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InduStry neWS And uPdAteS

IranAir to Acquire Boeing
Jetliners
Tehran will procure approximately 100
Leonardo-Finmeccanica Receives Rotorcraft Orders from Japan single-aisle and twin-aisle jetliners from
Leonardo-Finmeccanica has announced is being acquired as part of the Doctor Heli Boeing. The jetliner types to be acquired
orders for a AgustaWestland GrandNew system programme which is intended to via lease and direct purchase include
light twin engine helicopter and two provide modern airborne EMS coverage to all Boeing’s 737 NG and the 777-300ER and
brand new AgustaWestland AW109 prefectures in Japan. Kagoshima International 777-9 variants. official approvals from
Trekkers from Japanese firm Kagoshima Aviation’s GrandNew will be outfitted in a both the Iranian and U.S. governments
International Aviation and the Tokyo dedicated EMS configuration. The Tokyo need to be obtained before a formal
Metropolitan Police respectively. Metropolitan Police Department will also contract is signed. IranAir Public Relations
Kagoshima International Aviation will acquire two brand new AgustaWestland department announced, “an agreement
acquire a second AgustaWestland AW109 Trekkers for its law-enforcement was consequently signed after Boeing
GrandNew light twin engine helicopter for fleet. Japan becomes the first Asian law company representatives paid several
emergency medical service (EMS) tasks enforcement operator of the type, which is official visits to Iran and held effective
in the Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan. The scheduled to receive civil certification by the talks with IranAir officials.” The aircraft
helicopter is scheduled to be delivered in end of this year. Both helicopters on order will deal is being valued at an estimated U.S.$
the fall of 2016. The GrandNew helicopter be delivered next year. 25 billion. Tehran had taken delivery of
its first Boeing jetliner in 1965, when it
received its first Boeing 707. IranAir has
placed record deals for jetliners and
regional transport aircraft RTA) after
decades of isolation have left it with an
ageing and obsolete aircraft fleet. Earlier
this year, the airline placed orders with
Airbus for delivery of 118 new jetliners
worth U.S.$ 25 billion, encompassing, 21
A320ceo Family and 24 A320neo Family
jetliners, 27 A330ceo Family airplanes,
18 A330-900neos, 16 A350-1000s and 12
Malaysia Airlines Exercises Options for 2 More A350s A380s. IranAir has also received European
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) will acquire allowing standby aircraft for any scheduled Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) & European
two more new Airbus A350-900s, after maintenance and enabling future network Union approval for fly to the EU, once
exercising its lease option for a 12-year period expansion.” Commenting on the acquisition again after 2010 sanctions, IranAir Public
with Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The options of the additional aircraft by Malaysia Airlines, Relations Department announced. Iran Air
were part of an existing Lease Agreement Steven F. Udvar-Házy, Air Lease Corporation’s has also placed firm orders with ATR for 20
for 4 A350-900s signed by both parties in Chairman and Chief Executive officer, said, new generation ATR 72-600s, along with
September 2015. Malaysia Airlines Berhad’s “In addition to the four A350-900s placed options for 20 more, under a deal valued
Chief Executive officer Christoph Mueller by ALC last year, we are confident that at approximately € one billion. The deal
said, “The additional two Airbus A350-900s these two additional A350-900 aircraft will was facilitated by Italy and France, through
will complement the existing four (4) that further maximize Malaysia Airlines’ business the participation of export credit agencies,
is on order to reach a critical fleet size, operations as well as global growth.” Sace and Coface respectively.

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