Heading a high-level delegation, Iraqi president arrived in Tehran on Saturday to meet senior Iranian officials.

Iran has called the sanctions part of an “economic war.” President Hassan Rouhani said Nov. 10, “On the one hand, they [the United States] name an airline company [on its blacklist] and, on the other, they specify the serial number for the planes to fill the pages. This method and the way they inform aims merely to have a psychological impact on the Iranian nation.”

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Iran Air, Iran’s national flag carrier, has no concern and problem in terms of supplying fuel for its fleet in foreign flights, Tasnim news agency quoted the managing director of the airline as saying.

Iran’s local and international air travel costs have exponentially surged in recent months on the back of inflationary effects caused by the currency crisis

Iranian air defense forces held a press conference attended by Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari and Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi-Fard, the commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base before launching a joint two-day maneuver on Monday.

Etihad Airways celebrated 15 years of operations last month. Emirates, on the other hand, turns 33 this month.

After some Iranian airliners were refused fuel in Turkey’s Istanbul airports Fri., a spokesman for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) said today that the issue is being pursued under a bilateral agreement.

IranAir is looking to buy planes from any company not requiring US sales permits and may consider Russia’s Sukhoi Superjet 100, said the head of the national flag carrier as Iran tries to renovate its aging fleet despite US sanctions.

Iran’s Mahan Air, ATA, Qeshm, Iran Air, Taban, Zagros, Meraj, Caspian, Iran Air Tour, and Aseman Airlines all operate flights between Tehran and Istanbul.

Official IRNA news agency declared that in a fire broke out from a plane wreckage in Iran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) on Wednesday morning.

Iran and Iraq have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase the number of weekly flights between the two countries.

A Saturday flight between the Iranian capital, Tehran, and Ramsar in northern Province of Mazandaran was cancelled, according to the director of public relations of Ramsar Airport.

AZAL President Jahangir Asgarov met with the delegation of the airline Iran Air, headed by its CEO Farzaneh Sharafbafi in Baku on October 26.

A highly reliable source confirmed the business of the two European banks with Iran. The source’s information was buttressed by Iran Air’s website, revealing the bank account data for Varengold. Iran Air Deutschland (Germany) lists on its website account information for transfers to Varengold.

Reports show that a significant portion of the capacity of flights from Iran to Iraq has been sold out in the days leading to the Arba’een ceremony, the world’s largest religious gathering which marks the fortieth day after the martyrdom of the third Shiite Imam Hussein ibn Ali (AS).

A number of development projects worth 2.7 trillion rials (about $20 million) were inaugurated at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport on Tuesday.

Iran Airports Company registered 230,136 takeoffs and landings during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22), which show a 10% decline compared with the similar period of last year.

Iran’s currency market has lost some of its fluctuating fervor in the past few days, leading to hopes that airlines will also bring down their skyrocketing prices, as some have already done so.

Qatar Airways Group has expressed its commitment to continuing flights to Iran, saying it will not be affected by the US sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

Air pressure is used to dispense the liquid, much like the MAFFS and 747 Supertanker in the United States

T he International Court of Justice issued a unanimous ruling on Wednesday ordering the United States to lift any restrictive measure with regard to humanitarian trade and civil aviation safety arising from its sanctions against Iran.

Head of AEOI Ali Akbar Salehi said Mon. that Iran Airports Company has managed to purchase and stock up on the necessary equipment to meet the needs of the country’s aviation industry for the next two decades.

The Iranian defense ministry unveiled the country’s first home-made advanced heavy aerial firefighting system mounted on jet planes to extinguish wildfire.

Qods Aviation Industries’ Bina tactical UAV at ADEX 2018
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President Hassan Rouhani arrived in New York to take part in the 73rd high-profile meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic Republic will not forgive the terrorist attack on a military parade in Ahvaz, which killed 25 people and injured dozens others.

The return of US sanctions against Iran in Aug-2018 is having a significant impact on the Iran-Western Europe aviation market.

Renovation of terminals 1 and 2 of Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport is expected to become complete by the end of the next fiscal year in March 2020.

British Airways has announced it will stop London-Tehran direct flights on September 22.

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Payam International Airport in Karaj, which used to just serve cargo planes, opened its passenger terminal on Thursday letting pilgrims to Mashhad leave Karaj for Mashhad with no need to use Mehrabad, a 30-km away airport in Tehran. The official launch will be later celebrated in a ceremony after religious mourning days in Iran.

Thai company helps Iran ship militants, weapons to Syria ahead of ‘imminent attack’

Iran will file a lawsuit against the Franco-Italian turboprop planemaker ATR over breaking its contract with Tehran under US sanctions, head of the Iranian parliament’s Civil Commission said Wednesday.

Iran is located in a geopolitically important region, between Europe and Asia Pacific, and has the potential to be one of the most important aviation hubs in the world.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says US policy is to stoke wars among Muslims, urging unity in his message to Hajj pilgrims who began marking the climax of the annual event Monday.

این طرح شامل پروژه های تطویل و تقویت باند، زهکشی و استریپ پروازی سطوح پروازی، توسعه و بهسازی اپرون و ساخت پاویون دولت می باشد.

Larestan International Airport located near Lar, a city and capital of Larestan County in Fars Province, will operate flights to Muscat, the capital of Oman, from August 29, the news service of

Ayatollah Khamenei also thanked Brigadier General Hassan Shah Safi, who had previously held the post, for his great efforts and services.

A massive new airport in Baku is helping transform this tiny ex-Soviet nation into a regional transit hub.