IRAN Air intends to acquire up to 90 planes
annually from Boeing and Airbus to modernise its aging fleet,
once Western sanctions are lifted, according to Iran's state news agency IRNA,
which quoted a senior aviation official.
"Iran
will buy a total of 80-90 planes per year from the two aviation giants in the
first phase of renovating its air fleet," caretaker director of Iran's
Civil Aviation Organisation, Mohammad Khodakarami, told IRNA, the Big
News Network.com reported.
Last month's
nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers (US, UK, Germany, France,
Russia and China) has raised the prospect of banking and trade sanctions on
Iran being lifted toward the end of this year.
The current
average age of the airline's fleet is 23 years, almost twice the international
average.
"We will
purchase planes from Boeing and Airbus in equal numbers," Mr Khodakarami
was quoted as saying, adding that Iran would initially need to add at least 80
planes to its fleet each year to catch up to international standards.
That would
mean a total of 300 planes within five years, he added. The deal, if it comes
to pass, will be one of the largest in aviation history. Iranian and Western
industry officials had earlier estimated that Iran would need a total of 400
aircraft in the next decade.
The Middle
Eastern airline is the flag carrier of Iran, operating services to 80
destinations. Its cargo fleet, operated by subsidiary Iran Air Cargo, offers 20
scheduled services and five charter destinations. Iran Air's main bases are the
Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport for international flights and Tehran
Mehrabad Airport for domestic flights.
Source :
HKSG.
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