David Koenig, Associated Press
These deals may not mean much to Boeing or Airbus, which have large backlogs. But Iran's airlines definitely need new planes to replace their aging fleets.
1 year ago
Julie Johnsson, Terrence Dopp and Richard Clough, Bloomberg
There are so many unknowns. We don't know whether the U.S. government will allow the sale to go through. And we don't know whether Iran's airlines can absorb or pay for all the aircraft they've ordered. They certainly need new planes, but perhaps not hundreds of them from Airbus and Boeing.
2 years ago
Nasser Karimi and Adam Schreck, Associated Press
Good news for Boeing and Iran's passengers. But we won't be surprised if this becomes a political issue.
2 years ago
Christopher Jasper and Deena Kamel Yousef, Bloomberg
Like other Middle Eastern countries, Iran wants to diversify its economy as an international airline hub.
3 years ago
Golnar Motevalli and Deena Kamel Yousef, Bloomberg
Getting two countries back on the right footing with each other often starts in the travel industry. The more access and routes travelers have to Iran, the quicker the situation can start slowly improving.
3 years ago
Jonathan Stearns, Bloomberg
In January, Iran Air ordered 118 new Airbus jets, including 12 A380s. Now it will have somewhere to fly them.
3 years ago
Milad Fashtami, Trend News Agency, Baku, Azerbaijan
Iran was hoping that it's tentative deal with the West on nuclear weapons would bring improvements to its depleted fleet of commercial aircraft, but the spare parts have been slow in arriving.
5 years ago
Dan Washburn, AsiaSociety.org
With a very successful Iranian president visit to U.S. and UN, there is a possibility direct flights between U.S. and Iran will resume in near future. Worth looking at history and pondering how Iran Air was once one of the top airlines in the world, and even marketed heavily in U.S., through TV and print.
5 years ago