Airplanes

Iran airliners to resume full capacity flights from Nov. 22

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – The deputy roads minister has said that the Iranian air travel companies will start full capacity operations from the start of the Iranian month of Azar (Nov.22-Dec. 21).
2021-11-07 19:00
Tabriz-Ankara flight to start operation as of Oct. 31

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Director General of East Azarbaijan Province Airports said Saturday that Tabriz-Ankara flights will open at Tabriz's Shahid Madani International Airport from Oct. 31.
2021-10-23 19:00
Israeli regime warplanes violate Lebanese airspace again

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Israeli region's fighter jets broke the sound barrier in the south of Lebanon after violating Lebanese airspace once again on Saturday, local Lebanese media said.
2021-10-16 17:50
At least 16 killed in plane crash in Russia (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – An L-410 light-engine plane has crashed in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan, the regional Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday.
2021-10-10 11:40
VIDEO: Flying of pilot-free passenger planes in China

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – The footage shows flying of passenger planes without pilot in China which attracted the attention of viewers.
2021-10-03 02:00
3 Su-35 jets escort US B-52 bomber out of Russian airspace

TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Russian Air Force scrambled 3 Su-35S fighter jets to intercept a US Air Force B-52H bomber that came close to Russia's borders in the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Ministry of Defence said Sunday.
2021-09-26 20:00
Russian An-26 plane with 6 on board disappears from Radar

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – An Antonov-26 plane with six people on board has disappeared from radar in Russia's Khabarovsk region, according to the nation's emergency services ministry.
2021-09-22 14:10
Iran to purchase new airplanes

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The Chairman of the Civil Commission of the Iranian Parliament informed on Tues. that the country is to buy new airplanes.
2021-09-14 13:10
An Afghan airliner allowed to land planes in Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran announced the acceptance of a number of planes belonging to Afghanistan airliners "Kam Air" to land in Iran amid escalated tensions at Kabul airport.
2021-08-26 13:05
No survivors from plane crash in Russia's far east: report

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – There are no survivors after a plane carrying 28 people crashed in the far east of Russia on Tuesday, Russian news agencies cited rescue officials as saying.
2021-07-06 10:20
US military plane crashes into house near Nellis AFB

TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – A United States military plane crashed in the backyard of a home near Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada on Monday, claiming the life of a pilot.
2021-05-25 10:44
Two pilots injured after F-15 hard landing in St. Louis

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – Two pilots onboard an F-15 aircraft, which was slated to be transferred to the Qatari Air Force, suffered minor injuries following landing at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, the US local media said.
2021-05-19 08:18
IRGC foils plot to hijack plane: statement

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps announced in a statement that its forces have foiled a plot to hijack a plane on Thursday night.
2021-03-05 14:15
Armed Forces receive overhauled aircraft

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – In a ceremony attended by the Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami, overhauled helicopters and airplanes were delivered to the Armed Forces on Monday.
2021-03-01 14:00
Iran to manufacture 100-seat passenger planes: CAO

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Iran is planning to start the production line of a 100-seat passenger plane and use IrAn-140 aircraft as a cargo jet, said the head of Iran's Civil Aviation Organization.
2021-02-21 12:45
VIDEO: Wreckage of Indonesian plane found in Indian Ocean

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – A Sriwijaya Air plane thought to have 62 people on board lost contact after taking off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Saturday and rescuers said suspected debris had been found in the sea off the city.
2021-01-11 22:00
VIDEO: Wreckage of plane found near Jakarta

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – A local government official told Kompas TV that fishermen found what appeared to be the wreckage of an aircraft in waters north of Jakarta and a search was underway.
2021-01-09 17:32
Indonesian airplane loses contact shortly after takeoff

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Indonesia's transport ministry has announced that a search and rescue investigation is underway after a Sriwijaya Air jet carrying more than 50 people on board lost contact with aviation authorities.
2021-01-09 15:02
New catalyst converts carbon dioxide into jet fuel

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – A new iron-based catalyst converts carbon dioxide into jet fuel and such technology could one day cut greenhouse gas emissions from air travel.
2020-12-26 15:19
Iran agrees to compensate downed plane victims' families

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) –Sweden's foreign minister says Tehran has agreed to compensate the families of the foreign victims of the shot down plane.
2020-07-03 01:00
Israeli strikes on Syria nearly downed Airbus-320 with 172 Passengers on board: Russia

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – An Airbus-320 with 172 passengers on board could have been targeted by Syrian missile defense systems because of Israel's airstrikes at Damascus suburbs on February 6, the plane was escorted out of the danger zone and assisted in landing at the Hmeymim airbase, according to the Russian Defence Ministry’s spokesman.
2020-02-07 12:21
Plane skids off taxiway in western Iran

KERMANSHAH, Feb. 01 (MNA) – A passenger plane skidded off the taxiway at an airport in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah on Saturday.
2020-02-01 10:01
Qatar Airways resumes flights to Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Qatar Airways announced on Wednesday that the company will resume its flights to Iran.
2020-01-15 20:14
By: Hamid Vakili

Commemoration ceremony for Ukrainian plane crash marked in Imam Sadiq Univ.

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – A commemoration ceremony was held in Imam Sadiq University’s Mosque on Wed. for the victims of Ukrainian plane crash in the presence of Islamic Development Organization (IDO) Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Qomi.
2020-01-15 12:32
Tehran’s Sar-Allah HQ:

Publisher of images of missile hit Ukrainian airliner ‘identified’

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) - Following the release of images of missile hit Ukrainian passenger plane, Sar-Allah Headquarters in Tehran embarked on identifying the publisher of the footage to investigate the causes and factors involved in the air incident.
2020-01-14 22:06
Unintentional downing of Ukrainian airplane repetition of history

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – What happened in the Iranian sky, regardless of human pains, was a repetition of an event repeated in contemporary history but in the previous cases, the involved governments never sympathized with the issue.
2020-01-11 15:33
Ukrainian airplane with over 170 aboard crashes in Iran; no survivors

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – A Boeing 737 belonging to Ukraine International Airlines has crashed due to technical problems after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport with at least 170 passengers and crew, mostly Iranians, on board.
2020-01-08 07:52
VIDEO: Dense fog in New Delhi delays flights, trains

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – Several flights have been delayed due to bad weather and three dozen trains are running late due to low visibility as a dense blanket of fog covers New Delhi in India.
2019-12-30 14:18
Iranian company attains know-how to repair passenger planes' engine

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – An Iranian knowledge-based company managed to attain technical knowhow of manufacturing and repairing a number of parts of plane engine according to the standards of Civil Aviation Organization (CAO).
2019-12-25 20:03
Iran to receive 3 new Airbus passenger planes soon

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Iranian road minister informed on Sunday that three new Airbus planes will be added to the country's air fleet.
2019-12-22 17:16