-Adv%2C_Ishtar_Air_%28African_Express_Airways%29_AN0907599.jpg)
The Ishtar Airlines fleet included the following aircraft in October 2009:[3]
Aircraft | Total | Notes |
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Boeing 727-200Adv | 1 | Operated by African Express Airways |
Former
[edit]Prior to ceasing operations, Ishtar Airlines previously operated the following aircraft:[4]
Aircraft | Total | Notes |
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Boeing 737-200 | 2 | 1 leased from Dolphin Air 1 sold to Iraqi Airways |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 95.
- ^ Ishtar Airlines Route Map Archived 2009-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ishtar Airlines Fleet". Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
- ^ Ishtar Airlines previously operated fleet