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

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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.
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Iranians Will Never Forget US’ Downing of Iran Air Passenger Plane

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has commemorated the 30th anniversary of the downing of an Iranian civilian plane by the US Navy over Persian Gulf waters, saying the nation would never forget the “terrible” crime committed by Americans.
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Iranian Army’s F7 Fighter Jet Crashes in Isfahan Province

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An F7 fighter jet belonging to the Iranian Army has reportedly crashed in the central province of Isfahan.
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Tough Days ahead of Iran’s Civil Aviation: Iran Air CEO

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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.
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Over 100 Killed in Cuba Plane Crash

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More than 100 people have lost their lives on Friday after a Cubana de Aviacion Boeing 737-200 crashed on take-off from Havana's Jose Marti International Airport.
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Iranian Airlines Sign Deal to Buy 40 Russian Planes

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Two Iranian airlines have signed separate Memorandums of Understanding with Russia’s major aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi to purchase 40 Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger planes.
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Iran Designs System to Inspect Airbus A320’s Landing Gear

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Iranian engineers have managed to design and manufacture a homegrown system to check the landing gear of Airbus A320.
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Airliner Lands in Tehran after Malaysian Passenger’s Heart Attack

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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.
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Iranian Airport Using Information Bot to Offer Special Services

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An information bot has been developed to offer special services to the passengers at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport, a senior official announced.
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Iran to Resume Direct Flights to Erbil as of April 27

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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.
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Dozens Dead after Military Plane Crash in Algeria

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A military plane has crashed shortly after taking off from the Boufarik airbase outside the Algerian capital, Algiers, local media reports.
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“Claim That Israeli Jets Fly over Iran Ridiculous”

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A commentator says the rumour that two Israeli F-35 stealth jets had entered Iran’s airspace and returned safe is extremely funny.
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Aseman Airlines, Pilot to Blame for February Plane Crash in Iran

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Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization has released a preliminary report on the crash of an airliner in west-central Iran last month.
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Iran Air to Recruit Female Pilots for First Time

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Iran’s flag-carrier airline Iran Air is set to recruit female pilots for the first time in the country’s history.
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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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“Iran FM’s Plane Refuelling Case Not That Much Complicated”

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry has downplayed the reports released on fuelling problems for the plane of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at Munich airport, saying that the issue was not that much complicated.
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ATR Delegation Visits Plane Crash Site in Iran

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A French delegation from ATR, a Franco-Italian aircraft manufacturer, has traveled to southwest Iran to examine reasons behind the crash of an ATR plane in Mount Dena that led to the deaths of all 65 people on board.
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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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Heavy Snow in Tehran Shuts Schools, Airports

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Heavy snowfall in Iran’s capital has shut the two main airports of the city while the authorities have announced that all schools across Tehran will also be closed on Sunday.
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