We have covered Iranian commercial aircraft acquisitions before. This week, the US Treasury sanctioned 36 targets across Iran’s aviation sector on September 8 — 27 Iranian airlines, effectively every carrier the country has, plus nine third-country intermediary companies in the…
The Peace Deal Is Real — And Coming Friday The US and Iran agreed to a permanent end to fighting and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, with an official signing ceremony scheduled in Switzerland for Friday, June 19. Crude…
UPDATE March 3: As one of the first airlines, Etihad resumed some operations on Monday, March 2. Emirates and flydubai said they would also restart limited services later on Monday evening. This follows a weekend of flight suspensions after strikes…
Recently, we had news about Iran acquiring five 777s. It was the usual suspicious methods and trial of airplanes going all over and then disappearing from the ADS-B feeds. Something does jump out, though. Rolls-Royce The Iranian 777s come with…
Iran and its airlines continue to circumvent sanctions, with Mahan Air becoming the latest carrier to ‘refresh’ its fleet with new – but used – aircraft. The Iranian airline acquired five ex-Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-200ERs, some of which had been…
Russian airlines won’t be flying their Western jets for long. The uncertainty surrounding Russia’s Western fleet is causing lessors harm, as they must terminate leases under sanctions and attempt to recover those aircraft. While the market for the wide-bodies is…