Iran’s national carrier Iran Air has completed an order for 100 Airbus planes with a list price of around 20 billion US dollar as the Islamic Republic opens up to the West.
The jets will bolster Iran’s ageing passenger fleet with the addition of 46 A320 planes for medium-haul routes, 38 long-haul A330s and 16 A350s, the European aircraft-maker said in a statement.
The deal does not include any of Airbus’ flagship A380 airliners, the largest passenger plane in the world. In another deal earlier this month, Iran Air finalised a contract to buy 80 planes from Airbus’ US competitor Boeing worth 16.6 billion US dollars.