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Iran forbids its airlines to acquire used Russian-made aircraft

Tehran, Iran - Following two serious accidents occured last month

Iranian airlines will not be allowed anymore to lease Russian-made aircraft, or to buy them second hand, following two serious accidents occurred last month in which respectively 168 people on board of a Caspian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 and 17 on board of an Aria Air Ilyushin Il-62M were killed (see AVIONEWS 1 and 2). The announcement was made today by Mohammad Ali Ilkhani, head of the Iranian Civil...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108315
Rome, Italy, 08/18/2009 17:19
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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