Transportation

Latest Transportation News in Iran – Shipping, road haulage, public transport, rail freight, aerospace and passenger travel are all covered in this section.

IFP Exclusive

Striking Lorry Drivers in Iran Demand Tyres, Higher Wages

IFP Editorial Staff -
Lorry drivers in Iran have staged temporary strikes during the recent months, calling on the authorities to increase their wages and control the tyre market, which has put the drivers under great pressure.
IFP Exclusive

Iran to Sue ATR for Failure to Deliver Passenger Planes

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran says it will file a complaint against the Italian-French aircraft manufacturer ATR for not remaining committed to its obligations under its contract with the Islamic Republic.
Media Wire

ATR to Replace Iran with Alternative Clients amid US Sanctions

IFP Media Wire -
The world’s largest commercial turboprop maker ATR is in talks with alternative buyers for seven remaining aircraft which it has to deliver to Iran under a $536 million deal, the company’s Italian shareholder Leonardo says.
IFP Exclusive

Pollution-Hit Tehran Embraces New Bike-Sharing Start-up

IFP Editorial Staff -
A bike-sharing start-up was officially launched in the Iranian capital Tehran on Tuesday, in a move that city officials hope would help ease problems in the densely-populated, highly polluted city.
IFP Exclusive

Iran Calls for Opening Joint Shipping Line with Qatar

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for further expansion of relations with Qatar, especially by launching a joint shipping line between the two Persian Gulf states.
IFP Exclusive

Iran Slams Disrespect for Islamic Headscarves at Tbilisi Airport

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the country has lodged its strong protest with Georgia over the problems which some Iranian passengers faced at Tbilisi airport.
IFP Exclusive

New ATR Planes Land in Tehran on Eve of US Sanctions

IFP Editorial Staff -
Five turboprop ATR planes purchased by Iran under a 2017 agreement landed in Tehran on Sunday, on the eve of the re-imposition of the first batch of US sanctions that will most probably block further plane deliveries.
IFP Exclusive

5 ATR Passenger Planes to Join Iran’s Air Fleet

IFP Editorial Staff -
Five brand new civilian aircraft manufactured by the French plane-maker ATR will join the Islamic Republic of Iran’s air fleet on August 5, 2018.
Media Wire

Pilot’s Error Main Cause of Iranian ATR Plane Crash: Official

IFP Media Wire -
An official with the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran blamed the pilot and co-pilot for the February crash of an ATR passenger plane that killed 66 people in southwestern Iran.
IFP Exclusive

Tehran’s Int’l Airport Ready to Send 27,000 Hajj Pilgrims

IFP Editorial Staff -
The first terminal of Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport is ready to dispatch about 27,000 pilgrims from seven provinces to the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, an Iranian official said.
IFP Exclusive

Iran, Switzerland Sign Railway Agreement

IFP Editorial Staff -
The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways Company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Matisa, a Swiss railway firm, for the construction and repair of railway tracks and machines in Iran.
IFP Exclusive

Aliyev Calls for Accelerated Implementation of Iran-Azerbaijan Railway Project

IFP Editorial Staff -
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has urged the speedy construction of a railway that connects the Iranian and Azeri cities of Astara to each other.
Media Wire

Tough Days ahead of Iran’s Civil Aviation: Iran Air CEO

IFP Media Wire -
Head of Iran’s flag carrier Iran Air voiced concern about looming problems for the Iranian flights at the foreign airports as the planes are going to be refused fuel under new sanctions.
IFP Exclusive

Attempt to Hijack Passenger Plane Flying over Iran Fails

IFP Editorial Staff -
An attempt to hijack a passenger plane flying from the UAE’s Dubai to the Afghan capital of Kabul has been foiled.
IFP Exclusive

Railway Electrification Project in Iran Not Subject to US Sanctions: Russia

IFP Editorial Staff -
The state railroad company Russian Railways says its project to electrify an Iranian railway is completely civilian and not subject to US sanctions.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian Airlines Sign Deal to Buy 40 Russian Planes

IFP Editorial Staff -
Two Iranian airlines have signed separate Memorandums of Understanding with Russia’s major aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi to purchase 40 Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger planes.
IFP Exclusive

Iran to Build Passenger Vessels to Boost Marine Tourism

IFP Editorial Staff -
The Islamic Republic of Iran is to produce different types of passenger vessels to further develop marine tourism in its northern and southern bodies of water.
IFP Exclusive

Iran Designs System to Inspect Airbus A320’s Landing Gear

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian engineers have managed to design and manufacture a homegrown system to check the landing gear of Airbus A320.
IFP Exclusive

Airliner Lands in Tehran after Malaysian Passenger’s Heart Attack

IFP Editorial Staff -
A passenger plane en route from Malaysia to Turkey has made an emergency landing at Tehran’s International Imam Khomeini Airport over a Malaysian passenger’s medical situation.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian Airport Using Information Bot to Offer Special Services

IFP Editorial Staff -
An information bot has been developed to offer special services to the passengers at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport, a senior official announced.
Media Wire

Iran to Resume Direct Flights to Erbil as of April 27

IFP Media Wire -
Iran will resume direct flights between Tehran and the Iraqi city of Erbil from April 27 after a six-month hiatus which saw Baghdad and its neighbors impose an air ban on the regional Kurdistan government over a secession bid.
IFP Exclusive

Low Toll Fees in Iran Turn Cars into Capital Goods

IFP Editorial Staff -
Automobiles are regarded as capital goods in Iran as they are expensive and at the same time economical to maintain.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian Ministers of Roads, Labour Survive Impeachment

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s Minister of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare Ali Rabi’ei and Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi have survived impeachment bids by the Parliament after securing a vote of confidence from lawmakers.
IFP Exclusive

Aseman Airlines, Pilot to Blame for February Plane Crash in Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization has released a preliminary report on the crash of an airliner in west-central Iran last month.
IFP Exclusive

Iran Air to Recruit Female Pilots for First Time

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s flag-carrier airline Iran Air is set to recruit female pilots for the first time in the country’s history.
1...91011...19Page 10 of 19

Latest news

© All Content by IFP News ( Iran Front Page ) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

About Us

Popular Articles

Editor Picks