Illinois Lawmakers urge Boeing not to sell aircraft to Iran

Three Republican congressmen from Illinois are urging the CEO of Boeing to avoid doing business with Iran and not sell aircraft to upgrade its fleet. The lawmakers told Boeing chief Dennis Muilenburg in a letter sent Monday that commercial aviation sales to Iran would subsidise a country that continues to be a leading sponsor of terrorism. "We urge Boeing — in the strongest possible terms — not to do business with Iran until it ends its support for terror," wrote Reps. Peter Roskam, Robert Dold and Randy Hultgren. The company has offered Iranian airlines three models of new aircraft to replace the country's aging aircraft fleet.<br/>