Tehran, Iran, July 25
Trend:
Technicians of the Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran Air) have managed to repair an old Airbus A300-600 in a day.
“We noticed that some parameters of the Airbus 600-300 engine were not fit for flights and decided to repair the aircraft's engine," the company senior repair technician Rahim Baghban said, Trend reports citing IRNA.
"It usually takes at least three days to repair the engine, but since all Iran Air’s aircrafts are now assigned to carry the pilgrims, early and urgent repair became necessary,” he said.
The official added that an overhauled engine was installed on the plane overnight allowing it to return to service in less than a day. “The engine has been repaired by our engineers, despite all the sanctions and lack of spare parts. We are trying to return this aircraft to the service within 18 hours,“he said.
The repaired 23-year old Airbus A300-600 is one of four planes of this type owned by Iran Air. It has made seven flights to Saudi Arabia since Hajj flights began earlier this month.
The Trump administration has warned the civil aviation industry against dealing with Iranian airlines, saying that any company found to have business with the company would put itself under sanctions.
Recently, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), agency of the U.S. Treasury Department, issued an advisory claiming that Iran’s commercial airlines support Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).