Sunday, June 19, 2016

Iran and Boeing: Tehran ordered 100 aircraft from Boeing – SPIEGEL ONLINE

bulk purchase from Tehran: After Airbus now US rival Boeing has a lush ordering Iran secured. This amounts to 100 aircraft, said the head of the Iranian Aerospace Association, Ali Abedzadeh, the newspaper “Iran”. According to an agreement, both sides now waiting for the approval of the US financial authorities.

This is the first order from Iran to the US company since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The Iranian airlines were subject for decades to sanctions Tehran, which prevented the delivery of spare parts and the purchase of new machinery. Many planes had completely remain on the ground last. Earlier this year, most sanctions against Iran were lifted after the country had agreed to limit its nuclear program.

Since the abolition of sanctions, economic relations will gain momentum. In January, Iran had ordered 118 machines of the European Airbus Group at the list price of 27 billion dollars. Of the 250 aircraft in the country were 230 obsolete and in need of replacement, Aviation Association chief Abedsadeh said now.

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