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Tehran, Belgrade Resume Direct Flights after 27 Years

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After a gap of 27 years, direct flights between Iran and Serbia resumed Saturday, when an IranAir jet touched down at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla airport, Serbian media reported.
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Iran to Send Black Box of Crashed ATR Plane to France

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The flight recorder of an ATR 72 plane that recently crashed into a mountaintop in southwest Iran, killing all 65 people on board, is slated to be sent to France to be decoded, a lawmaker said.
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Mobile App to Let Iranians Buy Car Fuel Online

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A new car fueling system has been launched in Iran based on which the car owners order fuel using a mobile application and receive it wherever they are.
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US Sanctions on Iran’s Aviation Industry Killing Civilians

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The Sunday crash of an Iranian ATR 72 passenger plane in central Iran during a flight from Tehran to the southwestern city of Yasuj, which claimed the lives of 66 people, has once again brought into the limelight the issue of unilateral US sanctions and their deleterious effect on Iran's transportation sector, especially the country’s civil aviation fleet.
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Russia Luring Iranian Airlines to Buy Sukhoi Superjet

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Amid the controversies over the delivery of Boeing and Airbus passenger planes to Iran, a Russian-built Sukhoi Superjet 100 has landed at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport with a team of engineers on board to make Iran interested in purchasing the airliner.
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Plane’s Windscreen Struck by Eagle during Landing (+Video)

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A viral video shows a large bird, most probably an eagle, striking the windscreen of an ATR plane landing at an airport in northern Iran.
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Iran to Buy Airliners with French, Italian Credit Lines

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The Islamic Republic’s national flag carrier Iran Air is to purchase brand-new aircraft with foreign financing.
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Number of Flights over Iran’s Sky Tripled: Commander

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The number of flights crossing Iran’s sky has increased by three times over the past years thanks to the country’s airspace security, said the Commander of the Iranian Army's Khatam al-Anbia Air Defence Base.
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Flights at Tehran’s Airports Resume after Heavy Snowfall

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The runways of Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport were dug out from under 70 centimeters (more than two feet) of snow, letting flights resume on Sunday morning.
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Iran Signs $2 Billion Rail Deal with India

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Iran and India have signed a deal worth 2 billion US dollars for cooperation in the rail sector, a report said.
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Two More ATR Planes Land in Tehran

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Two more turboprop planes made by Franco-Italian plane manufacturer ATR have arrived at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport on Saturday.
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Iran Denies Reports It Refused to Issue Flight Permit for Bulgarian Plane

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Iran has dismissed media reports that it refused to issue a permit for a plane carrying the Bulgarian Prime Minister to pass through the Islamic Republic’s airspace.
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Iranian Aircraft’s Tyre Bursts While Landing in Mashhad

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A Caspian Airlines passenger plane with 112 people on board has suffered a tyre burst while landing in Mashhad International Airport.
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Iran to Launch First Air Taxi Service in Two Months

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The first air taxi service in Iran is going to be established in the north-eastern city of Bojnourd within the coming months, an Iranian official announced.
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Ban on Kurdistan Airports Causing Daily Loss of $60,000

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Baghdad’s ban on the arrival and departure of foreign flights at/from Kurdistan airports has reportedly caused a loss of 50 to 60 thousand dollars a day.
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S. Korea, Germany to Finance Development of Iran’s Electric Trains

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Iran’s Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development says South Korea and Germany will provide funds for the development of electric trains in the Islamic Republic.
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“US Ban on Plane Sales to Iran Runs Counter to JCPOA”

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An advisor to Iran’s Leader says the US Congress’ move to block sales of aircraft to Iran is in violation of the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
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Iran Gives 5 European States Ultimatum over Plane Purchase Contracts

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Iran has issued ultimatums to five European states to stick to their commitments under the contracts earlier signed on selling airplanes to Tehran, otherwise the country may revise its deals.
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Iran Urges India to Speed Up Railway Construction

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An Iranian official has called on India to accelerate the construction of a railway in southern Iran under a mutual agreement.
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Germany Willing to Provide Iran Air with All-Out Assistance: Envoy

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German ambassador to Iran has expressed his country’s willingness to provide assistance to Iran's flag carrier airline, Iran Air.
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Over 1,400 Planes Crossing Iran’s Sky Every Day: Official

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Iran says at least 1,400 planes cross its skies everyday – an announcement that a top military official in Tehran says is a proof of the country’s airspace security for regional and transregional airliners.
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Iran Inks Deal with Russia to Buy Several Sukhoi-100 Jets: Report

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Representatives of Iran’s defence ministry have signed a contract with Russia for purchase of several Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) passenger planes, according to media reports.
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Iran, France’s Alstom Sign Deal for Building Railroad Cars

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French transport company Alstom has signed a joint agreement for the construction of metro and suburban railroad cars in Iran.
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Bus Equipped with Evaporative Cooler Unveiled in Iran

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Iran has unveiled a bus equipped with evaporative cooler in the extremely hot and dry province of Sistan and Baluchestan in the country’s southeastern.
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Iran Signs $1.3bn High-Speed Rail Deal with Italy

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Iran’s state railway company and its Italian counterpart have signed a deal worth 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) to build a high-speed rail line between Iranian cities of Arak and Qom.
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