Airplanes
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Iran has high potential to build passenger plane: MoD spox
TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Spokesperson for Iran’s Defense Ministry Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik said that Iran has high potential and capability to build passenger plane.
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Iran test flights its indigenously-developed plane Simorgh
TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Iran’s new light transport aircraft Simorgh, designed and developed by experts at the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA), has successfully conducted a test flight.
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US Airline flight hit by gunfire in Haiti
TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – A Spirit Airlines flight destined for the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince was struck by gunfire on Monday, forcing it to be diverted to the neighboring Dominican Republic.
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Bomb threat on X forces Indian plane to land in Frankfurt
TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – A flight from New Delhi to London was diverted to Frankfurt and evacuated after a report of a bomb on board, German police said on Friday evening.
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Lebanon reacts to Zionist regime’s claims on Beirut airport
TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – Lebanon’s Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamie denied the claims of the Zionist regime about using the Beirut airport for delivering the military weapons to Hezbollah Resistance Movement.
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Official:
Iranian-made plane undergoing type certification
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) says the domestically-designed Simorgh aircraft is undergoing various tests to receive a type certificate.
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Syrian airliner lands at Riyadh airport after 12-year hiatus
TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – A passenger plane operated by Syria’s flag carrier, Syrian Airlines, has landed in Saudi capital Riyadh – the first in more than a decade, as part of a thaw in diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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Power cut disrupts Manchester Airport flights
TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – A "significant" number of flights from Manchester Airport are expected to be delayed or canceled due to a "major" power cut, its operator has said.
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Iranian transport plane to be operational soon: Minister
TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s homegrown transport plane ‘Simorgh’ is undergoing flight tests and will soon join the country’s fleet, Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani said.
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Aircraft carrying Malawi vice-president goes missing
TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – An aircraft carrying Malawi's Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing, media have cited a statement from the president's office as saying.
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VIDEO: Moment when two planes collided midair in Portugal
TEHRAN, June 03 (MNA) – Footage shows the moment when two stunt planes collided in midair on Sunday during an air show in the Portuguese city of Beja.
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Armenian PM's helicopter forcibly touches down
TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shared a publication on a helicopter's forced landing.
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Danish airport evacuated following bomb threat
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Emergency services were scrambled to Billund airport in Denmark on Saturday following a bomb threat.
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Official told MNA;
Iran self-sufficient in producing passenger plane spare parts
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Iran is now self-sufficient in supplying airplane spare parts, and there is almost no need to send airplanes to foreign countries for any kind of repair, an official told Mehr News Agency.
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VIDEO: Lightning strikes plane after taking off from YVR
TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – Video shows lightning striking a plane shortly after taking off from Vancouver International Airport (YVR).
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Plane collision in Kenya's capital kills two people
TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – TAt least two people were killed and 44 others escaped unhurt on Tuesday when two planes collided after taking off in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
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European passenger planes overhauled in Iran: CAO chief
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – The head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) revealed the repair and maintenance of passenger planes from other countries, including Latin American, European and Asian countries, in Iran.
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F-16 jet escorts plane during Biden’s Anchorage visit
TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – A small plane that entered airspace closed for President Joe Biden’s visit to Anchorage on Monday was intercepted by a NORAD F-16 fighter jet that shot flares at it to get the pilot’s attention, military officials said.
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Yak-130 training aircraft imported into Iran
TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Images available on social media showed on Saturday that Yak-130 training (combat-training) aircraft have joined the Iranian Army Air Force, while no there is no official confirmation of the report by the Iranian authorities.
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3 dead after plane crashes into California airport hangar
TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Three people were killed when a small plane crashed into a hangar at a Southern California airport Sunday morning, officials said.
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China sends dozens of warplanes towards Taiwan
TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – China sent dozens of warplanes towards Taiwan, said the island's defense ministry on Saturday.
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2 dead, 3 hurt in small airplane crash in rural Alaska
TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Two people were killed and three others seriously injured when a small plane crashed shortly after taking off from a rural Alaska community over the weekend, officials said.
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Hong Kong airliner makes emergency landing, 11 injured
TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – Eleven people were injured on Cathay Pacific's flight CX880 at Hong Kong's international airport on Saturday after the carrier aborted takeoff due to a technical issue, news outlets reported.
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VIDEO: 2 planes collided at Boston airport
TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Two airplanes at Boston's Logan Airport came into contact with each other causing emergency vehicles to swarm a section of the airport overlooking the Seaport.
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VIDEO: Terrifying moments when plane door opens midair
TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – A passenger opened an emergency exit on a flight as it was preparing to land Friday in the South Korean city of Daegu. The plane, however, landed safely and there were no major injuries.
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CAO head:
Iran voices readiness to reconstruct Syrian airports
TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Iran has expressed its readiness to reconstruct Syrian airports, including Damascus Airport, the head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran (CAOI) said.
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Iran successfully tests fully domestic plane engine
TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – The completely Iranian-built plane engine was successfully tested on Monday in the MAPNA Industrial Group in the presence of the Iranian President.
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Iran, UAE ink MoU to continue air transportation cooperation
TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – The spokesperson of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran announced the signing of MoU on air transport cooperation with United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Plane crashes in Philippines, search underway for 4 on board
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Rescuers were searching for survivors on Sunday after a small plane with four people on board crashed in the central Philippines, an aviation official said.
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VIDEO: Russia, Syria restore Syrian air base for joint use
TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Russia and Syria have restored the al-Jarrah military air base in Syria's north to be jointly used, Russia's Defence Ministry said late on Monday.