Aerospace

"The Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) together with Iran Helicopters Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC) will test the light utility helicopter Ka-226T for its usability at extremely high temperatures. The tests will be conducted on the Iranian company site within the framework of a memorandum signed by the parties in May 2017 at the international exhibition HeliRussia-2017. The Ka-226T has already arrived at Iran and started its first test flights." (August 9, 2017).

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"Russian Helicopters and Iran’s Industrial Development & Renovation Organization (IDRO) have signed a memorandum of understand (MOU) for the assembly of the Russian Helicopters Ka-226 Ansat, the manufacturer said. "We recognize Iran's high demand for light-class helicopters for exploitation for the benefit of civilian agencies. The joint Russian-Iranian venture is considered the assembly of light helicopters Ka-226,” said Russian Helicopters General Director Andrew Boginsky. “The negotiations on this issue are continuing. Memorandum signed today suggests that in the shortest possible time will be entered into a full-fledged cooperation agreement.”" (March 29, 2017).

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Subsidiary of state-owned Rostec.

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"Rostec Helicopters was also in talks with Iran to sell new Russian medical helicopters. Rostec will also repair and upgrade a fleet of 50 Russian helicopters now operating in Iran." (AFP, "Work on new Russian nuclear reactors in Iran 'to start next week,'" 12/22/15) 

"The Russian Helicopters Company has signed contracts with the Iranian Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (PANHA) on upgrading its maintenance and overhaul facility for Mi-17 helicopters, the Russian company's deputy head said Wednesday. Two contracts have been reached to 'in compliance with the memorandum signed in October 2015 with the PANHA factory on its retrofitting,' Alexander Shcherbinin told RIA Novosti at the Dubai Airshow in the United Arab Emirates." (Tehran Times, "Russia, Iran sign deal on Mi-17 helicopter service center upgrade," 11/12/15) 

“Fokker Services BV’s $21 million settlement with the U.S. for violating Iran sanctions was delayed by a federal judge who questioned the deal’s terms and whether the aerospace company had voluntarily disclosed its wrongdoing. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon set a hearing for July 24 for attorneys to address misgivings that include the size of the penalty levied on Fokker, the lack of charges against individuals and the scope of court oversight of the accord. Leon must sign off on the deferred-prosecution agreement before it can take effect. ‘These are all components of the deal I have great concerns about,’ Leon said during a hearing yesterday in Washington. The judge said he was also troubled by a report in Bloomberg News that raised questions about whether Fokker voluntarily disclosed in 2010 that it had sold aviation parts and services to Iranian clients, including the military. The article cited three people who claimed the government learned about the violations in 2008, two years before Fokker disclosed them." (Bloomberg, "Fokker Iran Sanctions Deal Stalls on Judge’s Concerns," 7/9/14)

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“The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced Thursday that a subsidiary of the Dutch aerospace company Fokker Technologies Holding BV will forfeit $21 million for selling U.S.-made goods to Iran, Sudan and Burma in violation of trade sanctions.As part of a five-year scheme, Fokker Services provided aircraft parts, technology and services to the countries, which have been sanctioned by the United States. The company admitted to more than 1,110 shipments of banned parts to the three countries. ‘For years, Fokker Services treated U.S. export laws as inconveniences to be ‘worked around’ through deceit and trickery,’ U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. said in a statement. ‘Today’s prosecution sends a clear message that there will be consequences for those who seek to profit from violating and circumventing U.S. trade laws.’ According to court documents, Fokker Services relied on a number of “work-arounds” in U.S.-sanctioned countries that were 'specifically designed to continue the company’s profit earnings in the sanctioned countries’ markets.' The documents state, ’On one occasion, Fokker Services provided a U.S. aerospace company with a work order that falsely represented that the aircraft part belonged to an airplane owned by a Portuguese airline when, in reality, the part actually belonged to an Iran Air aircraft. The U.S. aerospace company fixed the part and returned it to Fokker Services, who then shipped the part to Iran.’” (The Washington Post, “Dutch aerospace company Fokker hit with $21 million fine in sanctions case,” 6/5/14)

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"A unit of Dutch aerospace company Fokker Technologies Holding BV is poised to secure a reprieve from criminal charges that it violated U.S. sanctions against Iran, two people briefed on the matter said. The Justice Department doesn’t plan to charge any executives and is prepared to offer Fokker Services a deferred-prosecution agreement for selling aviation parts and maintenance services to at least one Iranian company before 2010, said the people, who asked not to be named because the matter isn’t public. The pending accord, which the people said would include fines, would protect other Fokker units that supply the Pentagon’s F-35 fighter program from possibly losing their eligibility to work on that project. The U.S. has struck similar agreements with banks since stepping up its pursuit of trade with countries including Iran, Sudan and Libya in 2008. ‘A conviction would have collateral effects on government contracting,’ said Eric Dubelier, an attorney at Reed Smith LLP who previously worked on export violation cases as a prosecutor and isn’t involved in the case. ‘If this company is a supplier to the U.S. military, there could be high-level pressure and discussions taking place as to the consequences of making people plead guilty.’ Fokker Services isn’t involved in the F-35 project and the infractions didn’t involve materials related to the program, the company said. ‘The discussions with the U.S. authorities are continuing and the timing and terms of a final resolution are not yet known,’ Fokker spokeswoman Marianne Mulder said in an e-mail. Andrew Ames, a Justice Department spokesman, declined to comment on the matter…’In 2010, Fokker Services made a voluntary disclosure to the U.S. authorities regarding historic export control issues, implemented remedial actions on its own accord, and has been cooperating with the U.S. authorities on the matters disclosed since 2010,’ Mulder said in the e-mailed statement…Fokker is also in talks to settle civil probes by the Commerce Department and Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, one of the two people said. Those investigations may result in fines, according to the person briefed on the matter. Fokker, which has been a contractor with the F-35 since 2002, announced in April that it signed contracts worth 60 million euros ($81.9 million) to supply in-flight opening doors and flaps. Two months later,the company secured another contract worth 40 million euros ($54.2 million) for electrical wiring systems. Fokker’s 2012 revenue was 769 million euros ($1.04 billion), according to its most recent annual report. The Papendrecht, Netherlands-based company said in the report that it wanted to resolve the sanctions probe by the end of 2013. The F-35 program is a $392 billion weapons system being produced by Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) Laurie Tortorello, a spokeswoman for Lockheed Martin, declined to comment on the Fokker investigation…Some companies involved in the project have drawn scrutiny in recent weeks…Honeywell International Inc. said Jan. 12 that it was cooperating with a probe of its production of electrical sensors that were made in China for F-35 fighters.” (Bloomberg, “Fokker Said Set for U.S. Reprieve Deal on Iran Sanctions,” 1/29/14)

"The civil aviation chief of Iran has said that the country intends to pursue legal action against both Airbus and ATR regarding their lack of parts supply." (Simple Flying, "Iran Eyes Legal Action Against Airbus And ATR Over Spare Parts Supply," 1/4/22).

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"Following the lifting of sanctions in January 2016, IranAir finalized contracts for purchasing 100 Airbus jets, 80 Boeing jets and 20+20 ATR [which is jointly owned by Airbus and Finmeccanica] aircraft. It has taken the delivery of 11 planes so far: one Airbus A321, two Airbus A330s and eight ATR 72-600s." (Financial Tribune, "50% of Iran’s Passenger Fleet Grounded by Technical Problems," 12/7/21).

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"Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami says the international plane-manufacturing companies Airbus and Boeing intend to return to contracts they concluded with Iran several years ago. 'The plane-manufacturing companies are returning to implement the terms of the contracts,' Eslami was quoted as saying by Fars News Agency. 'It has been emphasized that the plane manufacturers should honor their obligations,' he added." (Financial Tribune, "Airbus, Boeing Plan to Return to Iran Deals," 5/19/21).

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"Aside from the energy sector, the country's aviation industry — thirsty for renovation following decades of Western embargos — was quick to finalize voluminous purchases from Airbus and Boeing. Nevertheless, US pressure forced a halt on the deliveries and a suspension of the fledgling agreements." (Al Monitor, "Chinese energy giant bids farewell to $5 billion Iran project," 10/8/2019).

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"Iran called on the European Union on Monday to press U.S. authorities to allow delivery of Airbus passenger aircraft purchased by Tehran, Iran’s student news agency ISNA reported.To upgrade its aging fleet, Iran Air ordered 200 passenger aircraft - 100 from Airbus, 80 from Boeing and 20 from Franco-Italian turboprop maker ATR - after a 2015 nuclear deal was reached between Iran and six major powers. But the U.S. Treasury revoked licenses for Boeing Co and France’s Airbus to sell commercial planes to Iran Air after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the agreement in May and reimposed sanctions." (Reuters, "Iran urges EU to press Washington on Airbus deliveries: ISNA," 12/17/2018).

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"In response to the U.S. decision to revoke licenses for the sale of passenger aircraft to Iran, will not ship any more aircraft after August 6, 2018; only 3 of the 100 aircraft ordered by Iran have been delivered. The company has not yet decided whether to seek a new export license from the United States." (Cathy Buyck, "Airbus Sticks to 2018 Delivery Target Despite Sluggish First Half," AIN Online, July 6, 2018.;  "Iran expects word from Airbus on plane deal soon," Reuters, May 11, 2018.). 

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"Analysts say a U.S. decision to revoke export licenses for jets sold to Iran, after pulling out of an international nuclear sanctions deal, could deepen Airbus’s wide-body woes since IranAir’s order for 100 jets had included 28 A330neos. Schulz said Airbus would not immediately reflect the collapse of the Iran deal in its order book as it uses a grace period for U.S. licenses to “study the political situation”" (June 4, 2018).

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"Under the announcement, companies selling commercial aeroplanes to Iran will be particularly hit. Companies such as Airbus and Boeing - which had agreed deals with Iran to sell 100 and 80 aircraft respectively after the 2015 deal - stand to lose billions of dollars because of the use of US-made parts in construction." (May 11, 2018)

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"Airbus, which is subject to the U.S. license because it makes at least 10 percent of its aircraft components in the U.S., says it will abide by the new U.S. sanctions but it could take "some time" to determine the full impact on the industry. It has already delivered two A330-200s and one A321 to Iran." (May 9, 2018). 

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In January 2018, the sales chief of European planemaker Airbus predicted Iran would take delivery of dozens of European jets it has ordered under a nuclear sanctions deal with major powers, but warned the transactions could take longer to complete than planned….So far IranAir has taken delivery of three Airbus jets and a handful of turboprops built by its Franco-Italian affiliate ATR.

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Iran’s Airtour Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for 45 Airbus (AIR.PA) A320neo aircraft, Airbus said on Thursday, in a deal unveiled at the Paris Airshow. (June 22, 2017).

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"Iran's official IRNA news agency is reporting that the third of the 100 planes it purchased from Airbus following a landmark nuclear with world powers has joined its commercial fleet. The now Iran Air A330 jet landed in Tehran Saturday after a flight from Toulouse, France, home to the headquarters of the European consortium. It has 32 business and 206 economy class seats. Iran Air received its first and the second planes from Airbus in January and March. Iran's flag carrier sealed a deal with Airbus in December for 100 planes. It separately reached an agreement to buy 80 planes from Boeing. Most of Iran's 250 commercial planes were purchased before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. In 2016, only about two thirds of them were operational because spare part shortages." (Associated Press,  "Third Airbus Plane Purchased By Iran Lands In Tehran," 3/25/2017).

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"An Airbus passenger plane landed in Tehran on Thursday, the first of 200 Western-built aircraft ordered by IranAir following the lifting of sanctions on Iran last year. "This is a historic moment for Iran, signalling the end of the sanctions era for the country ...This is a prelude to the delivery of other aircraft and the renovation of Iran's ageing air fleet," state TV said. Analysts say IranAir flies one of the world's oldest fleets and has had to rely on smuggled or improvised parts. Iran, which has not directly purchased a Western-built plane in nearly 40 years, has ordered 100 from Airbus, 80 from Boeing and 20 from turboprop maker ATR... IranAir hopes to receive 'at least two more from Airbus" by the end of March and a total of six A320 aircraft in calendar year 2017, Parvaresh said.'" (Reuters,  "Iran sees arrival of first Western plane ordered after sanctions lifted," 1/12/2017).

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"The head of IranAir took delivery on Wednesday of the first new Western jet under an international sanctions deal... The 189-seat plane is the first of 100 ordered from Airbus following a deal reached in 2015 between Tehran and world powers to lift nuclear-related sanctions against Iran, in return for restrictions on the country's nuclear activities... The airline has also ordered 80 aircraft from Boeing and is expected to seal an order for 20 turboprops from Europe's ATR." (Reuters, "IranAir Takes Delivery of First Airbus Jet Post-Sanctions," 1/11/2017).

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"Airbus... has officially booked a deal to sell 98 aircraft to IranAir in December, part of a surge in new orders at the end of last year that allowed it to beat arch-rival Boeing... in the race for new orders." (Reuters, "Airbus Officially Books IranAir Order in December," 1/11/2017).

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"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," a spokesman for the European planemaker said. Iranian regulators said the aircraft had been placed on the country's aircraft register, indicating IranAir had taken ownership of the aircraft: the first of around 200 Western aircraft ordered since sanctions were lifted. "The registration has been done, and the delivery should be by the end of the week," Reza Jafarzadeh, a spokesman for Iran's Civil Aviation Organization, told Reuters by telephone. The 189-seat jet was assembled in Hamburg, Germany. From there, it is expected to be transferred to Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France, for a formal handover on Wednesday. IranAir Chairman Farhad Parvaresh told state news agency IRNA there would be an official ceremony to mark the arrival of the Airbus jetliner in Tehran later this week." (Reuters, "Iran Takes Ownership of First Passenger Jet under Sanctions Deal," 1/8/2017).

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"European plane maker Airbus Group SE followed Boeing Co. in completing a multibillion-dollar plane deal with Iran's state air carrier, creating another big test case for how the incoming Trump administration responds to the West's accelerating economic opening with the Islamic Republic... Uncertainty has heightened over the fate of many of these commercial inroads in Iran since the election of Donald Trump... Mr. Trump hasn't weighed in publicly on Boeing's contract with Iran, and he and his team haven't detailed their position on the nuclear deal with Iran since the election. Even though it is a European company, Airbus is vulnerable to any big shift in U.S. policy toward Iran. Airbus requires specific U.S. approval for the sales because its jets include many American parts and technology that are subject to American export controls. It received that approval, from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, earlier this year. The U.S. has other levers that could make completing the Airbus transaction more difficult-for instance, forbidding any financing or payments to be routed through institutions with access to the American banking system... In announcing its deal earlier this month, Boeing said booking the Iran Air sales in its official order book was still subject to "contingencies." That caution is common with deals involving state-owned airlines. They can include final green lights from governments and often are linked to potential financing arrangements, said people familiar with the sales process." (Wall Street Journal, "Multibillion-Dollar Jet Deals with Iran Will Test Trump Policy," 12/22/2016).

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Iran has finalised a deal with European planemaker Airbus for seven aircraft, Labour Minister Ali Rabii was quoted as saying by the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) on Thursday. "The deal has been finalised with Airbus to buy seven planes. The delivery of the planes will start in May," Rabii said. A delegation from Airbus was in Tehran on Monday for talks to finalize a deal to sell around 100 planes, Iranian media reported... An Iranian official told Reuters in November that flag carrier IranAir had reached a deal with a foreign leasing company to finance 17 jets from Airbus. The head of IranAir said on Tuesday that Airbus had agreed to arrange financing for 17 planes, adding that IranAir was aiming to obtain the first five by March 2017. (Reuters, "Iran finalizes deal for 7 Airbus planes: ISNA," 12/15/2016).

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"Airbus Group SE said it’s evaluating the implications of a congressional vote that could block it and Boeing Co. from providing jets to Iran, though hasn’t given up on completing a $27 billion order announced in January. Airbus will wait to see how the U.S. Senate and President Barack Obama respond to the House decision, Claude Brandes, its vice president with responsibility for customer finance in the Mideast, said in an interview. Even if the Iran sale wins a reprieve, the vote has created a “state of uncertainty” just as the European company is negotiating final terms. “Whatever the substance of the measure it’s not great in terms of timing,” Brandes said. “We need to see the wording and we need to see how the Iranians react.” Whether or not Obama vetoes the House measure, as the White House has suggested, it “doesn’t bode well” for when President-elect Donald Trump takes over, he said. Trump has said he wants to tear up or renegotiate the nuclear deal to which the aircraft sales are tied. Brandes said Airbus might be able to go ahead with the delivery of a single A321 narrow-body before the end of this year should Iran pay in cash, though the aircraft “was discussed as part of a package” and a final contract would still need to be signed. The planemaker had also discussed supplying four A330 wide-bodies by May, he said." (Bloomberg News, "Airbus Frets Over House Iran Vote With $27 Billion Deal at Stake," 11/21/2016).

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"Iran has reached a deal with a foreign leasing company to finance the first 17 jets it plans to buy from Airbus, breaking a logjam in efforts to import aircraft following the lifting of sanctions, people familiar with the move said. The deal removes a significant hurdle to securing the first tranche of jets, following uncertainty over financing and political opposition in the United States and Iran, though the sources caution months of talking have thrown up new potential hurdles." (Reuters, "Iran's Airbus jet purchase gets boost from lease finance deal - sources," 11/7/2016).

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The U.S. government has given plane makers Boeing Co. and Airbus Group SE the all-clear to deliver jetliners to Iran Air in one of the highest-profile trade breakthroughs since nuclear sanctions were lifted on the Islamic Republic in January… Airbus on Wednesday said some of those deliveries may occur as early as this year, a spokesman said… Rep. Peter J. Roskam (R., Ill.), a critic of Iran plane deals, said, “There is a still a long way to go and many more hurdles to overcome before Iran can actually take delivery of these planes—and thankfully Congress is committed to making the process as difficult and expensive as possible.” Other obstacles remain, including plane financing. The U.S. approval “does not make the use of dollars significantly easier. So any financing will have to be in euro, already a challenge for a dollar-denominated asset,” said Bertrand Grabowski, managing director of aviation finance at DVB Bank SE. He added that government export credit agencies will have to play “a critical role for the first financing, there is no alternative.” That could be a challenge for Boeing. The U.S. government’s Export-Import bank, which can back plane deals, is restricted from supporting Iran-related transactions. Export credit agencies backing Airbus signaled they are ready to support a deal with Iran. (The Wall Street Journal,  "U.S. Gives Boeing, Airbus Go-Ahead to Send Airliners to Iran," 9/21/2016).

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Airbus Group lists a "Company Support Representative" in Tehran.

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"Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran will probably sign a deal to buy Airbus aircraft during his visit to France starting Monday. 'We already use Airbus or Boeing planes today,' Rouhani said, according to a transcript of an interview with broadcaster France 2 and Europe 1 radio, made available to AFP on Wednesday ahead of its airing. 'Usually when conditions are right our buyers will buy from one or the other and probably it will be Airbus,' he said." (AFP, "Iran will 'probably' buy Airbus planes during France trip: Rouhani," 11/11/15)

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"Iran plans to buy Airbus and Boeing passenger planes through long-term payment agreements once a nuclear accord with world powers is implemented, the transport minister said... To purchase new planes, 'our negotiations have been mostly with Airbus and Boeing, and we have provided them with our plans and needs until 2020,' Abbas Akhoundi was quoted as saying in Monday's Iran government daily. 'For shorter range planes, we have talked with other companies also,' he said, in remarks made to reporters on Sunday... Akhoundi said Iran had offered its 'proposals' to the aviation companies. 'A company will be founded. It leases or hire purchases the plane from the foreign companies, and provides the Iranian airlines with new planes, so that domestic companies are not involved with the purchase,' he explained." (AFP, "Iran plans Airbus, Boeing purchases under finance deals," 9/21/15)

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"Long-lasting sanctions against Iran has seen the average age of its commercial aircraft reach twice the industry average at 23 years. As a consequence and with a population of over 80 million, it is estimated that over the next ten years the country will need to purchase 400 commercial aircraft. A senior aviation official was quoted by the state news agency IRNA as indicating that the purchases would be split equally between Boeing and Airbus. 'Iran will buy a total of 80-90 planes per year from the two aviation giants in the first phase of renovating its air fleet,' said Mohammad Khodakarami who, according to IRNA, is currently the caretaker director of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization. He also stated that 'We will purchase planes from Boeing and Airbus in equal numbers.'” (AviTrader, "Lifting of sanctions will see Iran purchase 80-90 aircraft per annum," 8/3/15)

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"Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi said on Wed. that Iran and France have negotiated over purchase of new Airbus planes and spare parts. Akhundi made the remarks Wednesday evening among reporters following his meeting with the visiting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. 'Cooperation between Iranian and French companies goes back a long way. During the recent visit to France, we also held satisfactory negotiations with various French companies on Iran’s transportation projects,' said Akhundi." (Mehr News, "Iran mulls renovating airliners with France Airbus," 7/30/15)

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"Planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA) said on Thursday it had not been part of a visit by a French business delegation to Iran this week, the most senior French trade mission to the country in years. ‘Nobody from Airbus Group participated in the trip,’ Rainer Ohler, head of communications for the Airbus parent group, said. A source close to the delegation had said the company had been represented in the team assembled by the main French employers' association MEDEF, comprising more than 100 executives from France's biggest firms.” (Reuters, “Airbus says had no role in French business visit to Iran,” 2/6/14)

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“Iran [welcomes] the most senior French trade delegation in years on Monday, telling more than 100 executives that the farsighted among them stood to win the race for business following an easing of some economic sanctions…’A new chapter has begun in relations between Iran and Europe,’ Mohammad Nahavandian, President Hassan Rouhani's chief of staff, was quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency. ‘You should carry the message back that potential for cooperation with Iran is real and not to be overlooked,’ he told the delegation. ‘Those with longer foresight stand to win this race.’ The delegation of more than 100 executives from Medef, the French employers' association, on a Feb 2-5 trip, met Nahavandian and members of Iran's Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, IRNA said. A source close to the delegation told Reuters it was the most senior group of entrepreneurs and financiers to visit Iran since the 1979 revolution, representing the defence, aviation, petrochemicals, automotive, shipping and cosmetics sectors. Among companies represented were Safran, Airbus , Total, GDF-Suez, Renault, Alcatel, Alstom, Amundi and L'Oréal, the source said. ‘Many of these firms have worked in Iran before and their goal now is to restore links,’ the source said. ‘The very makeup of the delegation shows these people are here to evaluate potential for cooperation.’ A French embassy source in Tehran said the visit was merely exploratory and ‘nothing is to be signed this time around.’” (Reuters, “Iran welcomes French business chiefs after sanctions eased,” 2/3/14)

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“A delegation of some of France's biggest companies will visit Iran next month to seek business as relations thaw with western powers, the head of the employers' union said on Wednesday…The prospect of an easing of trade restrictions has whetted the appetite of French firms eager to win back business in a country where some used to have extensive operations. The French Medef bosses' association has organized the visit for February 2-5, its president Pierre Gattaz told a news conference, confirming a report about the trip in the Wall Street Journal…Former French ambassador to Iran Francois Nicoullaud told Reuters that French firms that operated in Iran before the sanctions wanted to return. He cited Renault, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Airbus Group , Credit Agricole, Societe Generale and BNP Paribas.” (Reuters, “French trade delegation to visit Iran next month,” 1/15/14)

Safran maintains a "Safran North America" website, which highlights Safran's "significant physical presence in the United States, comprised of 32 companies and joint ventures operating across 58 locations in 22 states."

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According to the Safran North America website, "The company’s largest end-user is the U.S. Department of Defense, with its technologies equipped on such vital military and government platforms as the KC-135R aerial tanker, F-22 Raptor fighter jet, UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter and Delta IV launch system."

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“Multiple companies currently exploring new business ventures in Iran are also cashing in on highly lucrative contracts with the U.S. Defense Department, raising questions about whether their dealings with Iran could run afoul of U.S. law. At least 13 major international companies have said in recent weeks that they aim to reenter the Iranian marketplace over the next several months. The companies have received Pentagon contracts totaling well over $107 billion, according to a Washington Free Beacon analysis that tracked DoD contracts awarded since fiscal year 2009. Many of the companies, which include carmaker Renault and oil giants such as BP, have already sent high-level trade delegations to Tehran to meet with Iranian officials about striking new business deals…These companies include Boeing and General Electric—which have DoD contracts worth $87 and $12 billion respectively—as well as the Italian oil company Eni, Merck, Safran, Vitol, Bosch Rexroth, Sanofi Pastuer, and AVL.” (Washington Free Beacon, “Pentagon Contractors Exploring Business with Iran,” 2/25/14)

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“Iran [welcomes] the most senior French trade delegation in years on Monday, telling more than 100 executives that the farsighted among them stood to win the race for business following an easing of some economic sanctions…'A new chapter has begun in relations between Iran and Europe,' Mohammad Nahavandian, President Hassan Rouhani's chief of staff, was quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency. ‘You should carry the message back that potential for cooperation with Iran is real and not to be overlooked,’ he told the delegation. ‘Those with longer foresight stand to win this race.’ The delegation of more than 100 executives from Medef, the French employers' association, on a Feb 2-5 trip, met Nahavandian and members of Iran's Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, IRNA said. A source close to the delegation told Reuters it was the most senior group of entrepreneurs and financiers to visit Iran since the 1979 revolution, representing the defence, aviation, petrochemicals, automotive, shipping and cosmetics sectors. Among companies represented were Safran, Airbus , Total, GDF-Suez, Renault, Alcatel, Alstom, Amundi and L'Oréal, the source said. ‘Many of these firms have worked in Iran before and their goal now is to restore links,’ the source said. ‘The very makeup of the delegation shows these people are here to evaluate potential for cooperation.’ A French embassy source in Tehran said the visit was merely exploratory and ‘nothing is to be signed this time around.’” (Reuters, “Iran welcomes French business chiefs after sanctions eased,” 2/3/14)

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"Executives from some of France's biggest companies…are slated to fly to Tehran next month—signaling a fresh wave of corporate interest in Iran as the West eases sanctions. Details of the high-level business trip are emerging after Iran and Western powers completed the terms of an interim nuclear deal on Sunday, with Tehran agreeing to closer international monitoring of its nuclear program in exchange for limited, temporary sanctions relief. The deal specifically eases restrictions related to Iran's aviation, auto and petrochemicals industries…A spokesperson for Safran SA, which makes propulsion engines and other aircraft spare parts, said that it was considering sending a representative on the trip but that no final decision had been made.” (Wall Street Journal, “French Companies Explore Return to Iran Amid Sanctions Thaw,” 1/13/14)

In November 2017, Iran discussed bilateral cooperation in the field of air industries with Antonov company CEO. Iran and Antonov company have been cooperating in the production and operation of aircrafts for two decades.

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"The Persian Gulf country will buy two Ukrainian-made Antonov-158s, after a test flight of the aircraft earlier this month, Mohammad-Ali Sirati, managing director of the Iranian aircraft company, was cited as saying by the official Islamic Republic News Agency. The countries then will start to jointly build the aircraft next year, Sirati, whose company will be in charge of the project, said in Tehran yesterday. Some 30 percent of each plane will be made in Iran, state-run media reported." (Business Week, "Iran Says Antonov-158 Built With Ukraine May Fly in 2013," 10/6/2011)

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Antonov lists on its website that their AN-24 turboprop aircraft is serially produced at HESA plant in Isfahan, Iran. (Antonov website)

Schenck Worldwide lists a sales office in Iran. (Company Website)

Iranian oil, gas, petrochemical and power industries services company Petrokalooj cites Parker as a supplier on its website.

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The Iranian firm, Raya Tosee Tajhiz Paya (“Raya Tosee”), claims to be an authorized agent of Parker in Iran.  (Raya Tosee Website, “Home.”). 

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Parker Instrumentation Division is a division of parent company Parker Hannifin Corporation, who, according to its website, has annual sales of more than $10 billion and is “the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets” (Company Website).

On its page, Parker Instrumentation Division states that it “provides highly engineered flow control components and systems. These components range from basic compression fittings, pipe fittings, needle valves, ball valves, compact stream switching valves to modular fitting and valve packages" (Company Website).

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Parker Instrumentation is listed as an exhibitor in the 12th Oil Show in Iran, which took place in 2007 (Iran Oil Show Website).

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In 2003, Parker's Instrumentation Products Division-Europe announced that their products, including tube fittings, valves, regulators and hoses, had been contracted to make gas dispensers for Iran’s “national compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered public transport project.” "According to Parker Instrumentation, Hans Brochier is currently providing fuel dispensing systems for more than 40 filling stations at "key" high-traffic sites throughout the country, which will be used initially by a fleet of CNG-fueled buses. Following the initial phase of the project, Parker Instrumentation noted that Iran's Fuel Conservation Organization, which is spearheading the effort, "expects to extend CNG fueling availability more widely throughout the country via a further 100-plus filling stations...." "The breadth of Parker's product portfolio allowed us to provide a complete fluid flow solution for this CNG-dispensing product," said Parker Instrumentation territory manager Heiner Klinkmann. "Natural gas vehicles are a very fast-growing market, and Iran's groundbreaking application is a global showpiece for the performance of Parker's tube fitting and fluid flow components in this emerging high-pressure application sector" (Alternative Transportation Fuels Today, "Parker Provides Fluid Flow Components for Iranian CNG Scheme," December 9 2003).

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Iran is listed in a catalog of international distributors in a Parker Hannifin product manual ( Parker Hannifin Brochure).

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According to an industry publication, the U.S. manufacturer Parker Hannifin's European subsidiary, Parker's Instrumentation Products Division-Europe, announced in 2003 that its equipment would be used to supply Iranian compressed natural gas refueling stations. The company was selected by Hans Brochier GmbH & Company for a "contract to provide gas dispensers for Iran's nationwide compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered public transport project."

Headquarted in France, Eurocopter is a subsidiary of the global aerospace and defense company EADS. Eurocopter is one of the world's leading helicopter manufacturers.

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“Since the European Union does not impose restrictions on sales of civil products to Iran, Eurocopter and AgustaWestland market their products in the country, but the US sanctions restrict the Europeans’ offerings to just a few models.” (Globalsecurity.org, “Iran Aviation Industry”)

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 In April 2005, Aviation International News reported that “Eurocopter is well represented in Iran. Last year it won the state tender to supply three AS 365N3 Dauphins outfitted for search-and-rescue and maritime surveillance. Those helicopters, scheduled to be delivered next year, will be the first Dauphins in the nation… Eurocopter estimates Iran’s total demand for civil helicopters to be 100 to 150 units during the next two or three years… Eurocopter predicts that the Dauphin will be the best-selling helicopter in the nation in the years ahead.”

“Last year Iran’s Ministry of Industry and Mines took delivery of an AS 350B3 to use for geological survey. The manufacturer also delivered six AS 350B3s to the Ministry of Oil for Helicopter Services Organization, which is using the new models to supplement its two AS 350B2s, the first French-made helicopters delivered to Iran after the Islamic Revolution under 2000 and 2002 deals.”

“Eurocopter also provides support for the Alouette IIIs and BO 105s operators acquired before the revolution that remain operational with civilian organizations. A total of 30 of these aging types remain airworthy and operate mostly with Helicopter Services Organization.” (Aviation International News, “Helo makers find market in Iran,” April 2005)

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In February 2005, EADS and its subsidiary Eurocopter, marketed their products at that year’s Iran Air Show. When questioned about the American sanctions on Iran, an EADS representative stated, “ As a European company, we're not supposed to take into account embargoes from the U.S.” He added, “The emphasis here is on our civil helicopters. We are not offering military helicopters here.” Nonetheless, a military helicopter was “prominent on the company's video in Iran.” (MSNBC, “European Firms Display Wares in Iran,” 2/23/05)

See Video: Corresponding NBC Nightly News Investigative Report on European defense firms doing business in Iran. (NBC Nightly News, “European Defense Firms Eager to Sell to Iran”)

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Eurocopter was also an exhibitor at the 2007 Iranian Air Show. (2008 Iran Kish Air Show, “Exhibitors”)

Former name for Airbus.

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EADS is a global leader in aerospace and defense. Germany, France, the Netherlands and Spain all own a stake in the company. Notable subsidiaries of EADS including the airplane manufacturer Airbus and the helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter.

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In 2005, it was also reported that EADS provided nuclear parts to Iran through sales to a South Korean company, Kyung-Do Enterprises:  “The French firm EADS Sodern was one such company involved in the illegal transactions though it was unaware of the final destination of its exports.” Iran purchased 300 units of Nickel 63 from the South Korean company: “This radioactive material is needed for firing electrons used in a nuclear bomb’s trigger mechanism.” (Iran Focus, “Iran acquiring nuclear parts from Europe,” 7/25/05)

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“Since the European Union does not impose restrictions on sales of civil products to Iran, Eurocopter and AgustaWestland market their products in the country, but the US sanctions restrict the Europeans’ offerings to just a few models.” (Globalsecurity.org, “Iran Aviation Industry”)

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 In April 2005, Aviation International News reported that “Eurocopter is well represented in Iran. Last year it won the state tender to supply three AS 365N3 Dauphins outfitted for search-and-rescue and maritime surveillance. Those helicopters, scheduled to be delivered next year, will be the first Dauphins in the nation… Eurocopter estimates Iran’s total demand for civil helicopters to be 100 to 150 units during the next two or three years… Eurocopter predicts that the Dauphin will be the best-selling helicopter in the nation in the years ahead.”

“Last year Iran’s Ministry of Industry and Mines took delivery of an AS 350B3 to use for geological survey. The manufacturer also delivered six AS 350B3s to the Ministry of Oil for Helicopter Services Organization, which is using the new models to supplement its two AS 350B2s, the first French-made helicopters delivered to Iran after the Islamic Revolution under 2000 and 2002 deals.”

“Eurocopter also provides support for the Alouette IIIs and BO 105s operators acquired before the revolution that remain operational with civilian organizations. A total of 30 of these aging types remain airworthy and operate mostly with Helicopter Services Organization.” (Aviation International News, “Helo makers find market in Iran,” April 2005)

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In February 2005, EADS and its subsidiary Eurocopter, marketed their products at that year’s Iran Air Show. When questioned about the American sanctions on Iran, an EADS representative stated, “ As a European company, we're not supposed to take into account embargoes from the U.S.” He added, “The emphasis here is on our civil helicopters. We are not offering military helicopters here.” Nonetheless, a military helicopter was “prominent on the company's video in Iran.” (MSNBC, “European Firms Display Wares in Iran,” 2/23/05)

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See Video: Corresponding NBC Nightly News Investigative Report on European defense firms doing business in Iran. (NBC Nightly News, “European Defense Firms Eager to Sell to Iran”)

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Eurocopter was also an exhibitor at the 2007 Iranian Air Show. (2008 Iran Kish Air Show, “Exhibitors”)

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ATR is an Italian-French aircraft manufacturer and a joint venture of EADS and Finmeccanica, which each own a 50% stake of the company. The EADS website lists in 2002 that ATR sold one ATR 72-500 aircraft to Iran Aseman Airlines (EADS Website, “ATR results in line with 2002 objectives,” 1/22/03). The ATR 72 model is a short-haul regional airliner. Other ATR aircraft are active in Aseman’s Airlines fleet (Aseman Airlines website, “About Us”)