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Iran purchases 10 second-hand aircraft in 3 months

Head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) Mohammad Mohammadi-Bakhsh said the country has imported 10 passenger airplanes with an average age between 15-20 years over the past three months, Tasnim news agency reported.

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Iran plane crash: Iran admits it shot down jet ‘unintentionally’

Iran admitted it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner that it mistook for a threat during hostilities with the U.S.

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Iranian airlines negotiating to lease aircraft

A number of Iranian airline companies have started talks to lease second-hand aircraft, reports in the Iranian media show, amid a shortage in the fleet that has come as a result of the American sanctions on the country.

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Iran Air receives three secondhand Airbus A319 planes

Iran’s national flag carrier Iran Air, also known as Homa, added three secondhand Airbus A319 jets to its fleet on Sunday for commemorating its 57th anniversary.

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Iran’s most modern CIP terminal Salam opens to transit 5m passengers a year

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated Salam Terminal-Gallery that is set to handle 5 million passengers a year and offer CIP services.

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Iran to launch 2 air taxi services by March 2020

The establishment of short flights between Iranian provinces is aimed at making flights more accessible for the Iranian middle-class as well as using the potential of small airports in the country that can’t receive large planes.

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Iran closes airspace to Boeing Max 737

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.

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Iran Air adds 3 Airbus A319 planes to its fleet

Iran Air, the country’s flag carrier, will now have 32 operational airplanes in its fleet. The company has been hit most by the US sanctions on selling civilian aircraft to Iran. However, it’s has been trying to improve its fleet despite Washington’s punitive measures.

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Norwegian Air flies stuck Boeing out of sanctions-hit Iran

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.

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Norwegian Air struggling to get stuck Boeing out of sanctions-hit Iran

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.

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