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DHL Plane Struck by Missile in Baghdad | Europe | Deutsche Welle | 22.11.2003 @import url("/DWelle/AddOns/IEmin7.css"); main content main navigation extra content head navigation search Choose form 30 Languages DW-World.deDeutsche Welle Your Link to Germany About us Press Business & Sales DW-Akademie Contact Help Partner Site map Archive Search Keywords Search DW-World: Extended Search Choose from 30 Languages Choose from 30 Languages Choose from 30 Languages English German Chinese Spanish Portuguese for Brazil Arabic Russian Persian Albanian Amharic Bengali Bosnian B/H/S Bulgarian Croatian Dari French Greek Hausa Hindi Indonesian Kiswahili Macedonian Pashto Polish Portuguese Romanian Serbian Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Choose from 30 Languages 29.04.2008 Drop-Down eins Drop-Down eins Specials Results Germany Forum Bundesliga Live Ticker League Table Betting Game World Cup 2006 Germany Business Culture Science German Courses Travel Weather Best of Blogs Voting Bobs Blog Today in History Study-in-Germany Germanizer South Asia DW Quirkies Aktion fuer Drop-down eins Drop-Down zwei Drop-Down zwei Service Overview Subscribe RSS Partner Feeds Mobile Online FAQs Preview Podcasts FAQs Reader Response Contact About Us Reception Program Guide Digital Radio Reception Program Guide Hotel Partners DW-TV in the US DW-STORE Media Dialogue Aktion fuer Drop-down zwei Home NEWS At a Glance Germany Europe Business Culture & Lifestyle German Soccer GERMANY INFO Visit Germany Study in Germany German Courses Map Weather DW-RADIO What's On? Programs Reception Audio on Demand DW-TV What's On? Programs Program Guide Reception Video on Demand INTERACTIVE Reader Response Newsletters Web Tools and Services Podcasting Mobile About DW-WORLD.DE Europe | 22.11.2003 DHL Plane Struck by Missile in Baghdad GroЯansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: DHL was the first company to bring commercial package delivery to postwar Iraq. An Airbus jet belonging to the German courier service DHL makes an emergency landing in Iraq after being fired upon by a surface-to-air missile. The U.S. military confirmed Saturday that a shoulder-fired missile struck a jet operated by express courier service DHL over Iraq. The planeвЂ™s engine caught fire and it was forced to make an emergency landing at Baghdad International Airport. None of the jetвЂ™s crew were injured in the incident. An official said the civilian Airbus 300 cargo plane was struck by a SAM-7 ground-to-air missile shortly after takeoff on a flight between Baghdad and Bahrain. The planeвЂ™s engine was visibly burning and it left a massive trail of smoke as it landed at the airport. "At approximately 6:30 GMT this morning, a DHL aircraft, an Airbus A300 freighter, departing from Baghdad to Bahrain, had to return to Baghdad and effect an emergency landing," company spokeswoman Patricia Thomson said. DHL suspends flights Later on Saturday, DHL, which is owned by GermanyвЂ™s former postal monopoly, Deutsche Post, said it would temporarily suspend flights to Baghdad. "DHL has made the decision to suspend all flight operations to Iraq for at least the next 48 hours," spokeswoman Patrician Thomson told the news agency AFP. The Jordanian carrier Royal Wings, the only commercial airline offering passenger service into Baghdad, also suspended its flights on Saturday. Officials investigating Authorities said they have launched an investigation into the attack, which marks the first time a civilian plane has been forced to land as the result of violence in postwar Iraq. There have been eight reported instances of ground-to-air missiles being fired at civilian aircraft in Iraq, but this was the first incident to force a plane down. "Pending the finding of the investigations, as well as the full assessment of the security situation, DHL will then be in a better position to conduct a further review on how to continue any operations in Iraq," Thomson said, adding that the company did not want to put its employees at risk. Many observers said it was only a matter of time before a incident like SaturdayвЂ™s would occur. In recent weeks, a number of military helicopters have been shot down with similar weapons, a propaganda coup for Iraqi groups resisting the countryвЂ™s U.S.-led occupiers. Missile attacks have long been anticipated, and pilots flying into Iraq use a special spiral landing technique designed to stave off attacks. Pilots reduce their altitude to 4,500 meters above the airport and immediately begin a circular landing pattern that involves sharp banking turns and brings them to the ground within 4.5 minutes. Because the missiles travel faster than the jets, they also require more space to maneuver, so the landing pattern makes it much harder for a missile to hit its intended target. The maneuver, however, cannot protect planes at the time of take off or when they prepare to begin the landing procedure. With flight in Iraq still wrought with peril, most people traveling into the country come by ground. There are charter planes for workers affiliated with non-government organizations and journalists, but most fly into Amman and finish the remainder of the 880-kilometer journey by bus or other ground transportation. The threat of missile attacks has thus far kept officials from reopening Baghdad Airport for commercial passenger service, despite interim Transport Minister Behnam PolisвЂ™ request that it be opened for traffic. Managing the logistics of occupation Nonetheless, the U.S. military has relied heavily on DHLвЂ™s fleet of Airbus A-300, Antonov AN-12 and Boeing 727 aircraft to deliver equipment, mail and other essentials to Iraq. DHL is one of the largest mail and supplies delivery contractors for the U.S. military in Iraq, with multiple daily flights into Baghdad carrying as much as 50 tons of daily letters between soldiers and their families. There are currently 110 flights into Baghdad each day вЂ“ 70 official or military and 40 civilian or cargo jets, according to the news wire Agence France Presse. 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