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Iran`s national flag carrier. Iran Air. contract with ATR to buy 20 light passenger planes. each capable of carrying 70 passengers. from the France-based company would be finalized in near future. said Iran`s Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development. Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan.
He put the value of the Iran Air-ATR at $400 million.
Fakhrieh Kashan also put the value of the contracts for the purchase of 200 aircraft from Airbus. Boeing and ATR less than $18 billion.
The landing of Iran`s first purchased Airbus (A321) in the capital`s international airport has paved the way for Iran Air to resume cooperation with the Airbus Company after 38 years.
On Jan 11. the A321 was delivered to Iran in Toulouse . France.
The aircraft was officially delivered to Iran Air by Airbus in a ceremony held for the purpose.
