Iran's National Carrier - the company Iran Air - and the French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR have signed on Monday an agreement to supply 20 aircraft to Iran ATR 72-600s (with an option for another 20 aircraft) for 1 billion euros, according to ATR. Funding for the transaction will be held with the participation of export credit agencies in Italy and France - SACE and Coface, respectively.
ATR 72-600s aircraft passenger capacity of 68-78 people, the maximum load - 7.5 tonnes, the maximum flight range with a full load - 1665 km.
Iran Air was founded in 1961, makes 35 international and 25 domestic flights, said "Interfax".
ATR (fr -. Avions de Transport Regional, Italian -. Aerei da Trasporto Regionale) was founded in 1981 by Aerospatiale (France) and Aeritalia (Italy) companies. Headquartered in Toulouse. Turnover in 2015 reached a record $ 2 billion, which is 11% more than in 2014 ($ 1.8 billion).
In 2014, ATR has also established a record for the supply of aircraft, customers sent 88 aircraft compared to 83 in 2014. The number of new firm orders received in 2015 reached 76 aircraft (with an option for 81 more aircraft).
