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Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 2009 | ||||||
Ceased operations | April 16, 2019 | ||||||
Hubs | Baghdad International Airport | ||||||
Focus cities | Damascus International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
Destinations | 12 | ||||||
Headquarters | Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq | ||||||
Website |
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Al Naser Wings Airlines ( Arabic: أجنحة الناصر), formerly known as Al-Naser Airlines, was a small Iraqi airline based in Karrada, Baghdad, Iraq. The airline operated scheduled domestic flights to places in the Middle East, mostly to Damascus, Syria. [1] On 24 February 2019, Al Naser Wings filed for bankruptcy, [2] and on 16 April 2019, the airline ceased all flight operations. [3]
Al-Naser Airlines is registered with the Civil Aviation Authority of Iraq to hold an air operator's certificate. It started operating in 2005 for the US military in Iraq, and in 2009 entered the civil sector operating its first flight to Kuwait in February 2009.[ citation needed] In 2017 Al-Naser Airlines was renamed Al Naser Wings Airlines.[ citation needed]
Prior to closing, Al-Naser offered flights to the following destinations:
The Al Naser Wings Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of August 2017: [7]
Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Boeing 737-400 | 1 | — | 168 | |
Total | 1 | — |
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