Iran says will only pay half price for new Boeing planes

Associated Press ^ | December 25, 2016 | Staff

[Brad from Tennessee]

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's official IRNA news agency is reporting the deputy transport minister as saying that his county will only pay half of the announced price for 80 new Boeing planes, given the reductions in its purchasing options.

According to the Sunday report, Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan says that despite an initial $16.8 billion deal with Boeing to purchase 80 passenger planes, "Regarding the style of our order and its options, the purchase contract for 80 Boeing aircraft is worth about 50 percent of the amount." He did not elaborate.

Boeing has made no immediate comment.

Iran announced earlier this month that it had finalized the deal, which was made possible by last year's landmark nuclear agreement. It is the largest single contract with an U.S. company since the 1979 revolution and takeover of the U.S. Embassy. . .

[TopDog2]

If Boeing gives them the full order for half price ( which I can predict they will do), that will give President Trump a lot of opportunities to save the US taxpayers billions.

[RoseofTexas]

It's ok...Israeli 🇮🇱planes will take care of taking them out 👍🏻

[TexasCruzin]

I thiunk Trump will have something to say about that deal and a lot more to say about the Iran Nuke Deal.

[Doogle]

..give em half a wing....and charge them storage fees when they don’t show to pick them up

[fella]

If I were Being I’d deliver only half a plane. Just a shell and none of the guts.

[Secret Agent Man]

Not, gonna, happen

No no no

Its not gonna happen

Hey hey

(repeat)

[Roger Kaputnik]

Excellent idea. And just like Dominos Pizza, we guarantee delivery in 30 minutes or less.

[samtheman]

I wonder how much he got to sell the USA and Western Civilization down the river? What’s the going price?

[depressed in 06]

Then Boeing should just send them the left wing of the plane. We have too many left wings anyway.

They, probably, know what to do with left wings.

[Nachoman]

You know middle easterners. They love to haggle.

[dp0622]

lol

[Paleo Conservative]

Hardly any airline pays the full sticker price for aircraft.

[dp0622]

Can we destroy them on the ground after they’re delivered?

Make up a reason?

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Just a shell and none of the guts.

Oh Engines! You wanted engines.

[null and void]

Worth repeating:

We can deliver 80 cruise missiles for free.

[wrench]

500,000,000 is a nice round number, and easily fits on several easily loaded shipping pallets. He has experience in such transfers.

[Hulka]

Engines are always excluded from the deal.

The cuistomer selects the engine they want and they pay the engine manufacturer seperatly.

[fella]

Sure, we've got injuns

How many do you want?

[2CAVTrooper]

Oh great, were giving them cruise missiles big enough to carry their crude nukes that they can detonate over any city in the world.