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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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124 Iranian Planes Crippled, Waiting for Spare Parts

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A recent media report says about one and a half years after the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, at least 124 out of 298 planes in the Islamic Republic’s air fleet remain grounded due to the government’s failure to import spare parts from Europe.
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Iran to Appoint Woman as Head of Flag Carrier Airline

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If approved by the Iranian cabinet, a woman is going to take the helm at the country's national airliner Iran Air as the first-ever female Iranian heading the company.
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Iran, Italy to Ink €1.2bn Deal on Railway Development

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The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (IRIR) will sign a €1.2-billion deal with its Italian counterpart Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) to build a high-speed railroad between the central cities of Qom and Arak.
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Iran Urges Muslim Nations to Jointly Produce Wealth

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A top Iranian official has called on countries within the Muslim world to make joint efforts to produce wealth instead of waging wars against each other.
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Iran Planning to Promote Citizens’ Use of Bicycle

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Despite efforts by Iran’s Department of Environment (DoE) and anti-air pollution campaigns, the use of bicycles has failed to gain widespread popularity across the country. However, the public’s positive reaction to a recently launched challenge has raised hopes to this end.
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Iran’s Air Traffic Up by 17% after Qatar Crisis

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Qatar’s request to divert flights to Iran after the Arab rift has caused a significant rise in passenger planes using Iranian airspace, the CEO of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization said.
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Qatari Airlines Using Iran’s Airspace amid Row with Neighbours

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While Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain have closed their borders and airspace to Qatari airlines, Iran would be the best alternative route for the country’s fights to Europe and Africa.
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“Jack Lew’s Anti-Iran Remarks Make Airbus, Boeing Worried”

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Iran says recent the remarks by a former American official about sanctions on Tehran have worried the giant plane manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, which have made big plane sale deals with the Islamic Republic.
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Four Newly-Purchased ATR Planes Land in Tehran

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Four ATR passenger planes Iran purchased from the Franco-Italian plane manufacturer have just landed in Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport on Wednesday.
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Iran, ATR Sign Major Aircraft Deal

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European aviation giant ATR said it has signed a deal with Iran's national flag-carrier airline Iran Air to sell 20 aircraft to Tehran.
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Iran’s Aseman Airlines Signs Deal to Buy 60 Boeing Planes

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Iran Aseman Airlines has signed a Minute of Agreement (MOA) with the American plane giant Boeing to purchase 60 B737-Max passenger jets worth more than $5 billion based on catalogue prices.
Industry

Iran Restarts Production of Mothballed Unsinkable Boat

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Iran has resumed the production of a traditional 'unsinkable' boat long after it was mothballed.
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Iranians Running ‘No to Road Accidents’ Campaign

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Under a campaign titled ‘No to Road Accidents’, Iranian people are coming together to reduce the high number of road accidents ahead of Nowruz holidays.
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Iran’s Second Airbus Plane Lands in Tehran

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A second airplane purchased by Iran through a major post-sanctions deal with the European aviation giant Airbus has landed in the capital, Tehran.
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Iran Traditional Taxi Industry to Launch Ride-Hailing App

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Tehran’s Taxi Organization will launch its own app in the near future in an attempt to claim back its market share from local ride-hailing applications Snapp and TAP30, the head of the organization announced.
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Ambitious Project to Connect Europe to India Closer to Reality

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Azerbaijan officially launched a rail link with Iran on Sunday by sending a train across the border to Iran’s northern city of Astara thus taking an ambitious multimodal transport project that connects northern Europe to India closer to reality.
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Iranian Taxi Drivers Protest against E-Hailing Apps

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Iranian taxi drivers staged a protest rally in front of the Iranian Parliament against two e-hailing companies in Tehran.
Government

Iran’s Roads Minister Survives Impeachment

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Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development survived an impeachment bid by the Parliament after securing a vote of confidence from lawmakers.
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Iranian Airline to Purchase 100 Rolls-Royce Jet Engines

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Iran’s Aseman Airlines has reached an agreement with British luxury-car and aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce to buy one hundred Tay-650 turbofan engines.
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Int’l Car Exhibition Kicks Off in Tehran

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Tehran Auto Show started work on Tuesday with several Iranian, European, and East Asian car manufacturers displaying their latest products.
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Iran in Final Stages of Purchasing ATR Planes

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Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi says his ministry and the world's leading turboprop manufacturer ATR are in the final stages of a passenger plane deal.
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