First brand-new Airbus lands in Tehran
By Trend
Iran’s first brand-new A321 Airbus aircraft has landed in Tehran
after 38 years of international embargo, IRNA news agency
reported.
This is the first brand-new airliner Iran has received since the
1979
revolution, thanks to the landmark nuclear deal signed in 2015.
This is the first aircraft Iran has received from its list of
ordered
aircraft.
The contract was signed last year when President Hassan Rouhani
visited France, only a few days after the nuclear deal officially
called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was put into
force, ending decades’ long economic sanctions on Iran.
Under the contract, Iran has put orders for 100 aircraft with
Airbus. Iran made a similar deal with the American Boeing, but the
prospect of it is overshadowed by the election of Donald Trump as
the next US president, as he has strongly opposed the nuclear deal
and Iran’s economic freedom.
Under sanctions, Iran’s aviation industry has become aged and
remains
underdeveloped. The country plans to buy about 500 new aircraft in
the near future.
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