Iran says Boeing officials to visit Tehran soon

Iran said on Saturday that the United States has allowed Boeing to have direct talks with Iranian airliners following reports that a Boeing delegation will visit the country, the official IRNA news agency reported. The report quoted Ali Abedzadeh, head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation, as saying “Boeing intends to launch its talks with Iranian companies with permission from the US government.” Abedzadeh said Boeing has provided an Iranian airline with, “some technical issues to upgrade flight safety.” He did not elaborate. He also said Iran has “appropriate offers” from aeroplane manufacturers in Brazil, Canada and Japan for both leasing and selling aeroplanes to Iran. On Friday, IRNA said a delegation from Boeing will visit the country to review “possible cooperation” with Iranian airlines. It said officials from Iran’s national carrier, Iran Air, and other Iranian airlines will meet the Boeing delegation.<br/>