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

Hard News

Iran says 14 new planes to join its civil fleet by yearend

Golrokh Askarieh -
Some 14 Airbus and Boeing passenger planes have been overhauled inside the country and will join the civil fleet before the end of year, said Hamid Habibi.
Economy

India to finance Iran rail tracks exports

Golrokh Askarieh -
India has signed a contract worth $233 million with Iran for exports of rail tracks by companies including Steel Authority of India.
Economy

Sanctions-hit Iran ports come back to life

Emad Askarieh -
International shipping lines are stepping up port calls to Iran as the country’s massive maritime trade sector is emerging from sanctions.
Economy

Iran building major port near Hormuz Strait

Golrokh Askarieh -
A multi-purpose port Iran is building near the Strait of Hormuz has absorbed 700 million euros in foreign investment. Officials say the new port can turn into one of the biggest and most discussed international ports in the world.
Hard News

Minister hold negotiations with passenger plane manufacturer

Golrokh Askarieh -
Abbas Akhundi said that due to sanctions during the past decades Iran has just managed to buy second-hand planes, noting the renovation of the national air fleet is an absolute necessity.
Hard News

First Silk Road rail cargo enters Iran

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

Iran needs 400 passenger planes in next 10 years: Minister

Golrokh Askarieh -
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.
Hard News

US says working to block nine Iranian jets

Emad Askarieh -
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.
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German no-frills airline to launch direct flights to Iran

Emad Askarieh -
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.
Selected

Iran’s changed flight routes benefit neighboring countries

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

Whole region to benefit from Iran-Central Asia rail

Emad Askarieh -
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.
Transportation

Envoy Calls for Resumption of Direct Bishkek-Mashhad Flights

IFP Editorial Staff -
"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.
Hard News

Kish Air Show: Investment Opportunities

Emad Askarieh -
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.
Economy

The heavens of Iran to become the heaven of flights amid hellacious conflicts

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

Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan are to be linked via rail in a month

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

Tehran, Munich planning to resume direct flights soon

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

Boeing ends decades-long hiatus in business with Iran

Emad Askarieh -
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.
Selected

A look at transit and customs problems in Afghanistan

Emad Askarieh -
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.
Editor's Choice

Air accidents in the court of public opinion

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

Official: China Willing to Invest in Qom’s Monorail, Airport Projects

Emad Askarieh -
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.
Government

President Rouhani Orders Iran-140 Planes Grounded after Crash

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

Zarif: Iran heart of region’s trade corridors

Emad Askarieh -
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.
Transportation

Iran Ready to Train Foreign Air Traffic Controllers

Emad Askarieh -
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.
Transportation

Iran, Ukraine set to boost cooperation in air transport

Emad Askarieh -
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.
Transportation

Envoy: Kabul Keen to Sign Transit Deal with Iran, India Via Chabahar

Emad Askarieh -
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.
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