Tehran, YJC. Ministry of Roads says Russia is willing to sell Iran new passenger aircrafts.
Iran’s
Deputy Minister of Roads said "Russia has wanted us to consider their newly
produced airliners so that if approved of by the Aviation Organization, the
permission for purchase may be issued. Right now the Ministry of Roads is
investigating the issue.”
In interview
with Fars, Alimohammad Noorian providing comments on efforts to rejuvenate Iran’s
aviation system said "Necessary cooperation has been made with airline
companies in order to receive facilities from the National Development Fund. Buying
brand new 2013 or 2014 airplanes is a bit difficult, though. But we will make
sure that the ones joining the country’s fleet come with acceptable age.”
"In
the past few years due to sanctions on airline transportation, Iran’s aviation
fleet grew old. We hope that following the Geneva agreement and the removal of
sanctions on airplane parts, 80 percent of the grounded airplanes rejoin the
fleet,” he added.
"Aircraft
manufacturers have sent us advertisements so that by seeing into the
information, Iran would issue airline companies permission to import their aircrafts,”
Noorian said.
He further
stated "Russia has also made new passenger airplanes with satisfactory
specifications. Russians have asked us to consider their airliners so that in
case they are approved by the Aviation Organization, airline companies would be
permitted to import them.”