page_title: Iraqi Airways
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Iraqi Airways / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Viscount 735 YI-ACM (Iraqi AW) at East Midlands Airport; written off (damaged beyond repair) 25.10.1979 as G-BFYZ with Alidair on landing at Kirkwall Airport
context_page_description: Iraqi Airways Company, operating as Iraqi Airways, is the national carrier of Iraq, headquartered on the grounds of Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad. It is the second oldest airline in the Middle East. Iraqi Airways operates domestic and regional service. Its main base is Baghdad International Airport.
  Iraqi Airways is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.
caption: Iraqi Airways Vickers Viscount 735 at East Midlands Airport in 1978
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