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Kyrgyzstan commiserates with Iran on deadly plane crash

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov has expressed condolences to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani over the deadly crash of the cargo plane, which led to the death of 15 people.

Pres. Rouhani orders probe into deadly Boeing 707 crash

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has issued a message to express condolences over today's plane crash near Tehran in which several Iranian Army personnel lost their lives.

Boeing 707 cargo plane crashes near Tehran

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MAN) – A Boeing 707 cargo plane, outbound from Kyrgyzstan, crashed on Monday (08:30 local time) in Fath Airport, located in Karaj, Alborz province, 40 kilometers west of the capital Tehran.

Dubai-Norway plane makes emergency landing in Shiraz

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – A Boeing passenger plane from Dubai, UAE, to Oslo, Norway, made emergency landing in Shiraz international Airport after experiencing technical problems on Friday.

Zarif tweets:

“US hypocrisy knows no bounds”

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – US claims that it is concerned about Iranian nation and then impose sanctions which endanger ordinary Iranians, said Mohammad Javad Zarif, adding, “US hypocrisy knows no bounds.”

No planning for bartering Iranian oil with Russia’s Sukhoi aircraft

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development for International Affairs Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan said that any directive has not yet been issued with regard to bartering Iranian oil with Russia’s Sukhoi aircraft.

ATR seeking new export license to deliver remaining Iranian aircraft

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Franco-Italian passenger aircraft manufacturer, ATR, confirmed that it is seeking new export license from the US Treasury Department to allow it to deliver the final 12 ATR 72 planes already purchased by Iran.

Boeing to lose out on $20bn in Iran contract after US withdrawal

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – The chief executive of the aerospace giant Boeing said the company would abide by the Trump administration’s decision to cancel Boeing’s licenses to sell $20 billion of aircraft to Iran.

US to revoke Boeing, Airbus licenses to sell jets to Iran

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – US Treasury Secretary said Tue. that licenses for Boeing Co and Airbus to sell passenger jets to Iran will be revoked following Trump’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal and the reinstatement of sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

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.

MP reveals:

Iran to buy 200 jetliners from Boeing, Airbus, ATR

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Member of Parliament Plan and Budget Commission Mehrdad Lahouti said, “to renovate and modernize aging air fleet, Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akoundi has paved suitable ways for signing and sealing three contracts in the field of purchasing a number of 200 equipped planes.”

Boeing’s Iran deal may be hampered by US probe over sanctions violations

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Federal investigators said a series of shell companies were set up to buy needed equipment from US suppliers for Iran’s Mahan Air, helping the airline circumvent longstanding US sanctions.

Plane deliveries to be hampered if US avoids extension of export licenses

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – IranAir is not having problems financing plane purchases from Boeing (BA.N) and Airbus (AIR.PA) but deliveries could be hampered if the United States does not extend export licenses, Iran Air (HOMA) CEO Farzaneh Sharafbafi said on Thursday.

Airbus announces delay in delivery of jets to Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – The sales chief of European planemaker Airbus predicted delivery of the remaining jets to Iran could take longer to complete than what was planned under a deal worth $10 billion signed in 2016.

Deputy CEO:

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.

Deputy roads min.:

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.

Deputy roads min.:

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.

Boroujerdi:

US block of aircraft sale to Iran ‘flagrant violation of N-deal’

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Senior MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Sun. that the US House’s vote to block sales of commercial aircraft to Iran is a “flagrant violation” of the nuclear deal.

Rookie mistake by pilot blocks IKA runway for hours

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – An informed source said a mistake made by a Boeing 747 pilot led to blockage of the main runway of Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) on Monday morning.

Iran Air to receive 2 more ATR planes within weeks

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Deputy roads minister has announced that ATR aircraft manufacturer will deliver two more passenger planes to Iran's national flag carrier airline, Iran Air (HOMA).

Ahwaz, Tbilisi launch direct flight

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Head of Khuzestan Province Airports said a two-way flight route started between Iran’s Ahwaz and Tbilisi of Georgia on Friday June 23.

Aseman inks final deal to purchase 60 B737-Max jets

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – The contract to buy 60 Boeing 737 Max planes within two 30-jet batches was finalized between Boeing and Iran Aseman Airlines on Saturday in Tehran.

First ATR aircraft to land in Mehrabad on Friday

TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – A director of Iran Air has announced that the first out of four ATR 72-600 airplanes will arrive in Tehran on Friday April 28 after going through flight tests.

First Boeing plane to land in Tehran

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – American airplane giant Boeing will deliver its first plane to Iran within a month, an official of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Planning has said.

Iranian airliner buys 60 Boeing airplanes

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – After a year of negotiations, the representatives of Iran’s Aseman Airliner and US Boeing Company signed a contract of purchasing 60 passenger planes on Tuesday in Tehran.  

FM ‘foresaw US possible infringement of its JCPOA commitments’

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has said he has not been satisfied with the Foreign Ministry, since it came short of achieving détente with ME neighbors than it could have achieved.

Second post-JCPOA Airbus lands in Mehrabad

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – An Airbus A330-200 left Toulouse–Blagnac Airport at 3:00 a.m. local time and landed in Mehrabad International Airport at 8:57 a.m. to mark Iran’s second purchased aircraft in the post-Sanction era.

France ready to renew Iran’s rail fleet

TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – France’s economy minister has voiced readiness of Paris to contribute to modernization of Iran’s rail industry.

Aseman Airlines to buy Rolls-Royce jet engines

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Iran Aseman Airlines has reached an agreement with Rolls-Royce over purchasing three more Tay-650 turbofan engines.

Akhundi:

Contracts with Boeing, Airbus still in force

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Iran’s Roads Minister Akhundi has rejected the possibility that Donald Trump’s recent stances could lead to cancellation or suspension of Iran’s aircraft purchase contracts.