Transportation

The first cargo, including 45 freight wagons, carried on the Silk Road railway has crossed the Incha-Burun border with Turkmenistan into Iran.

The minister of roads and urbanization says Iran attaches special importance to development of its civil aviation fleet and that of airports and passenger terminals.

The head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization said that the US did not have the right to block the planes on international trips but Iran had to get ready for any eventuality.

German budget airlines Germania will have twice-a-week direct flights from Berlin and Dusseldorf to Tehran, in addition to a once-a-week direct flight from Hamburg to Mashhad.

Foreign companies are willing to sell their air navigation products to Iran following nuclear talks between Tehran and P5+1.

President Hassan Rouhani says that the entire region will benefit from the Iran-Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan railway, adding it marks a new beginning for better interaction among regional nations.

"There is no obstacle to the development of mutual cooperation between Iran and Kyrgyzstan," President Rouhani said in a meeting with Kyrgyzstan's ambassador to Tehran.

The 7th Biennial Kish Air Show which opened on November 18 is to offer opportunities to potential investors eager to be active in Iran’s aviation industry.

Foreign Airlines are willing to make a comeback to Iran’s sky which offers solace to airlines flying away from war-torn areas.

Iran’s vice-president for executive affairs says the railway connecting Iran to Central Asia will come on stream in November.

Iran and Germany have agreed to resume direct flights between Tehran and Munich next month after a ten-year pause.

The US aircraft-manufacturing giant Boeing has provided Iran's national flag carrier with a cargo of plane parts, bringing to an end a decades-long pause in doing business with Iran.

Iran’s access to high seas means it can perform better than Turkey and Pakistan in helping foster Afghanistan’s trade ties with the rest of the world.

A look at how NGOs can contribute to efforts to win back the lost public trust in Iran’s aviation industry.

Chinese companies are interested to invest in infrastructural projects in Iran's Qom province, specially monorail and airport construction, a senior Chinese official announced on Sunday.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered the grounding of the country’s Iran-140 passenger planes after Sunday’s deadly crash in Tehran.

Iran’s Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran is heart of the trade corridors of the region; could play a pivotal role in goods transit to Central Asia.

Iran is ready to offer standard training courses on working with radars to the air traffic controllers from other countries, Ebrahim Shoushtari, Deputy CEO for Aeronautical Operations at Iran Airports Company (IAC) announced on Sunday.

Head of Iran Civil Aviation Organization Alireza Jahangirian and his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Antoniuk, in a meeting in Tehran on Saturday, explored ways to promote bilateral cooperation in air transport.

Afghan Ambassador to New Delhi Shaida Mohammad Abdali said his country is keen to ink a trilateral agreement with Iran and India to facilitate the transit of commodities between Afghanistan and India via Iran's Chabahar Port.

HOMA has announced the company will offer 70 per cent discount to the international publishers participating in the upcoming Tehran International Book Fair.