IRAN – RUSSIA Tehran to counter Trump's sanctions by turning to Moscow to renew its fleet of passenger planes

Sukhoi Superjet 100Iran wants to buy Sukhoi Superjet 100 from Russia. Russian minister says negotiations are well under way. The aim is to limit the consequences of the possible cancellation of deals already reached with Boeing and Airbus. The Kremlin and the Islamic Republic want to boost bilateral trade.

 Teheran (AsiaNews) – Iran is on the verge of a deal with Russia to buy one hundred Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger planes. This will allow Tehran to get around sanctions imposed by the United States and the West whilst renewing its aging unsafe fleet.

The announcement came from Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak, who stressed that negotiations are well underway.

If concluded positively, they would allow the Islamic Republic to limit the impact of any cancelled deals with US-based Boeing and EU-based Airbus.

Last month, an SSJ-100 landed in Tehran for careful assessment by Iranian technicians. The 108-seat twin-engine is one of the candidates to renew a fleet that has had several fatal accidents in recent times due to aging planes, dubbed ‘flying coffins’, and poor maintenance, largely because of US sanctions.

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3.3.2018
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