TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iran Air official reiterated that Iran's national flag airline carrier is currently facing no restrictions with regard to its flights to Europe as it meets EU's aviation standards.

"There are no inconsistencies in Iran Air's standards with EU's," Shahrokh Noushabadi told FNA on Sunday.

Noushabadi said that following a visit by experts of the European Commission, including representatives of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and their assessment of safety procedures of different parts of Iran Air, like engineering and repairs, operation and airport services they removed the ban on Iran Air's flights to the European Union.

Earlier this month, Iran Air announced that it is discussing what is seen as a �historic aircraft purchase deal� with global aviation giant Boeing.

"Serious talks with Boeing are underway, hoping that these would lead to an agreement sometime soon," Reuters quoted Iran Air CEO Farhad Parvaresh as saying .

He said that the meetings are currently underway with Boeing, adding, "We hope that in the future we can reach an understanding with each other."

"The number and type of aircraft have to be discussed in the future, but the first step is to have a mutual understanding," Iran Air chief said.

Parvaresh reiterated that the volume of the purchase deal with Boeing could be as big as the one that Iran Air sealed with Airbus earlier this year.

"No, not bigger than Airbus; maybe close, but this also depends on the situation,� he underlined.

He said that Iran will need at least 300 aircraft for the next decade.

"Iran has a fleet of 250 aircraft, of which 90 are grounded due to the economy or missing parts," Parvaresh said.

Iran signed a major deal worth $27 billion with Airbus in January to purchase 118 planes from the company. The deal with Airbus was sealed during a state visit to Paris by Iran�s President Hassan Rouhani.

Apart from Airbus and Boeing, Iran is also negotiating with several other global aviation giants over the purchases of planes, including Bombardier and Embraer.

By Fars News Agency