IranAir gets 5 more ATR regional planes before sanctions

IranAir took delivery of 5 more ATR turboprop aircraft, Iranian state media said Sunday, shortly before Washington imposes new sanctions on Iran after exiting a nuclear pact between Tehran and major world powers. All 5 new ATR 72-600 planes landed in Tehran’s Mehrabad airport after leaving Toulouse, France, where they were built. US president Donald Trump’s decision in May to pull the US out of a 2015 deal requires most companies to complete ongoing business with Iran before US sanctions are re-imposed Aug 6. After the signing of the accord to reopen trade links in return for Tehran curbing its nuclear activities, IranAir ordered a total of 200 aircraft from Western planemakers. But few have been delivered and planemakers say they are unable to use the wind-down period because Washington has also revoked export licenses. <br/>