Officials at the Trump administration are using a case against an Iranian airliner to thwart a multibillion-dollar deal between Boeing and flag carrier Iran Air for the sale of new passenger planes, US reports say.
Iran’s Aseman Air and the US airplane manufacturer Boeing have finalized a deal on purchasing 60 aircraft.
Iran Air Chairman said on Wednesday that the first Boeing 777 jetliner is going to be delivered to Iran in April 2018.
Boeing Company has announced on Wednesday that it has received US approval to sell its planes to Iran after almost 40 years.
Managing Director of Naft Airline Nurollah Rezaei Niyaraki announced that the first Boeing passenger jet has been delivered to the Iranian airline.
