Re: Nakheel Mall in Dubai Opens to the Public

Have you ever been to a shopping mall in Tehran? Clearly not! We have brands such as; Liu Jo, Versace, Gucci, Armani, Prada, Swarovski, Roberto Cavalli, Nike, Adidas, Super Dry, NYX, and the list goes on for both clothing, make-up and perfume labels. Tehran and other major cities are packed with lu...

Re: Nakheel Mall in Dubai Opens to the Public

Whatever... but you say you are Pakistani. Tell me which international brands are in Karachi or Lahore and take a look at the store directory in the Mall of Avenues in Kuwait or any other major mall in Kuwait, Jeddah or Riyadh Have you ever been to a shopping mall in Tehran? Clearly not! We have br...

Re: Future airlines at LAX?

Planes4you wrote:

Subwayfan1998 wrote:

Planes4you wrote:

With what plane if they were to do it… (which they won’t)

With A330 or A340 or 777s

They have none of those aircrafts plus the A330 doesn’t have the range

Re: Why does Iranian Carries use very old aircraft?

I doesn't matter if Iran is the bad guy or the US, you can't justify sanctions that puts the lives of innocent civilians in danger!

Re: Norwegian 737 Max Diverts to Shiraz, Iran

My manual lists countries that will only be diverted to if continued flight is no longer an option. Posters on this board would be surprised at who’s on that list. When you are flying internationally nearest suitable airport has a much broader definition than it does within ones own country. I can ...

Re: Iran's domestic route network

Aren't domestic fares set by the government? Also, it makes sense for Tehran to be well connected with the rest of the country, what about other cities? How easy is it from someone from Tabriz to go to Mashhad? Or from Esfahan to any other city? Yes, most fares are set by the government, unless it'...

Re: Iran's domestic route network

Looking at the route network of THR Airport it seems that Iran has quite an extensive number of airlines and flights operating within its borders. Iran isn't particularly vast nor wealthy and it also is a single mass system. Is it that there are no alternatives to air travel? Excuse me, but your pe...

Re: Air Koryo speculations

If let's say sanctions are lifted and they make plane deals with both Airbus and Boeing - there's still no guarantee that these planes will actually be delivered. 1. Trump and NK didn't come to an agreement yet - and US is always looking for appeasement. I don't see NK bowing for US that easily. 2. ...

Re: IKIA (Imam Khomeini Airport) City Developments

sorayafaradiba wrote:

Ok - looks nice, but at the moment a lot of airlines are cancelling or reducing service...TG, AF, EY, flydubai, airasia

Re: IKIA (Imam Khomeini Airport) City Developments

Salam terminal taking shape!

Re: Iran aviation thread - 2018

Re: IKIA (Imam Khomeini Airport) City Developments

New updates on IKIA's 2nd terminal: Salam - due to open in a few months! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DafBk_FXkAAAiAr.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DafBmDjWkAAHTIF.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DafBm_IX0AAei-u.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DafBohxXUAAQEnh.jpg

Re: IKIA (Imam Khomeini Airport) City Developments

A metro line has been planned for some time, but wasn't operational in 2016. The taxi fare from Mehrabad to IKA was something between 10 and 20 € at that time. I just hope that they do away with blocking access to the airside until a certain time before your flight. It's just horrible to sit in no ...

Re: Airlines with cities on their name

Mahan Air
Tehran Air (to be launched)
Sahand Airlines

Re: IKIA (Imam Khomeini Airport) City Developments

BENAir01 wrote:

Beautiful!

Re: IKIA (Imam Khomeini Airport) City Developments

Some updates on the Salam Terminal, to be opened next year. 5 MPAX Capacity https://image-store.slidesharecdn.com/69666b7f-56f5-4d1b-8c22-da3fe3ac5886-original.jpeg https://image-store.slidesharecdn.com/bd1df1a9-ce23-4d8a-8193-c4ffdbf83d4e-original.jpeg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLdZGahWkAA3kGH.jpg

Re: IKIA (Imam Khomeini Airport) City Developments

Blerg wrote:

By the way, isn't Airbus (or another European company) advising the Iranians on how to expand airport infrastructure?

Re: IKIA (Imam Khomeini Airport) City Developments

OA940 wrote:

Looks pretty nice, but they'll have to get past the sanctions to gather enough pax. I'd wait for 2021 to begin this...

IKIA (Imam Khomeini Airport) City Developments Thread

ABOUT THIS PROJECT https://naco.nl/portfolio_page/imam-khomeini-international-airport/ (video of project on website) Located around 45km south of Tehran’s city centre in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini International Airport handled 7.2 million passengers and around 64,000 tons of cargo ...

Re: Pressure mounts on Airbus A330 in widebody order battle

Pressure mounts on Airbus A330 in widebody order battle tells us: PARIS (Reuters) - Imminent airline decisions on $10 billion of wide-body plane orders could influence the fate of Airbus’ A330neo even before the recently upgraded jet completes flight trials, industry sources said. I don't agree wit...

Re: Mahan Air covertly bought parts from U.S. suppliers

Unless the airline is alleged to be a front for a designated foreign terrorist organization. Mahan Air is alleged to be controlled by the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps, which has been formally designated as a terrorist organization by the US Department of State for its role in the Syrian conflict....

Re: Mahan Air covertly bought parts from U.S. suppliers

I don't know why this comes as a surprise to anyone. They're keeping those planes flying somehow... and, frankly, I'm not sure how this is any "worse" than Mahan and other Iranian airlines ending up with aircraft that came from Lufthansa. There may have been a middle man, I suppose, but i...

Re: Aseman Airlines plane crash in Iran

Veigar wrote:

That's really unfortunate, damn. I believe this airline still operates 727 aircraft, so yeah, they're quite old school... not sure how old the ATR in question is, but I'd be willing to say it has a few years on it at the very minimum.

Re: Iran Takes Closer Look At Russian Passenger Jet As Airbus And Boeing Deals Face Ongoing Delays

I've tried to put IR livery on SSJ100

Re: Iran Takes Closer Look At Russian Passenger Jet As Airbus And Boeing Deals Face Ongoing Delays

For the record, I wish Iran's commercial air industry the best, regardless of global politics. Also sukhoi has a uphill battle convincing the iranian public their aircraft is safe and reliable. I've been wanting to see more embraer and bombardier making iran deals. They have the ideal products for ...

Re: Iran Takes Closer Look At Russian Passenger Jet As Airbus And Boeing Deals Face Ongoing Delays

It's not going to happen. Iran has waited for 40 years to buy a new Boeing or Airbus. They are not going to walk away. During the time of sanctions, Iran has looked at Tu-154, Tu-204, An-140 and An-148. it eventually did not get any of those into the mainstream airlines like IranAir or Mahan even d...

Re: Iran Takes Closer Look At Russian Passenger Jet As Airbus And Boeing Deals Face Ongoing Delays

Jesus Christ. Could you go back to my initial post where i said that they could launch international flights from secondary Iranian cities such as Mashhad, Tabriz...where the A320 series aircraft are too big. IKA-LCA is a route that could see the SSJ given that outside the three summer months there...

Re: Iran Takes Closer Look At Russian Passenger Jet As Airbus And Boeing Deals Face Ongoing Delays

I was referring to routes such as Mashhad-Dubai or Tabriz-Istanbul. These are hardly adequate for the Atr. These routes have high demand, SSJ100's are too small. Jesus Christ. Could you go back to my initial post where i said that they could launch international flights from secondary Iranian citie...

Re: Iran Takes Closer Look At Russian Passenger Jet As Airbus And Boeing Deals Face Ongoing Delays

The SSJ would make perfect sense. Russia has re-established banking ties with Iran so money transfers could happen without any risk. On top of that, IR could serve many routes where the A320/321 is too much of an aircraft not to mention that they could efficiently launch international flights from ...

Re: Iran Takes Closer Look At Russian Passenger Jet As Airbus And Boeing Deals Face Ongoing Delays

The SSJ would make perfect sense. Russia has re-established banking ties with Iran so money transfers could happen without any risk. On top of that, IR could serve many routes where the A320/321 is too much of an aircraft not to mention that they could efficiently launch international flights from ...

Re: Airbus A350-1000 is going to come to HKG ?

KarelXWB wrote:

Rumor has it that the A350-1000 will come to HKG via MCT this month. If true, probably a customer tour.

Re: Iran aviation thread - 2018

The Ceo of Iran Air has said that flights to Sydney, Adelaide, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur will be launched with the 777's. That's why the ATRs are so important. Good feed to the Tehran hub to service the longhaul aircraft. The same goes for people coming into Iran, who can then connect to their final...

Re: Iran aviation thread - 2018

I've tried to modify the current A300 paint in the newer billboard livery and looks decent IMHO. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DVIktKmW0AAbFtm.jpg:large Not too bad. Iran air is in my opinion really in need of a new livery, but the billboard livery is a least a step in the right direction. Iran Air's...

Re: LH introduces revised livery

Gag! Black and white doesn't say Germany. Black and white are probably the two lowest weight colors for paint and this is nothing more than a way to drop a couple hundred pounds. Is there any major brand in the world which only uses black and white? (Mercedes is close) but considering no other desi...

Re: Iran aviation thread - 2018

Re: Iran aviation thread - 2018

I've tried to modify the current A300 paint in the newer billboard livery and looks decent IMHO.

Re: Iran aviation thread - 2018

Any Deliveries of A330 or A321 in 2018? Definitely not A330. A321 is a possibility. Why no A330? Are all the production blocks full for the A330 in 2018? Read these articles: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-orders-iran/iran-jetliner-deal-could-take-longer-to-complete-airbus-says-idUSKBN1F...

Re: Iran aviation thread - 2018

The B777 looks stunning in IR colours. I do wonder if they really have the need for it. I mean, the A330 is probably the perfect aircraft for them. It could make sense if they ever launch flights to the US, Canada or even Australia. Iran Air is eyeing to launch flights to Australia and resume Kuala...

Re: Iran aviation thread - 2018

The B777 looks stunning in IR colours. I do wonder if they really have the need for it. I mean, the A330 is probably the perfect aircraft for them. It could make sense if they ever launch flights to the US, Canada or even Australia. Iran Air is eyeing to launch flights to Australia and resume Kuala...

Re: Iran aviation thread - 2018

Re: LH introduces revised livery

I've tried to modify it a bit, and I think the new livery has much more potential and room for improvement! I believe you can click on the picture to enlarge.

Re: 10 LH 747-8 sitting on ramp in FRA

Tehran IKA will get the 747-8i for the next few days after it will be 744 again.

Re: Iran deals might be in jeopardy

The Airbus deal between IR and Airbus may be financed by Airbus themselves. https://en.mehrnews.com/news/130336/Airbus-to-finance-Iran-s-aircraft-purchases Do you think Airbus would do this if they weren't confident the deal going through? More likely an indication that they are finding it hard to ...

Re: Iran deals might be in jeopardy

Please read - Broad article with facts regarding the matter! https://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-domestic-economy/78062/iran-any-attempt-to-block-plane-sales-violates-jcpoa That link assumes Iran is in compliance. Aircraft cannot be banned as long as Iran complies. So the aircraft can be ...

Re: Iran deals might be in jeopardy