Tehran: Less than 48 hours before renewed US sanction go into effect, the flag carrier of Iran has said that five new planes from the French-Italian firm ATR will soon arrive in Tehran as part of efforts to replenish the country’s ageing fleet.
“Based on existing agreements, five new ATR aircraft will land at Mehrabad Airport” Iran Air announced on its Telegram channel.
The first round of US sanctions is set to snap back after a wind-down period expires on Monday, August 6.
While ATR is based in Europe, it also does business in the US, and is thus subject to the sanctions.
Years of US sanctions have prevented Iran from purchasing new jets, or even buying spare parts for those aircraft, and those restrictions have been partly blamed for the country’s extremely poor aviation record.
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