Takeoffs, landings decline 62%; passenger transport drops 73%
Financial Tribune – The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on Iran’s aviation industry due to the resulting travel restrictions as…
Tag Archives: Iran’s aviation industry
Deputy minister: Iran able to manufacture Boeing, Airbus planes parts
FNA – Head of Iran Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) and Deputy Road Minister Ali Abedzadeh announced that the country is able to…
Airlines’ losses cross $180m
Financial Tribune – Iranian airlines are estimated to have sustained 30,000 billion rials ($187 million) in losses by April 3, as coronavirus…
Iran’s rapidly disappearing airline passengers
Forbes | Dominic Dudley: Iran’s aviation industry has been hit by plenty of problems in recent years. U.S. sanctions have made it…
Official: Iran able to use newly-developed training jet for CAS operations
FNA – Chairman of the Iran Aviation Industry Organization Amir Karim Bani Tarafi announced that the domestically-manufactured training jet, Yasin, which was…
Iranian tech firm signs aviation deals worth $5.2m
Financial Tribune – A domestic knowledge-based company has signed cooperation deals collectively worth 600 billion rials ($5.2 million) with several Iranian companies…
CAO issues permit for airlines to import planes
MNA – Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) has given the green light to the domestic airlines to purchase and import planes, head…
Iran has upper-hand in pursuing anti-aviation sanctions
IRNA – Iran Civil Aviation Organization has taken many legal measures for lifting the US sanctions against Iran’s aviation industry, deputy head…
For Iranian passengers, old planes and few parts make air travel 5.5 more times deadly
Bourse and Bazaar | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: In November, Kim Hjelmgaard of USA Today reported on the misery and danger faced by Iran’s…
Iran’s top airline stays busy—Despite U.S. sanctions
The Wall Street Journal | Ian Talley and Robert Wall: On Oct. 29, one week before the U.S. imposed sweeping economic sanctions against…
Two new Iranian helicopters awaiting intl. certificates
MNA – Iranian experts have managed to design two new types of helicopters that are currently at the stage of obtaining international…
US unlikely to permit airframers to support Iran-owned aircraft
Flightglobal– A top US official has made clear that the US government is unlikely to issue any licenses that would allow companies…
Iran says US sanctions on airlines easy to manage
Press TV – The new US sanctions against a number of Iranian airlines will fail to hinder the country’s aviation industry because…
Iran to build 72-seat aircraft in 3 years
MNA – Iranian knowledge-based companies are working on manufacturing a 72-seat aircraft in three years, head of Iran’s Aviation Industries Organization said…
Iranian market has a lot to offer to aircraft manufacturers
Trend– The uncertainty around the US position on Iran means that Iranian aviation industry’s true potential may not be realized any time…
Iran, Iraq ink air transport agreement
MNA – In a bid to ease the travel of pilgrims and expand transportation cooperation, Iran and Iraq signed an air transportation…
Iran names new Rep. in ICAO
IRNA – Iran named Managing Director of Iran Air Farhad Parvaresh as its new representative in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).…
Portugal voices keenness on Tehran-Lisbon direct flight
MNA – Portugal’s Secretary of State for Internationalization has expressed keenness on launching a direct flight from Lisbon to Tehran aimed at…
Flights crossing Iran’s airspace up by 17%
MNA – ICAO head has announced that number of international transit flights over Iran’s air zone has increased by 17 per cent…
Photos: Iran showcases 12 new advanced defense projects, products
IRNA| Iran has unveiled 12 advanced defense projects and products in the areas of radar systems and air transportation designed and manufactured…
Iran unveils homegrown radars, aviation gear
Tasnim – A series of domestically-made equipment in the field of air defense and civil aviation, including radars and navigation systems for…
Iran to receive 3rd new Airbus today
MNA – Iran is set to receive the third new Airbus aircraft from a batch of 100 planes purchased from the European…
Iran gives up SSJ100 purchase due to technical issue
MNA– An official of Iran’s Aviation Companies Association said purchasing Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft is no more at stake for it…
Airbus seals deal with Iran for sale of 100 aircraft
Reuters– Airbus (AIR.PA) signed a firm contract on Thursday for the sale of 100 aircraft to Iran Air, as Tehran and Western…
Iran says little chance for purchase of A380s
Press TV- Iran says A380 planes have little chance to be purchased as per a major agreement which officials in Tehran have…
National turbojet ‘on verge of industrial production’
MNA – Director of Iran’s Aviation Industries Organization has said future production of national turbojet will bring a cumulative saving of $50mn.…
Iran cuts Airbus deal by six jets
A top Iranian aviation official says the country has reduced the number of planes it plans to buy from Airbus by six…
Kashan, Iran reopens to all traffic
Kashan Airport, located in central Iran, has reopened to all traffic following a twenty-year closure. Aviation Iran reports the country’s government invested…
Bombardier to set up own airline in Iran
Canada’s global aviation firm Bombardier is reportedly planning to launch its own airline in Iran – a groundbreaking move that could help…
UK ready to help development of Iran airport, aviation industry: Goodwill
Tehran, April 11, IRNA – UK is ready to help development of Iran airport and aviation industry, British Minister of State at…
Iran aviation firm decided to lease two Russian 100-seat superjets
Tehran, Sept 23, IRNA – Managing Director of Aviation Industries Organization Manouchehr Manteqi said on Wednesday that the Iranian delegation in Moscow…
Iran to buy 90 aircraft annually to renovate air fleet: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian aviation official announced that the country plans to purchase 80 to 90 Boeing and Airbus airplanes every…
Minister says Iran will need 400 passenger planes in next decade
Tehran, June 16, IRNA – Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbass Akhoundi said in Paris on Tuesday that in the next…
Iran after increasing aviation equipment exports by 50 percent
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Secretary of Iran’s Technology Development and Knowledge-based Aviation and Aeronautical Industries Headquarters Manouchehr Manteghi said the country’s exports of aviation…
Intl. flights over Iran rise 70 per cent
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – Deputy Head of Aviation Operations of the Iranian Airports Company has said Iranian airspace is the most…
Iran test-flies 14-passenger chopper
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s home-made 14-seat helicopter is undergoing the preliminary flight tests, managing director of Iran’s Aviation Industries announced. Manouchehr Manteqi…
Iran’s aviation industry export hits $100mn: Official
TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – The head of Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO) announced that the country’s aviation industry exports have reached…
Pilot sues US over sanctions on Iran’s aviation industry
TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – An Iranian pilot has filed lawsuit against the US for its unilateral sanctions on Iran’s aerospace sector.…
Iran’s new training plane displayed (+Photos)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A new single-cabin aircraft, made by Iran for training purposes, was put on display in a recent aviation exhibition.…
Sanctions hitting hard Iran’s aviation industry
TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – The head of Iran Air has said sanctions have grounded the company’s old fleet of airplanes. Farhad…