Airplanes

Iran ambassador:

Russia dispatches special firefighting planes to Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – The Iranian ambassador to Moscow has said that Russia has sent three special airplanes to Iran to help the Iranians following the tragic blast and subsequent fire at Shahid Rajaei port in Bandar Abbas in southern Iran.

Iranian engineers successfully overhauled an Airbus plane

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – An private Iranian airline has completed repairs on a wide-body Airbus plane to return it to service amid sanctions on the Iranian aviation industry that restrict the country’s access to new jets and spare parts.

Iranians make aircraft lighter with smart magnesium coating

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – Iranian researchers have successfully developed an advanced nanocomposite coating that effectively protects magnesium alloys from corrosion, a breakthrough that could reduce aircraft weight and improve fuel efficiency.

Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines to resume at Imam Khomeini airport

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – The CEO of Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA), Saeed Chalandari announced that flights by Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines at this airport have been resumed.

Iran blasts Israeli regime for aggression on Lebanon aviation

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – The spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the Zionist regime's aggression against Lebanon's national sovereignty and threats against its national aviation.

Iran, Lufthansa in talks to resume flights: Iranian official

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Amirani has said that Iran and German aviation group Lufthansa are in talks to resume flights.

Passengers of Iranian aircraft safe after incident

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) –  A Fokker 100 aircraft from Karun Airlines experienced a tire blowout during landing at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, but none of the passengers or the crew staff were harmed.

Light aircraft incident in northern Iran leaves casualties

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Three people were killed following an incident that happened for a light aircraft in northern Iran on Wednesday morning.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.