A government consultant proposes the establishment of a joint venture company for air cargo

The global economy has not been diverted from air freight, despite the high cost of transport compared with sea or land transport. The needs of the world economy to invest time in the transport of goods and goods have greatly increased the need for this important activity, according to a financial adviser to the Prime Minister, The State and the private sector for air cargo in the way of partnership included in the budget, especially as the country is expanding its airports on the one hand and the next phase of reconstruction on the other.

An expert confirms that the development of the work of air cargo companies will reflect on the reputation of the business environment and the economic activity of Iraq in general, calling for the need to distance these companies from favoritism and exploitation, which depends on some. In accordance with international standards on economic efficiency and air safety. 
The air cargo division at Baghdad International Airport is a vital nerve through which the various goods are transported to and from Iraq. It also provides warehouses, warehouses and refrigerators for the storage of various goods and materials, heavy cargo yards with equipment, elevators, cars and wheels for air cargo operations. Local, while this service lacks to keep pace with the development in the world on the speed of transport and wages and other important things.
"The global economy has been and continues to rely heavily on the issue of air cargo, despite the high costs compared to the shipping or rail transport, noting that, the needs of the world economy to invest time in the transfer Goods and commodities of a precise and strategic nature and rapid damage and refraction, which has increased the needs of the world to the use of air cargo and shorten the time and maximize the fulfillment of the necessary production or service needs, in turn: I believe that Iraq will be tomorrow desperately needed To establish a carrier air cargo company to benefit from the provisions of Article 14 of the Federal Budget Law for the year 2017, which was repeated in the draft budget in 2018, which is a partnership between the State and the private sector.
Based on the principle of partnership included in the budget, the financial advisor, Saleh, recommends the establishment of a specialized joint stock company, even if it is in alliance with international companies based and established in accordance with international standards in the subjects of economic efficiency and air safety, and that the proposed company to provide air cargo to and from Iraq , In order to achieve direct financial returns to Iraq, especially as our country is expanding the number of airports, but also should not forget the needs of the reconstruction and development of the future in the country, which requires the rapid delivery of important development supplies, so I renew the proposal to establish a company Between the state and the private sector to take up the issue of air freight within the partnership approach adopted in the working budget of the country.
"We should look at the position of the shipping company from a national perspective that works to develop this activity in all its dimensions because the geographical area of ​​Iraq covers a large area in the region, so it should be a good conduit for international aviation, Here is the question according to the expert, how can we promote this subject is not from the perspective of the profitability of the shipping company, but from the perspective of the profitability of Iraq ,? He pointed out that any activity will increase the economic return of the country should be sought attention and development, so we must look at the service provided by this company the need to be flexible and attract dealers in the cases of shipping companies, institutions and departments and citizens, because they will use this company to transfer Their goods, through the lines that pass to Iraq, and here the reputation of Iraq and its economic activity, which will reflect even on the reputation of our business environment, which we should think about as we must keep this activity from any patronage and exploitation without favoritism to anyone.
And the Ministry of Transport to think about the degree of competitiveness with global shipping companies and even compete in service and care even in prices, says Jeweler: which confirms that we will have a huge financial return to Iraq and a great benefit to the Iraqi economy as a whole, even in the field of employment, but: The Ministry of Transport has to think about all that would raise financial revenues in all activities related to them, especially as we are today on a campaign to regulate matters in the economic field, fighting corruption is part of a campaign called change the reality of things in Iraq.
The General Company of Iraqi Airways has implemented the end of last September, a large campaign to develop the air cargo village inside the Baghdad International Airport, where the completion of maintenance and maintenance of all cranes of various types of regular and shokiyeh and freight clouds, and expand storage places of goods and goods and sorted each by type and appropriate storage method And the village is round the clock to ship goods and goods on a daily basis and in large quantities from Baghdad International Airport to the rest of the local and international airports and vice versa. 
The Ministry of Transport announced in the first half of this year that the air cargo division in Iraqi Airways has achieved an increase in its monthly revenues to reach 1.5 million dollars, indicating that all companies ship their goods through the airline because it is the official agent as well as for the ease of procedures And appropriate prices that differ from the prices of private companies.
On the other hand, there are many private air freight companies in Iraq, which are engaged in the field of customs clearance of customs duties and completion of their customs procedures, and specialized in the fields of transport, ports, general trade and construction, dealing with all types of goods and shipping to and from Iraq, To Iraq and all over the world, as well as clearance, transportation and logistics services, but some complain that their prices are high cost.