{"id":26484,"date":"2017-04-10T07:12:25","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T07:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=26484"},"modified":"2017-04-10T07:12:25","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T07:12:25","slug":"iranair-signs-contract-atr-buy-20-planes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/iranair-signs-contract-atr-buy-20-planes.html","title":{"rendered":"IranAir signs contract with ATR to buy 20 planes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000;\">IranAir signs contract with ATR to buy 20 planes<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">IranAir has signed a contract to buy 20 planes from turboprop maker ATR, Iranian deputy transport minister was quoted as saying on Monday.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">The deal comes after Iran, which had not directly purchased a Western-built plane in nearly 40 years, signed contracts with Europe&#39;s Airbus and U.S. rival Boeing last year to purchase about 180 jets.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">That became possible after an agreement between Iran and six major powers lifted most international sanctions imposed on Tehran, in exchange for Iran curbing its nuclear program.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">ATR is joint-owned by France-based Airbus and Leonardo of Italy.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">&quot;The contract between IranAir and ATR to buy 20 ATR 72-600 aircrafts has been signed by the officials of both countries,&quot; Asghar Fakhrieh-Kashan was quoted as saying by ISNA.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">A basic deal for the purchase of 20 airplanes, with options for another 20, was reached several weeks ago but negotiations dragged on over an agreement for maintenance and spare engines between IranAir and engine supplier Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada, owned by U.S. aerospace group United Technologies.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">It was not immediately clear whether Fakhrieh-Kashan was referring to the underlying aircraft contract or the final package including the engine deal.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">ATR was not immediately available for comment, but on Sunday a spokesman said, &quot;We are still working on finalizing the deal.&quot;<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:9px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Source:-&nbsp;http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-iran-transportation-atr-idUSKBN17C0IM?il=0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/iranair-signs-contract-atr-buy-20-planes.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IranAir signs contract with ATR to buy 20 planes IranAir has signed a contract to buy 20 planes from turboprop maker ATR, Iranian deputy transport minister was quoted as saying on Monday. 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