Iran Air receive four Airbus-321 planes in near future
Managing Director of national flag-carrier Airline “Iran Air” Farhad Parvaresh said here on Saturday that the third plane of Airbus-330 is to enter the country on March 19 or 20.
He announced that according to the contract with Airbus, Iran is to receive four Airbus-321 planes in the upcoming year (Iranian calendar).
Parvaresh made the remarks on the sidelines of arrival ceremony for the second Airbus to Iran.
He said that we are to rebuild our air fleet and are trying to promote qualification of our air services.
The Islamic Republic following lifting the Western-imposed crippling sanctions, signed a contract with the European aircraft manufacturer to buy 200 new passenger planes, and to renew the country’s air fleet.
The first Airbus A321 landed in Tehran's international airport on January 12.
Based on deals between the country's flag-carrier airline, Iran Air and world big plane manufacturers, Iran is to purchase 200 new planes.
Airbus is expected to deliver 100 passenger planes while Boeing as well as ATR, an Airbus subsidiary, are going to sell Iran 80 and 20 planes respectively.
The purchase contracts also include items like training courses for pilots, repair and maintenance, air navigation services development, airport operation, exchange of technology and the coordinating regulations for Iran Air.
All the aircraft have been purchased under a hire purchase contract, and Iran Air has supplied 85% of financial resources through foreign finance and 15% through domestic resources as well as the National Development Fund facilities by the Bank of Industry and Mine.
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