Airbus agrees to sell 100 planes to Iran Air
Airbus formally agreed with Iran Air to sell 100 aircraft to the carrier. Thursday's deal was initially announced in Jan 2016, after the sanctions against Iran were lifted, but was followed by regulatory delays. Airbus said the deal was also subject to US govt Office of Foreign Assets Control export licenses, which were granted in September and November. "We hope this success signals to the world that the commercial goals of Iran and its counterparts are better achieved with international cooperation and collaboration," said Iran Air chairman and CE Farhad Parvaresh. The contract covered 46 Airbus A320 planes, 38 A330s and 16 A350 XWB aircraft, with deliveries set to begin in early 2017. The first Airbus aircraft could arrive before president-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated Jan 20. Trump opposed lifting sanctions on Iran. <br/>
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Airbus agrees to sell 100 planes to Iran Air
Airbus formally agreed with Iran Air to sell 100 aircraft to the carrier. Thursday's deal was initially announced in Jan 2016, after the sanctions against Iran were lifted, but was followed by regulatory delays. Airbus said the deal was also subject to US govt Office of Foreign Assets Control export licenses, which were granted in September and November. "We hope this success signals to the world that the commercial goals of Iran and its counterparts are better achieved with international cooperation and collaboration," said Iran Air chairman and CE Farhad Parvaresh. The contract covered 46 Airbus A320 planes, 38 A330s and 16 A350 XWB aircraft, with deliveries set to begin in early 2017. The first Airbus aircraft could arrive before president-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated Jan 20. Trump opposed lifting sanctions on Iran. <br/>
