Iran has agreed with the manufacturer Boeing for the purchase of 100 aircraft to renew its aging fleet, subject to an agreement ahead of the US government remains “enemy” principal of the Islamic Republic.
the agreement with Boeing was announced nearly five months after the agreement with its European rival Airbus.
The Iran must renew its
fleet
“On existing 250 aircraft in the country, 230 are to be replaced,” said the director of the Iranian civil aviation, Ali Abedzadeh in an interview the government daily Iran published Sunday, stating that the new agreement had to get permission from the US government.
Boeing submitted its formal application for final authorization for the sale of aircraft to the US Treasury, said Mr. Abedzadeh. After obtaining it, the final agreement will be officially signed, he added.
Until then, it is impossible to set a date for the signing and the entry into force of the agreement, said the head of the Organization of civil Aviation of Iran.
He also said that the $ 17 billion raised by some media was not final and that the details of the agreement will be determined after further negotiations.
agreements amid tense relations
the US aircraft manufacturer Boeing confirmed Wednesday that he was conducting negotiations with Iranian airlines for the sale of commercial aircraft. “We have had discussions (…) on the possible sale of commercial aircraft and services”, indicated the manufacturer in a statement, adding, “Any agreement will be subject to approval of the US government” <. br /> the Iranian Deputy Minister of Transport, Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan, had claimed that “if the agreement between Iran Air and Boeing was signed, it would be the largest and most important after the military agreements before revolution “Islamic 1979 , according to Fars.
Iran still considers the US as their main” enemy “and Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, repeated again there are some days that we should not make them “trust”, there would be no further negotiations with Washington other than those leading to the nuclear agreement in July 2015 between Tehran and major powers of the group 5 + 1 (US, France, UK, Russia, China and Germany).
“the United States will in any way hide their animosity (…) Some believe that may make arrangements with the United States and solve our problems, but they are deluding themselves, “he said Tuesday still guide.
Airbus waiting
Iran has already reached the end of January a Memorandum of understanding with the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus for the purchase of 118 devices . But the permission of the US Treasury is still expected for it to enter into force.
Airbus should indeed get the agreement of the OFAC (the US Office of Foreign Assets Control) dependent on the Treasury because over 10% of Airbus components are of American origin.
“Airbus is finalizing approvals OFAC and the promise was made to him that they will be obtained within ten days,” Mr. Kashan said to Fars. “We hope to finalize the agreement with Airbus in a month,” he said.
Despite the entry into force of the nuclear deal between Iran and the major powers in January and lifting a large part of international sanctions, the major banks, particularly in Europe, are reluctant to do business with Iran for fear of US punitive measures.
But if these two aviation agreements actually come into effect, they will give a positive signal to companies and foreign banks.
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