Airplanes

OOps! Landing accident on US aircraft carrier damages 4 super hornet jets

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – A landing mishap on the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea last week has left five of the ship’s aircraft needing repairs, four of which are F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets.

Iran on verge of producing plane, helicopter engines: Maj. Gen. Bagheri

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri said that sanctions made Iran rely on its domestic capabilities and grow in different industries, and one example of such progress is that Iran is on the verge of producing plane and helicopter engines.

Iran to be among manufacturers of aircraft spare parts

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Secretary of the Space Technology Development and Advanced Transportation HQ, Manouchehr Manteghi said that Islamic Republic of Iran will be listed among manufacturers of spare parts for aircraft.

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Iranian airlines to be equipped with Wi-Fi internet sys.

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Head of Iranian Space Agency Morteza Barari said Saturday that Iranian airlines will be equipped with Wi-Fi internet system with the cooperation of the Civil Aviation Organization (CAO).

Flights underway normally through Iranian airspace: CAO

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – Head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) said Fri. that the country's airspace is completely safe, and direct flights are currently underway over Iran's skies.

Omani airline launches direct flight route to Tehran

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – Salam Air, Oman's first budget airline, has launched its first flight to the Iranian capital Tehran.

Iran lodges protest to ICAO on lack of fueling Iranian planes in overseas airports

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran lodged its protest to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on lack of fueling Iranian planes in foreign airports.

Kermanshah to launch direct flights to Turkey, Iraq during Nowruz

KERMANSHAH, Feb. 24 (MNA) – With the New Persian Year (Nowruz) around the corner, the western city of Kermanshah is set to launch direct flights to Iraq and Turkey in anticipation of the surge in Nowruz holidaymakers, a senior official said.

Norwegian plane takes off from Iran after 70 days

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – A Boeing commercial airliner that belongs to budget carrier Norwegian Air and was stuck in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz after an emergency landing in December, took off on Friday after 70 days, a Norwegian Air spokeswoman said on Friday.

CAO issues permit for airlines to import planes

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – Iran's Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) has given the green light to the domestic airlines to purchase and import planes, head of CAO said on Wednesday.

Qatar Airways launches Doha-Isfahan flight route

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – The director general of Isfahan Province Airports Company says the first Doha-Isfahan flight by Qatar Airways was operated on Monday.

72-seat aircraft manufacturing underway

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Secretary of Headquarter for Development of Aeronautics Technology of Iran’s Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology Manouchehr Manteghi said that manufacturing 72-seat aircraft is underway in cooperation with domestic experts and engineers.

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European countries refuse fueling Iranian aircrafts

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – CEO of Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) and Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Ali Abedzadeh said that most European countries refuse delivering fuel to Iranian airplanes.

Foreign Min. starts looking into refueling issue for Iranian planes in Turkey, Lebanon

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Secretary of Association of Iranian Airlines told Mehr News on Sun. that the Foreign Ministry has begun looking into the refueling issue for Iranian planes in Turkey and Lebanon.

Iran to sue ATR over breaking deal under US sanctions

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Iran will file a lawsuit against the Franco-Italian turboprop planemaker ATR over breaking its contract with Tehran under US sanctions, head of the Iranian parliament's Civil Commission said Wednesday.

Five new ATR jets enter service in Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – The latest five ATR turboprop aircraft entered service on Friday starting on busy domestic routes such as Tehran to Mashhad.

IranAir to receive 5 new ATR planes Sunday

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Five new planes manufactured by Franco-Italian turboprop planemaker ATR will land at Tehran Mehrabad Airport on Sun. morning to join the national flag carrier IranAir fleet.

Iran Air to receive 11 new planes by year-end

TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – Iran Air (HOMA) CEO Farzaneh Sharafbafi announced Tue. that Iran Air will receive 8 new ATR and 3 new Airbus passenger planes by the end of 2018.

US official expounds on details of selling aircraft to Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 22 (MNA) – Policymaking Chief of the United States Department of the Interior Robert Hooke in his recent statement spoke on hesitating issuance of licenses to sell aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Turkish private jet hits Iranian high mountains

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – A Turkish private jet which was using Iranian air space to get from Sharjah to Istanbul crashed in Iranian western mountain ranges after catching fire, according to local eyewitnesses.

Iran indigenizes aircraft hydraulic systems

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Iranian experts in knowledge-based foundation managed to develop hydraulic systems for different aircraft which increases the safety factor in tourist helicopters.

Tehran airports restore normal conditions after snow shock

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – According to Iranian Roads and Urban Development Minister Abbas Akhoundi the two major airports of Tehran have regained the normal status to serve landing and departing airplanes.

Iran, Iraq ink air transport agreement

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – In a bid to ease the travel of pilgrims and expand transportation cooperation, Iran and Iraq signed an air transportation agreement on Saturday.

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Aseman Airlines obliged to get license from US Department of Treasury in Boeing deal

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Iran Aseman Airlines was obliged to get license from the US Department of Treasury for purchasing 30 Boeing aircrafts.

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Airbus agrees to finance 37 aircraft for Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Deputy Roads Minister Fakhrieh Kashan said manufacturing companies have already funded a number of airplanes purchased by Iran’s flag-carrier airliner Iran Air in the post-JCPOA era.

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US seeks to seize Iran’s payments for airplanes

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Deputy Roads Minister Fakhrieh Kashan said the latest decision by the US Congress to monitor aircraft deals with Iran aimed at discouraging financial institutes from conducting business and tracking or freezing Iran’s payments for purchasing planes.

Iran grants passage to plane carrying Bulgarian PM

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said that Iran has not forbidden the plane carrying Bulgarian PM to overfly Iran and said “after the official request of the Bulgarian embassy in Tehran, the permit for the Bulgarian plane to overfly Iran was granted.”