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Iran, France's Airbus finalize plane purchase deal

Xinhua, December 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

A plane purchase deal between Iran and France's Airbus was finalized here on Thursday.

The Airbus sealed the contract with Iran Air to sell 100 aircraft worth over 18 billion U.S. dollars to the Islamic republic, Press TV reported.

Iran Air CEO Farhad Parvaresh and Airbus President and CEO Fabrice Bregier finalized the accord, the report said, adding that the agreement includes 46 Airbus A320 planes, 38 A330 planes and 16 A350 XWB aircraft, with deliveries to begin in early 2017, according to the report. Enditem