Iran eyes Boeing plane purchases as sanctions end

Iran's deputy transport minister Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan told Reuters that Iran is interested in buying 100 aircraft.

UN sanctions were lifted a week ago, allowing Airbus to negotiate a deal to sell 114 aircraft to Iran.

US trade sanctions on Iran remain in place, but Boeing could apply for a special waiver.

Airbus Cover reports of state aid

Ray Conner, head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said subsidies or loans for a new airliner would breach World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.

Airbus said it would not comment as it had not yet decided on a revamped A380.

 

The two aerospace giants were locked in years of litigation over accusations that each received state funding.