Lawyers acting for Kuwait Airways are warning that any aircraft that Iraqi Airways acquires face being impounded to settle the drawn-out $1 billion compensation case brought by the Kuwaiti flag-carrier following the Iraqi invasion of 1990.

Iraq’s Government is in discussions with Boeing and Bombardier and has indicated plans to acquire more than 40 aircraft for Iraqi Airways. Both airframers have confirmed they are in talks over fleet requirements.

But Kuwait Airways’ legal team, which has pursued Iraqi Airways through UK courts for years, says it is “taken aback” by the suggestion, and warns that the aircraft could be seized.

UK law firm Howard Kennedy partner Christopher Gooding, representing Kuwait Air

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