Iraqi Airways operates jetliners from Boeing, Airbus, and Bombardier, with Boeing narrowbodies dominant at 25 aircraft. The youngest planes in the fleet are six 737 MAX 8s at 1.3 years old, while ...

A bear being transported on an Iraqi Airways flight from Baghdad to Dubai Friday caused delays after it escaped from a crate in the cargo hold.

Iraqi Airways said Saturday that procedures to transport the bear were carried out in accordance with the law and with procedures and standards approved by the International Air Transport Association.

Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The prime minister of Iraq ordered an investigation after a bear being transported in the cargo hold of an Iraqi Airways plane escaped from its crate at Dubai International Airport.

Iraqi Airways is saying that it wasn’t to blame for the incident and that its crew worked with authorities in the United Arab Emirates to dispatch specialists who tranquilized and transported ...