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Iran Air order 20+20 ATR72-600s, considers regional subsidiary
February 5th 2016
Iran Air has placed a firm order for 20 ATR72-600s, plus 20 options, valued at 1 billion Euros ($1.1 billion) at list prices. Deliveries will begin this year. The February 1 commitment builds on an order for 118 Airbus aircraft, including twelve A380s and 16 A350s, placed a week earlier. Read More »
“The Italian and French states (by way of their respective export credit agencies) played an important role to achieve the signing of this deal,” said ATR CEO, Patrick de Castelbajac, adding the lifting of sanctions against Iran marked a “new era”.
In the interim, Iran Air is considering setting up a domestic subsidiary to increase connectivity among the country's more remote and underserved regions.
