# ATR says aircraft deal with Iran imminent
Turboprop maker ATR has completed commercial negotiations with IranAir for the sale of at least 20 aircraft and expects to be able to sign a contract very soon, the head of the aircraft maker said Friday. The deal will come after Iran, which had not directly purchased a Western-built plane in nearly 40 years, signed contracts with Airbus and Boeing last year to purchase about 180 jets. “We have concluded the negotiations and we should sign the contract imminently,” ATR CE Christian Scherer said. Scherer was responding to some Iranian media reports Friday that ATR had already announced the signature of the keenly awaited deal. IranAir and ATR have spent months negotiating a firm order for 20 ATR 72-600 aircraft worth E540m at list prices, with options for another 20. <br/>
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# ATR says aircraft deal with Iran imminent
Turboprop maker ATR has completed commercial negotiations with IranAir for the sale of at least 20 aircraft and expects to be able to sign a contract very soon, the head of the aircraft maker said Friday. The deal will come after Iran, which had not directly purchased a Western-built plane in nearly 40 years, signed contracts with Airbus and Boeing last year to purchase about 180 jets. “We have concluded the negotiations and we should sign the contract imminently,” ATR CE Christian Scherer said. Scherer was responding to some Iranian media reports Friday that ATR had already announced the signature of the keenly awaited deal. IranAir and ATR have spent months negotiating a firm order for 20 ATR 72-600 aircraft worth E540m at list prices, with options for another 20. <br/>
