Aircraft
Iran Air and Airbus Seal Historic Aircraft Order
Agreement excludes tentative order for A380s

Iran Air and Airbus have signed a firm contract including the sale of 100 Airbus jets, closing on a comprehensive civil aviation package outlined in January during a state visit by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Paris. The agreement covers 46 A320 family jets, 38 A330s and 16 A350 XWBs. It conspicuously excludes 12 A380s specified in the original deal, thereby significantly decreasing the transaction’s value, both monetarily and to the health of the superjumbo program as a whole. Airbus said deliveries will begin early next year.