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Yet Again Iran Air Modernizes Its Fleet Despite Sanctions

Byflyingfish

Iran Air has masterfully kept an aging fleet in the air, despite economic and politics sanctions that prohibit the airline from dealing directly with Boeing and Airbus to maintain and update their aircraft.   With strict sanctions in place, Iran Air has previously found ways to update its fleet, most recently in October 2010 when…

Iran Air Moves Away From Tupolev Towards Boeing

Byflyingfish

Recently I wrote about Syrian Air, an airline faced with sanctions from the United States, pondering its next aircraft purchase, and is exploration of the Tupolev TU-204 as a possible aircraft to replace its aging fleets.  While Syrian Air turns toward Russia for its fleet, an Iran Air subsidiary, another airline dealing the challenges of…