Iraq seeks early delivery of new Boeing airliners

BAGHDAD, March 18 (Reuters) - Iraq's Transport Ministry is looking to bring forward delivery of new aircraft from Boeing (BA.N) as it presses ahead with expanding the operations of national airline Iraqi Airways, the transport minister said.
Amer Abdul-Jabbar said Iraqi Airways currently owns just four ageing planes and depends mainly on leased aircraft, which are expensive, so the ministry is trying to get the first deliveries this year on an order for a fleet of......