Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer ATR and Iran’s national flag carrier Iran Air today signed in Teheran a deal for the introduction of ...
Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer ATR and Iran’s national flag carrier Iran Air today signed in Teheran a deal for the introduction of 40 newest generation ATR 72-600s.
The agreement includes firm orders for 20 aircraft plus 20 options, and is valued at one billion euro.
The signature of the deal follows the commercial discussions held in the last days in Rome and Paris, on the occasion of the visit of the President of Iran, H.E. Mr. Hassan Rohani, and the Minister of Transportation of Iran, Mr. Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi.
During the negotiations, the Italian and French states played an important role to achieve the signing of this deal, through the participation of their export credit agencies, respectively Sace and Coface.
The deal marks the arrival of the newest generation ATRs in Iran, where the first aircraft have been operating since 1992. This freshly open market provides a strong potential for the development and expansion of domestic traffic and routes.
Iran has also signed deal for 118 Airbus aircraft family to modernize its ageing aircraft fleet following easing of sanctions against the country.
The ATR 72-600 can seat from 68-78 passengers and is powered by two Pratt & Whitney 127M rated at a maximum power at take-off of 2,750 horse power per engine.
With a maximum weight of 23,000 Kg, the ATR-72 has a maximum range of 900 nautical miles (1,665 Km) with full passenger load.
The agreement includes firm orders for 20 aircraft plus 20 options, and is valued at one billion euro.
The signature of the deal follows the commercial discussions held in the last days in Rome and Paris, on the occasion of the visit of the President of Iran, H.E. Mr. Hassan Rohani, and the Minister of Transportation of Iran, Mr. Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi.
During the negotiations, the Italian and French states played an important role to achieve the signing of this deal, through the participation of their export credit agencies, respectively Sace and Coface.
The deal marks the arrival of the newest generation ATRs in Iran, where the first aircraft have been operating since 1992. This freshly open market provides a strong potential for the development and expansion of domestic traffic and routes.
Iran has also signed deal for 118 Airbus aircraft family to modernize its ageing aircraft fleet following easing of sanctions against the country.
The ATR 72-600 can seat from 68-78 passengers and is powered by two Pratt & Whitney 127M rated at a maximum power at take-off of 2,750 horse power per engine.
With a maximum weight of 23,000 Kg, the ATR-72 has a maximum range of 900 nautical miles (1,665 Km) with full passenger load.
