Aviation
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Middle East
$ 16 billion contract
Iran seeks to re-establish agreement with Boeing
Airbus A320
Iran Air
Anna Zvereva from Tallinn, Estonia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Gabriela Ramos
4/26/2021
In 2016, Iran Air, which was trying to upgrade its aircraft fleet, had signed a $ 16 billion order for 80 aircraft with Boeing and now, after a reconciliation in the Vienna negotiations strengthening the 2015 nuclear deal, the company Iran pressures the American manufacturer to re-establish such a contract.
Boeing reportedly received a letter, according to local media, demanding that it comply with the aircraft purchase agreement. Mohammad Eslami, Minister of Roads and Urban Development, said that "Iranian companies have the right, according to the contract, to proceed with their contract", and that Boeing should be held responsible for the delay in complying with the agreement with Iran. Air and that the company may take legal action.
Airbus A340
Iran Aseman Airlines
DARA ZARBAF from Tehran, Iran, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
In 2017, Boeing also signed an agreement with another Iranian airline, Iran Aseman Airlines, which ordered 30 737 Max aircraft for $ 3 billion.
In total, more than 300 planes were ordered by Iranian airlines before the new sanctions imposed by the United States, adding up orders for Boeing, Airbus and ATR, but only 11 ATR and three Airbus were delivered.
Boeing reported that "(...) will continue to follow the example of the United States government with regard to involvement with Iranian airlines". He gave no further information regarding the requests from Iranian companies.
The list of orders and deliveries recently published by Boeing does not include orders from Iran Air and Iran Aseman Airlines.
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