Iran: The Competition Field For Airbus & Boeing

Last Tuesday, Boeing announced a tentative new deal with Iran Aseman Airlines (هواپیمایی آسمان) which can represent up to 18000 jobs in the US. The agreement is said to include up to sixty 737 Boeing airplanes for a total amount of $6B. This announcement comes after another one made last year, for a $16B with Iran Air, the national Iranian carrier.

At the same time, Airbus made similar announcements including one covering an agreement for selling 100 planes to Iran Air.

All this happens when the new US President wants on one hand to help the American industries to export more and create jobs and on the other hand does not want to appear as a friend of Iran deteriorating his relation with Israel. Hence a political test for the new administration that analysts are watching with interest.

Statista made an interesting comparison chart putting all the above in perspective.

Boeing and Airbus competing in Iran