Iran

Military Aviation News January 4, 2012

Iran plans to build VTOL fighters

TEHRAN – Deputy Commander of Iran’s Air Force Azizollah Nasirzadeh said Iran’s Defense Ministry is conducting studies to build vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fighters,…

Military Aviation News January 2, 2012

Iran test-fires missiles in Gulf exercise

Iran said on Monday it had successfully test-fired what it described as two long-range missiles, flexing its military muscle in the face of mounting Western…

Civilian aviation news October 31, 2011

Qatar Airways to ply domestic routes in sanctions-hit Iran

Sanctions-hit Iran is taking the unprecedented step of allowing a foreign airline, Qatar Airways, to ply its domestic routes, an Iranian official told the ISNA…

Military Aviation News July 20, 2011

Iran says shot down a U.S. spy plane over nuclear site

Iran has shot down an unmanned U.S. spy plane over its Fordu nuclear site, a state-run website reported Wednesday, a day after it confirmed it…

Military Aviation News July 10, 2011

Iran says fires missiles to Indian Ocean for first time

Iran said on Saturday it test-fired two long-range missiles into the Indian Ocean earlier this year, the first time it has fired missiles into that…

Civilian aviation news June 28, 2011

Iran says to counter “inhuman” airline sanctions

Iran will take action against “inhuman” sanctions that make it harder for its passenger planes to refuel abroad and buy spare parts, the Foreign Ministry…

Civilian aviation news April 13, 2011

Iran says stopped fueling European aircraft

By Reuters TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran has stopped providing fuel to European aircraft in retaliation for their refusal to fuel Iranian aircraft, the state-run Iran…

Civilian aviation news March 23, 2011

Bahrain airlines stop Lebanon, Iran, Iraq flights

Bahrain’s two carriers said Wednesday they have suspended flights to Lebanon, after a halt in services to Iran and Iraq, where Shiite communities have also…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News January 10, 2011

At least 70 killed in Iranian passenger plane crash

REUTERS At least 70 people were killed and 35 injured when an Iranian Boeing 727 passenger plane crashed in bad weather in northwestern Iran on…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News August 15, 2010

Gulf Air embroiled in 'Persian' Gulf spat

DUBAI – An Iranian official has called for Gulf Air to be punished for not referring to the waterway that separates it from its Arab…

Civilian aviation news January 24, 2010

Iran plane catches fire, injures 46

TEHRAN – At least 46 people were injured when an Iranian passenger plane caught fire upon landing on Sunday in the northeastern city of Mashhad,…

Civilian aviation news October 30, 2009

Worried Iran pilot asks passengers to pray

TEHRAN – A worried Iranian airline pilot asked passengers to start praying after his plane was hit by a technical glitch early on Thursday, highlighting…

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