Latest Transportation News in Iran – Shipping, road haulage, public transport, rail freight, aerospace and passenger travel are all covered in this section.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Iranian President highlighted the opportunities for enhanced cooperation between Iran and Europe, particularly Luxembourg, and stressed that Tehran can link Europe to the Indian...
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin cancelled his planned visit to Tehran for “technical reasons”; however, it is said the trip was called off because the Iranian side has disclosed the details of his agenda during the visit.
An Airbus A330-300 which was en route from Istanbul to Vietnam made an emergency landing in Zahedan, southeastern Iran, because of a passenger’s critical condition.
The extreme happiness of a number of Iranian statesmen over receiving only one Airbus plane is both surprising and ridiculous, said a senior Iranian conservative journalist.
The Managing Director of Iran Air Farhad Parvaresh said the carrier’s newly purchased Airbus A321 will be used on international routes within two months.
