Ishtar Airlines

Ishtar Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
ISHTAR
Founded 2005
Operating bases Baghdad International Airport
Dubai International Airport
Fleet size 1
Destinations 2
Company slogan Flying The Iraqi Skies
Parent company Ishtar Airlines Ltd
Headquarters United Arab Emirates Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Key people Moayad Hassan (President)
Ramsey Shaban (Vice President)
Website www.ishtarair.com

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

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

Ishtar Airlines operated scheduled passenger services to the following destinations in July 2007:[2]

 Iraq
 United Arab Emirates

It had planned to expand its operations to other destinations in Europe and the Middle East.

Fleet

The Ishtar Airlines fleet included the following aircraft in October 2009:[3]

Ishtar Airlines Fleet
Aircraft Total Notes
Boeing 727-200Adv 1 Operated by African Express Airways

Former

Prior to ceasing operations, Ishtar Airlines previously operated the following aircraft:[4]

Ishtar Airlines Previously Operated
Aircraft Total Notes
Boeing 737-200 2 1 leased from Dolphin Air
1 sold to Iraqi Airways

References

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