Good news for travelers flying Iranair: those aging planes are going to finally be able to be serviced with new parts from US manufacturers, as both Boeing and General Electric have announced export licenses from the Treasury Department covering parts and repair.
The two announced attempts to try to get the licenses in February, with GE saying it intended to sell the parts at cost or give the proceeds to charity. With so many of Iran’s planes extremely old, the hope was to get their foot in the door for a big sale in the future as Iran sanctions ease.
GE confirmed today that they have meetings scheduled with Iranair officials next week in Istanbul, and the engine service would be done in Germany, either at GE facilities or those of MTU Aero Engines.
Boeing says their export license is “very limited,” covering only components needed to repair Boeing planes sold to Iran before the 1979 Iranian Revolution, but they are in talks on setting up a meeting.
Let’s be honest with American people, Iran is 80 million population deals for EU and USA, if even 20% of the Iranian buy made in USA-EU products that’s a very large market, off course not counting the deals for GE or Boeing. Either way is business, when generals talking about coordinating effort with Israel wanting to bomb Iran!
So in other words IF Iranian planes CRASH BECAUSE OF lack of parts—MORE BLOOD will be on Zionist Amerika's hands!
So, the "Death to America" Mollah Regime wants American technology? How cute!
No, the planes were sold to Iran by Boeing which is an American corporation, the planes were not made in Iran, so its only natural for Boeing to replace those parts….I think that's the way it works in aviation.
Very understanding, amir, considering the usa has helped kill a million Iranians.
So, now we find out how dedicated those in CONgress who full-heartedly support bombing Iran are in the end. Will McCarzy and Grahamcrackers and their little poodle Ayotte demand Obama rescind the Treasury OK to sell parts to Iran – after they get the call from their masters in Jerusalem, of course.
Probably the real reason that Boeing is allowed to sell the parts is because without the spares, maybe, Iran would have scrap the planes and then buy new planes from Aeroflot or China.
"You may be Hitler, but if you have cash, we will overlook a lot".
Watch out Iran the parts you pay good money for will probably be doctored by the CIA and used to take control of your aircraft.