Iran Lands First Airbus Passenger Jet Under Sanctions Deal

Iran Air passenger planes sit on the tarmac of the domestic Mehrabad airport in the Irania
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PARIS/DUBAI, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Airbus said on Sunday Iran’s state airline IranAir had accepted its first new jet, marking a key step in opening up trade under a nuclear sanctions deal between Iran and major powers.

The Airbus A321 jetliner has been painted in IranAir livery and is expected to be delivered later this week.

“The technical acceptance has been done with formal delivery still to be done,” an Airbus spokesman said.

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