The ban follows decisions by dozens of world countries to either ground the aircraft or close their airspace. The two last fatal crashes, involving this model, took place soon after takeoff.
A Boeing commercial airliner that belongs to budget carrier Norwegian Air and was stranded in Iran after an emergency landing in December has left arrived in Stockholm after being stuck for two months.
The aircaft had to make an emergency landing in the Iranian city of Shiraz in December following an engine problem. The company is facing troubles to get spare parts into Iran to rapair de plane due to the US sanctions.
Iran Aseman Airlines has signed a memorandum of agreement with the American planemaker Boeing to purchase 30 B737-Max passenger jets worth $3 billion based on catalogue prices with the option of adding 30 more in the future.
Iran’s flag carrier Iran Air has signed a much-awaited agreement with US aviation giant Boeing to purchase 80 planes.
Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development says the representatives of the two companies are making frequent visits to Tehran to put the last touches on the texts of the deals.
US plane manufacturer Boeing has reached an agreement with an American bank to provide financing for Iran’s purchase of airliners in cooperation with a Japanese bank.
Boeing representatives are currently in Tehran, discussing the US planemaker’s planned sale of commercial aircraft to Iran.
The Republican-weighted US House of Representatives has approved measures to block sale of Boeing aircraft to Iran. Obama is expected to block the House measure.
Iran’s aviation authority has announced the conclusion of an agreement with the US aerospace giant, Boeing.