Iran to buy Russian passenger planes
Russia's Ria Novosti agency said on Monday that Ilyushin Finance was in talks with the Islamic republic's Iran Air Tour over the sale of 30 aircraft and that the first planes would be delivered in 2009. The two companies were expected to have signed a preliminary contract at last week's Dubai air show, the agency said, quoting a source close to the negotiations. Tupolev spokesman Alexander Zatuchny told AFP that "Russia and Iran have signed a contract for five Tupolev Tu-204-100 planes" and discussed "other options" for future purchases. Iran has a high demand for domestic flights but also suffers the consequences of unilateral sanctions on transfer of technology imposed by Washington. As a result, Iran can no longer buy new US-made Boeings or even the European Airbus which contain American components. However it does on occasion buy them second-hand from partners.
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