Airplanes
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Qatar Airways resumes flights to Iran
TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Qatar Airways announced on Wednesday that the company will resume its flights to Iran.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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By: Rahbar Emamdadi
3 Chakavak planes join Army Navy
TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Three home-made training-reconnaissance Chakavak planes were delivered to the Iranian Navy's aviation fleet during a ceremony in the Southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Tuesday in the presence of Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi.
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VIDEO: Plane crossing moon
TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – The video shows the moment when an airplane passes in front of the full moon in east China.
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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.
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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.
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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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ISA head:
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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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VIDEO: Six people killed in Texas plane crash
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Six people are dead after a twin-engine plane crashed in Texas on Monday morning while preparing to land. The footage shows the plane wreck in an open field.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Deputy roads min.:
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.