Iran needs some 500 planes and would likely back buying the Sukhoi Superjet 100 if Russia is willing to sell them to its airlines, head of the Civil Aviation Organization Ali Abedzadeh said.
"If the Iranian airlines want to use this aircraft and the seller is willing to sell it to Iran, the Civil Aviation Organization is ready to issue its final comment on this aircraft," he said.
"But this aircraft has adhered to world standards and is flying currently, therefore there is no reason for us to reject it," the Fars news agency cited Iranian top civil aviation official as saying.
"The airlines have proposals for plane purchases and we are trying to devise regulations that will ease their aircraft imports. Considering Iran’s very large market, we need 500 planes now," Abedzadeh added.
Iran need 500 more planes due to sanctions
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