Iran Civil Aviation Organization

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.
2018-08-04 09:55
CAO:

Iran dispatches two firefighting choppers to Iraq

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) revealed the forwarding of two Iranian firefighting helicopters to Hawizeh Marshes based in neighboring Iraq.
2018-07-21 11:44
Iran, Kyrgyzstan sign aviation MoU

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – A cooperation document on air transport was signed on Monday by the deputy heads of the Iran and Kyrgyzstan civil aviation organizations.
2018-06-12 10:44
Aseman Airlines resumes ATR72 operations

TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – Iran Civil Aviation Organization has permitted Aseman Airlines to resume operation of its ATR-72 planes following their grounding over the Feb. 8 plane crash with 65 people on board.
2018-03-19 10:48
Iran aviation org. temporarily stops operating ATR 72 planes

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Civil Aviation Organization of Islamic Republic of Iran (CAO.IRI) has announced that it stops operating the ATR 72 passenger planes built in 1993, after the latest plane crash.
2018-02-23 11:50
CAO chief expounds on plane crash latest details

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) Chief Abedzadeh in his latest press briefing elaborated on the details of ATR-72 plane crash belonging to Aseman Airlines and said, “Iranian Airports Company first knew the tragic event shortly after the plane disappeared from radar monitoring system, Iranian Airports Company. Then, a task force search team was set up immediately at CAO in order to follow up the case meticulously.”
2018-02-20 16:20
CAO:

Russian Sukhoi Superjet aircraft 100 to land in Tehran

TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) announced that a Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 along with an engineering team will land in Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport today.
2018-02-12 10:16
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.
2018-01-13 21:15
Officials agreed to launch Iran-Serbia direct flights

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Dragan Todorovic the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the Islamic Republic of Iran met with the head of the civil aviation organization of Iran, and the two officials agreed to establish direct flight line between the two countries.
2018-01-09 17:36
Two new Iran Air’s ATR 72-600 receive flight license

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – A public relations officer of civil aviation organization of Iran announced that two other ATR 72-600 of the Iran Air (Homa) have received the licenses to register and conduct flights.
2017-12-29 12:39
CAO head:

Iran aviation to withstand US sanctions

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization Ali Abedzadeh said that Iran has the capacity to remain unaffected by the recent US sanctions on the country's aviation industry.
2017-09-16 12:19
Brig. Gen. Esmaili unveils new air navigation systems

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Four new air navigation systems dubbed ‘Negah’, ‘Sami’, ‘Sama’ and 'Basir' were inaugurated Monday morning at presence of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base commander.
2017-08-28 14:24
Flights crossing Iran’s airspace up by 17%

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – ICAO head has announced that number of international transit flights over Iran's air zone has increased by 17 per cent in recent days.
2017-06-11 12:27
Iran allows Qatar to use national airspace

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – Civil Aviation Organization of Iran has provided Qatar Airways with the license to cross the Iranian airspace.
2017-06-07 14:42
Qatari flights to use Iran’s airspace

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – An official at Iran Airports Company (IAC) said, as of today, all flights performed by Qatari airlines will cross the Iranian airspace to travel to Africa and Europe.
2017-06-06 10:17
48 foreign airlines active in Iran

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Spokesperson of CAOI, has announced that 48 foreign airlines are presently operating in Iran.
2017-05-16 21:53
CAO head:

Europeans to finance Iran’s plane purchases

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Head of Civil Aviation Organization has said four European countries have been commissioned to finance Iran’s possible plane purchases from world air industry giants.
2016-12-01 13:44
Iran, France to form joint knowledge-based company

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Representatives of a number of top French aviation companies visited Iran and expressed interest in cooperation with the Iranian side on various technological projects.
2016-10-16 17:46
News on Boeing 737 purchase rejected

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – An official at Civil Aviation Organization of Iran (CAOI) clarified that a 737 jet has been rented and not purchased by Iranian Naft Airlines.
2016-09-21 13:23
CAOI to exit 27 OTS aircraft from airports

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – An official at Civil Aviation Organization of Iran (CAOI) said the process has begun to exit 27 ‘out of service’ (OTS) airplanes from three Iranian airports.
2016-08-10 11:01
Scheduled flights to Turkey held regularly

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – An official at Civil Aviation Organization of Iran (CAOI) said airliners are allowed to sell scheduled flights from Iran to Turkey via their websites.
2016-08-02 14:38
Iran, Thailand to boost flight coverage

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – Iran and Thailand have announced the plan to increase the number of weekly flights between the two countries.
2016-08-01 09:50
CAOI:

MoUs with Airbus, Boeing still valid

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – An official at Civil Aviation Organization of Iran (CAOI) has announced that agreements with Airbus and Boeing companies are still valid though no final contract has been inked.
2016-07-25 11:06
Iran resumes flights to Turkey

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – A CAOI official has announced that Iran-Turkey flights have been restarted after the short hiatus.
2016-07-18 08:52
CAOI lets Iranian airlines fetch passengers from Turkey

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Civil Aviation Organization of Iran (CAOI) has allowed Iranian airlines to launch passenger-less flights to Turkey in order to bring passengers back home.
2016-07-16 13:21
Iran to receive 8 Airbus planes in 2016

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Head of Iran’s CAO said in 2016 the country will receive five to eight of the new passenger planes it has purchased from Airbus aerospace company.
2016-04-25 17:41
Air France resumes flights to Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – Following the signing of an agreement to resume Iran-France flights, French aviation officials will be aboard the first Paris-Tehran air journey to take place on Sunday.
2016-04-16 11:42