Posted on 06/17/2016 6:32:27 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
Iran and its airlines are nearing a tentative agreement to buy about 100 Boeing Co. jets following the easing of trade sanctions, according to people briefed on the discussions.
The Islamic Republic is expected to buy jets directly from the U.S. plane maker in what would be one of the highest-profile deals between a U.S. company and Tehran since the West lifted nuclear sanctions on the country in January. It could also lease Boeing-made aircraft as part of a broader fleet renewal effort that includes acquiring Airbus Group SE planes, according to one of the people briefed on the discussions.
The country’s airlines have indicated a dire need for both medium-haul jets like Boeing’s single-aisle 737 as well as its long-range 777 and 787 Dreamliners.
Any announcement between Iran’s airlines and Boeing isn't finalized, requiring additional U.S. government approval to complete a purchase agreement.
Boeing declined to comment on details of its talks with Iran on Wednesday and said it was up to Iran and its airlines to announce any agreement. A spokeswoman for the Treasury Department, which grants the licenses, declined to comment.
The Chicago-based aerospace giant has moved slowly as it tests the newly eased commercial restrictions in Iran, following the Iran government’s agreement dismantle its nuclear program.
A preliminary deal is a key test for western companies looking to do business in Iran, and any tentative agreement will move to a crucial phase that will demonstrate whether the Islamic Republic’s airlines can tap dollar-based financing sources to buy large durable goods like Boeing’s jetliners.
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Sounds good.
They’ll spend BILLIONS buying these aircraft, which will be returned to us in no time.
Am I detecting sarcasm? I hope so, because I was thinking the same thing, which is sad.
With the $150 BILLION gift from Baraq Hussein mohammed 0bama.
We should do a pool on how long it will be before they put a nuke on one of those planes and do a special delivery.
translation: The list of 100 American target skyscrapers has been finalized.
[We should do a pool on how long it will be before they put a nuke on one of those planes and do a special delivery.]
I thought that was the plan for the still-missing Malaysian Air plane that was the first one lost...
I was just first. I’m sure dozens of others of us are thinking the same thing.
Don’t be surprised if they change their mind and buy from Russia instead.
No...I heard the nuke didn’t make it through customs!
It’s now crystal clear why the uni-party insisted on the Iran agreement and continuance of the Ex-Im bank. They wanted their taste for services rendered.
The next step is allowing them to land here with a nuclear device aboard.
That’s a lot of bombs.
Ah, they must have finished their target list.
Forget needing a nuke, just strip the interior to the walls and pack it with as much C4 as it can hold and still fly. When that sucker hits with all engines screaming the result will make a German V2 look like a firecracker.
Perhaps...
But isn’t the aircraft “deal” dependent on NEW “Western” financing?
This “opportunity” probably has “our” Ex-Im Bank quivering with anticipation.
Friday, June 17, 2016
Roskam asks Boeing 10 questions about alleged plane deal with Iran
WASHINGTON - This week, Iran announced it has come to an agreement to buy 100 Boeing aircraft, a deal possible only since the Obama Administration lifted sanctions on selling airplane parts to the terrorist-sponsoring government six months ago.
Congress will need to approve the deal before it can take place.
Boeing’s corporate is located in Chicago Illinois, where nearby a network of small manufacturing suppliers employ thousands with every aircraft Boeing makes. Boeing employs approximately 160,000 people across the United States and in more than 65 countries.
That volatile environment makes topic of contracting with Iran for 200 or so planes a touchy one for the Chicago region - but Congressman Peter Roskam (IL-06) took the challenge head on with an array of 10 questions in a letter to Boeing this week.
“We strongly oppose the potential sale of militarily-fungible products to terrorism’ central supplier,” the letter said. “American companies should not be complicit in weaponizing the Iranian Regime.”
As chairman of the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Oversight, Roskam wrote the letter with Rep. Jeb Hensarling, chairman of House Financial Services Committee.
The questions Roskam and Hensarling raised were:
Read at:
Each one should be extra wired with additional hidden transponders as well as voice mikes in the cockpits, just for safety and such.
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