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The airline was Iran’s first privately owned airline and started flying in 1992.  Starting with two TU-154s, the airline added A300 and A310s.  As the airline grew it undertook some interesting fleet changes.  It managed to add aircraft all through the sanctions...

There are 633 A340s in service today.  The aircraft is no longer being built and its production life was short.  The initial good idea of a lighter quad was eclipsed by the remarkable performance of the big fan engines, enabling the same range and payload to be...

Airbus and Rolls-Royce have combined on a program to enhance the residual values and market viability of the A340-500 and -600, which have been removed from many airline fleets due to unfavorable economics.  Rolls-Royce has stepped up with a "four for the price of...