Baku, Azerbaijan Feb. 15
By Farhad Daneshvar – Trend:
Iran’s Kish Air has received a Brazilian Embraer jet and expects to receive four more airplanes over the current fiscal year (ending March 21).
The head of Kish Air, Mohammad-Taghi Jadidi, has said that four 108-seat Embraer 195 aircraft are expected to join the airlines over the current Iranian calendar year, IRNA news agency reported.
According to the officials, the number of the airplanes of Kish Air will reach 18 after receiving the new E-Jets.
It was earlier reported that the plane-maker was in talks to sell about 20 E195 jets to the Islamic Republic with a total list price of more than $1 billion.
Brazil has been producing the E-Jet narrow-body and medium-range jet liners powered by twin engines since 2002.
After long years of embargo on the Islamic Republic, Airbus was the first aircraft manufacturer to deliver an airplane to Iran this January following the implementation of the country’s nuclear deal with the world powers last year.
Iran seeks to renew its aging aviation fleet through purchasing 500 new aircraft over the coming years.
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