Iran has started official negotiations with Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer for plane purchase, the Iranian deputy minister of Roads and Urban Development, Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan, said.
According to him, a delegation from the Brazilian company visited Tehran last week to talk with Iranian airlines.During the three-day stay in Tehran, the Embraer representatives held negotiations with Iranian airline companies to discuss technical and financial issues, IRNA reports.
He further said that one of the Embraer aircrafts launched two test flights in Iran.
Earlier in March 2016, Iranian Zagros Airlines said that has reached preliminary agreements with Embraer to import 20 airplanes, Trend reports.
