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Airbus in Iran to finalize plane deal – official
AFP via Times of Israel ^ | December 12, 2016, 3:47 pm

Posted on 12/12/2016 6:04:53 AM PST by Olog-hai

Airbus delegates have arrived in Tehran for talks aimed at finalizing a deal to sell around 100 planes, an Iranian official said Monday.

The representatives of the European aerospace giant arrived on Sunday just hours after national carrier Iran Air concluded a $16.6 billion deal with US firm Boeing to buy 80 planes. […]

Meanwhile, some conservatives in Iran reacted angrily to news of the deal with Boeing, which comes at a time when lawmakers in Washington have recently voted for renewed sanctions on the country. …

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Travel
KEYWORDS: a380; airbus; boeing; iran; iranair

1 posted on 12/12/2016 6:04:53 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

The have to spend all that oil and bribe money somewhere.


2 posted on 12/12/2016 6:20:05 AM PST by Don Corleone (Oil the gun, eat the cannolis, take it to the mattress.)
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To: Olog-hai

Hmmm? That’s a lot of planes. Is some of the ransom money being used to pay for them? Oh, what ransom money? That was probably for a couple more centrifuges to help them become energy independent and to build some power plants. Right? Or was it the Russians.............


3 posted on 12/12/2016 6:23:55 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: Don Corleone

I hope that American tax-payers are not funding this deal through our Ex-IM Bank.

If Boeing wants to extend “loans” from its own funds — let’s be sure that any “loan losses” are NOT tax-deductible.


4 posted on 12/12/2016 6:51:43 AM PST by pfony1
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