Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 13
By Fatih Karimov – Trend:
Russia’s aircraft manufacturer, Sukhoi, is pursuing to receive the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) permission to start cooperation with Iranian airlines, Secretary of Association of Iranian Airlines Maqsoud Asadi Samani said.
Samani said that the company has informed Iran that it has settled the technical problems of Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger aircraft and will be able to cooperate with Iranian firms once the OFAC grants the approval, Mehr news agency reported Feb. 13.
Samani further said that Sukhoi also should receive permission from the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran (CAO) in order to sell the Superjet 100 passenger aircraft, which was introduced to Iranian airliners on Dec. 13, 2016.
Samani earlier said that Tehran is no longer interested in purchasing Superjet 100 passenger aircraft, due to technical problems with the plane’s tail.
Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a 75-seat and 95-seat passenger plane being produced since 2000 commissioned for flights services by the airlines from 2008.
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