Iran Adds 17 Airplanes to Air Fleet

July 2, 2013
Head of Iran's Civil Aviation Organization Hamidreza Pahlevani said that 17 airplanes have been added to the country's air fleet for the past few months, the Fars News Agency reported.

July 02--Head of Iran's Civil Aviation Organization Hamidreza Pahlevani said that 17 airplanes have been added to the country's air fleet for the past few months, the Fars News Agency reported.

"More airplanes would be added to Iran's air fleet in future," he said.

Pahlavani said in March that nineteen airplanes were added to Iran's air fleet last year.

He also said that Tehran plans to launch two new airlines by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2014).

Commenting on the licenses issued for the establishment of new airlines, the official said that Iran's aviation authorities have granted 18 new licenses to eligible companies last year, which are currently completing their air fleet.

Iran has several private and public airline companies in operation. The oldest is the state-run Iran Air, Press TV reported.

Due to the imposed sanction on Iran, international companies are banned from selling aircraft or their spare parts to the country.

Iran is currently cooperating with Ukraine and Russia in the production and operation of the Antonov An-140 airliner, which can carry 52 passengers.

After purchasing the production license for the An-140 from Ukraine in 2000, Iran built its first Iran-140 passenger plane in 2003.

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