Iran preparing to receive third new Airbus

Iran says it expects to receive the third new Airbus aircraft from a batch of 100 planes purchased from the European aviation giant later this week.

According to Press TV, Farhad Parvaresh, the managing director of Iran’s national flag carrier Iran Air, was quoted by domestic media as saying that the proceedings to receive the third Airbus – an A330 – had already started.   

The second plane – also an A330 – arrived in Tehran on Saturday. It flew to the capital’s Mehrabad International Airport from the French city of Toulouse.  

Iran Air announced that it had sent a flight crew to Toulouse to take delivery of the third plane. It added that the delivery could take place on Thursday. 

Last January, Iran signed a deal worth $18 billion with Airbus to purchase 100 new planes including 46 A320 Family, 38 A330 Family, and 16 A350 XWB aircraft. 

The first plane – an A320 – arrived in Tehran in January.

Last year, Iran also sealed another deal to purchase 80 new planes from US aviation company Boeing.

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