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Iranian Airbus 655 Anniversary Should Be a Chilling Reminder of U.S. Blundering
July 6, 2022 Martin Jay The incident should be remembered and considered in the context of today’s proxy war which the West is waging with Russia. The anniversary of Iran Air Flight 655, a scheduled passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai via Bandar Abbas which was shot down on 3 July 1988 by a missile fired by the USS Vincennes, passed perhaps unsurprisingly with […]
Iran to receive 3 more Airbus planes by year end: MP
Tasnim – Iran plans to take delivery of three more Airbus planes by the end of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2018 – March 20, 2019) in a major deal that it signed with the European aviation giant in December 2016, a lawmaker said. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, the spokesman for the […]
Boeing and Airbus to lose nearly $40bn due to Trump’s decision to pull US out of Iran nuclear deal
Independent– Airplane manufacturers Boeing and Airbus will lose out on a $39bn deal due to new sanctions imposed as a result of US President Donald Trump’s the US would not participate in the Iran nuclear agreement. Licenses for the companies to sell passenger jets to Iran are going to be revoked, US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said. Easing sanctions such as this was […]
Iran designs system to inspect Airbus A320’s landing gear
IFP- Iranian engineers have managed to design and manufacture a homegrown system to check the landing gear of Airbus A320. CEO of Iran Air Farzaneh Sharafbafi says “it is an honour we now have the technical know-how of producing the system required for checking the landing gear in the country.” “This technical knowledge is much […]
Germany shouldn’t buy the F-35, Europe needs military independence – Airbus Defense CEO
“As soon as Germany becomes an F-35 nation, cooperation on all combat aircraft issues with France is dead,” Dirk Hoke, the CEO of Airbus Defense and Space at Airbus Group, told Welt am Sonntag newspaper. “Europe needs to define its sovereignty more clearly and state that we need to remain independent in defense and space,” […]
Iran Air CEO: Airbus to finance Iran’s aircraft purchases
MNA – Iran Air (HOMA) CEO Farzaneh Sharafbafi said France’s Airbus will undertake financing of aircraft purchases by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Sharafbafi, Chairwoman and CEO of Iran’s national carrier Iran Air (Homa), made the remarks on the sidelines of Iran Trans Expo in Tehran. The official highlighted that she was slated to attend […]
First Airbus A330neo lifted off from Toulouse on maiden flight
nsnbc : The first A330neo made by European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has lifted off from Toulouse on its maiden flight, commencing the test program […]
Official: Kish Air to purchase 6 Airbus planes this year
FNA- Managing Director of Iran’s Kish Air announced that half a dozen new Airbus passenger planes will join his airline’s fleet in the current Iranian year (will end March 20). “A sum of six Airbus planes will added to Kish fleet within next months,” Mohammad Taqi Jadidi said. Jadidi, meantime, said that upon an agreement […]
China and Russia take on aviation giants Boeing and Airbus in launch of joint venture to build wide-body commercial jet
China and Russia on Monday completed the formal registration of a joint venture to build a wide-body jet, kick-starting full-scale development of a program aimed at competing with market leaders Boeing Co (BA.N) and Airbus SE (AIR.PA). State plane makers Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd (COMAC) [CMAFC.UL] and Russia’s United Aircraft Corp (UAC) […]
Iran’s Airbus 330 makes maiden flight
IRNA – One of the two Airbus 330 planes that Iran Air has recently received from the French airplane manufacturer made its first international flight on Wednesday. The Airplane left Tehran’s International Imam Khomeini Airport at 7:30 local time for Stockholm, Sweden. Following the implementation of Iran nuclear deal – known as JCPOA – and […]
Iranian commander bashes US on terrible human rights record
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A ranking Iranian military commander slammed the US government as the biggest violator of human rights, saying Washington’s despicable model of human rights is seen as ”symbol of modern ignorance”. With its military intervention in all parts of the world, disrespect for the rights of nations and armed aggression against other countries, […]
Iran’s Persepolis signs Antony Golec
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian football club Persepolis has completed the signing of Croatian-Australian defender Antony Golec on Wednesday. The 26-year-old left back has joined Persepolis on two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. “I am so glad to join Persepolis. I don’t feel homesick here and I feel I have been here for a long time. […]
Spokesman: No diplomatic talks held with Saudi government on deadlock
Tehran, June 6, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said on Monday that no diplomatic talks were held with Saudi government over the deadlock which led the two governments to strained relations. Speaking to domestic and foreign reporters in his weekly press briefing, he said that the Iranian and Saudi nationals may contact […]
A Viking Poem
Never shall I lower my eyes Before any challenge or foe. Never shall I bend my knees Before any lord or chieftain. Never shall I bow my head Before any god or wight. But ever shall I bend my back In service to my folk. For never have I met a king so noble, Nor […]
NATO member states wary of Turkey’s row with Russia: Zio-Watch, February 20, 2016
Syria’s deputy foreign minister said Saturday that Damascus is disappointed over a decision by the West to reject a Russian draft resolution aimed at de-escalating tensions in Syria. Faisal al-Mekdad said he “regrets” that Western countries decided to reject the UN draft resolution proposed by Russia aimed at halting cross-border shelling and preventing a foreign […]
NIORDC ready to supply Euro-4 or 5 gasoil nationwide
TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (Shana) — Managing-Director of National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company Abbas Kazemi said the company is prepared to supply euro-4 or euro-5 gasoil to all the country’s fuel stations. The official said NIORDC is prepared to supply high quality gasoil to cars provided that auto-makers manufacture engines that run on the […]
Iranians interested in determining their fates: Velayati
Tehran, February 20, The Iran Project – During a speech in the International Congress on Healthcare Economic and Technical Relations for the Islamic countries in Tehran, Ali-Akbar Velayati the congress’s chairman announced that the participation in the upcoming election determines the country’s fate and Iranians have proven to be interested in the determining their own fates. Ali-Akbar […]