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Iran adds 28 aircraft to its civil aviation fleet in two years

Business Materials 28 April 2017 22:16 (UTC +04:00)
Iran has added 28 aircraft to its aviation fleet over the last two years
Iran adds 28 aircraft to its civil aviation fleet in two years

Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 28

By Khalid Kazimov – Trend:

Iran has added 28 aircraft to its aviation fleet over the last two years, an official with the country’s Civil Aviation Organization has said.

Reza Jafarzadeh, a spokesman for Civil Aviation Organization of Iran, has said the number of available seats in the country’s aviation fleet has increased by 2,678 reaching 30,000 after new aircraft joined the aviation system, Mehr news agency.

Civil Aviation Organization was involved in carrying more than 61 million passengers over the past two years, he mentioned.

He further added that currently there are 181 operational civil airplanes in the country.

Jafarzadeh also said the country has retired 20 airplanes over the past two years.

In order to renew its aviation fleet, Iran requires 500 new aircraft in the next 10 years.

The country has already reached deals with Airbus, Boeing and ATR to purchase new aircraft.

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