TEHRAN, Iran, Feb.2
Trend:
Iran is renovating its air fleet by the end of the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2021), said the Deputy Minister of Road and Urban Development Mohammad Mohammadi Bakhsh, Trend reports citing ILNA.
He then brought up the JCPOA talks, which affect functionality of Iran's air fleet.
"One of the important issues in the JCPOA talks is the contracts for the purchase of Airbus planes but so far we have not received any news, however, we're hoping for the best, as our air fleet depends on innovation," he said.
"The Airbus has not complied with its commitments and should fulfill its promises," Bakhsh said.
A likely revival of the 2015 nuclear deal will resurrect Iran's contracts to buy passenger jets from Airbus and Boeing. During a brief trade thaw between Iran and the West, Iran signed $36 billion worth of contracts in 2016 to buy airliners from Boeing, Airbus, and Franco-Italian turboprop maker ATR.