Hello Tehran Air
The Iranian new airline, Tehran Air, will take off by the end of April 2016. With the purchase of four Airbus A340 aircraft that will be used for the long haul and seven A321 for short and medium distances. According…
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Iran thinking on fleet renewal
A short Q&A with Iranian experts who offered these comments. As Iranian airlines look at fleet renewal – which is the bigger problem, capital access or aircraft access? Yes they are and the main problem will be capital access Iran represents the…
Replacing Iran’s Old Jets
[UPDATED with comment from Bombardier] We have previously reported that Iran is the next exciting market opportunity for the OEMs. It won’t be as big as China or Russia. But there is pent up demand and there is a money…
Russia hopes for First Mover Advantage
Russia’s Transport Minister Maxim Sokolovhas said that Russia and Iran are holding talks over Russia supplying Iran with Sukhoi Superjets. The SSJ seats 108 and could be defined as a large regional jet. It appears Iran has 66 aircraft of this…
End of another era
There was a lot of interest when KLM retired its last MD-11 from passenger service recently. We don’t expect the same warmth to be extended to the retiring of the last passenger A300. Which is a pity. Iran’s Mahan Air…
Iran needs new aircraft
Despite the bravado about “capturing” an RQ-170 and then copying it, the truth is that Iran’s aerospace industry is in its infancy. Nowhere is this more aptly displayed than the latest airliner crash. The problem extends to its military aviation…