September 21, 2016
Publication:
New York Times
The U.S. Treasury Department granted licenses to aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing on September 21 that will allow them to sell plans to Iran. Airbus applied for two licenses and received the first, which covers 17 planes, including A320s and A330s, out of an overall announced deal to sell 118 planes to national carrier Iran Air. Boeing received a license to sell 80 aircraft to Iran Air, including 737s, 777s, and 747s.
