Airlines
Air bp Launches Baghdad Fueling Joint Venture
Air bp is partnering with local companies to build “a strong future for aviation in Iraq.”
Tayeb Rostami, Joint Ventures Manager – Air bp Middle East (left), and Stuart Hind, General Manager – United Iraqi Company for Airports and Ground Handling Services, Limited, shake on new partnership.
Tayeb Rostami, Joint Ventures Manager – Air bp Middle East (left), and Stuart Hind, General Manager – United Iraqi Company for Airports and Ground Handling Services, Limited, shake on new partnership.

Air bp has entered a commercial joint venture to provide aircraft refueling, ground handling, and support services at Iraq’s Baghdad International Airport, the company revealed at the Dubai Airshow. Operating as the United Iraqi Company for Airports and Ground Handling Services, Limited (under the name Masil) in partnership with Iraqi Airways, the Al Burhan Group, and Menzies Aviation, the JV has already received an operating license.

“We see a strong future for aviation in Iraq and are excited to be involved in this market and contribute to its future development success,” said Duce Gatora, Air bp v-p of strategy and sustainability. “Fuel supply is a vital component of the airport operation that will add value to airline operators.”

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