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Iran: no decision to lease aircraft from Sri Lanka

Business Materials 26 June 2016 17:07 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, June 26

By Fatih Karimov – Trend:

Iran has not made any decision to lease aircrafts from Sri Lanka, Iran's Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan said, Mizan news agency reported June 26.

Earlier some media outlets reported that the government of Sri Lanka has held talks with Iran over leasing A350-900 Airbus.

The Business Times quoted Sri Lankan Deputy Minister Public Enterprise Development Eran Wickramaratne as saying the Iranian officials met with the ministry officials to discuss the wet leases of three A350-900 aircrafts.

Meanwhile Fakhrieh Kashan said that the Sri Lankan side offered Iran leasing the aircrafts, underling that Tehran has no “definite decision” about renting aircraft from Sri Lanka.

Iran’s flag carrier Iran Air announced June 21 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Boeing to purchase new aircrafts.

Under the hire purchase MOU, the Iran Air will buy the new generation of the 737, 777-300ER and 777-900 models from the aircraft manufacturer, once both parties obtain the required licenses from the US and the Islamic Republic governments.

Earlier on June 19, Ali Abedzadeh, head of Iran's Civil Aviation Organization, said that Iran Air reached an agreement with Boeing for purchase of 100 aircraft.

The Islamic Republic says its need about 550 passenger planes in the next decade to modernize its ageing fleet.

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