10th, 11th post-JCPOA planes to land in Tehran on Dec 30
Tehran,
Dec 29, IRNA – Two more ITR planes made jointly by France and Italy are slated
to land in Tehran Mehrabad Airport at 9:00 o'clock in the morning on Saturday,
bringing the total number of aircraft delivered by Tehran in the wake of the
2015 nuclear deal to 11.
According to Iran State Aviation
Organization, the ATR planes which belong to the Islamic Republic of Iran
Aviation Organization will add 140 seats to the aerial fleet of the company.
Following the implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal officially known as the
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and removal of anti-Iran aviation
sanctions, the deal to buy 100 planes from the French Company Airbus, 80 planes
from US-based Boeing and 20 from ATR was signed, nine of which have so far been
handed over to the country.
Two ATR aircraft are to arrive in Tehran tomorrow, bringing the total number of
the planes to eight.
Under the JCPOA, Iran received relief from international sanctions in return
for restrictions on certain aspects of Iran's nuclear program.
author: D-Ezatiyan - Date: 12/30/2017