TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi announced that the country's have equipped their passenger fleet with modern airplanes."10 new airplanes have joined Iran's air fleet which added a sum of 2,800 seats and reduced the air fleet's age by 1.5 years," Akhoundi said Sunday.
Meantime, the Iranian roads and urban development minister noted that a sum of 48 locomotives and 262 wagons have been added to the country's rail fleet over the past 10 years.
"We are looking for foreign finance for the development of Iran's railway system and domestic finance for road development projects," Akhoundi said.
He also stated that Iran will accomplish extending its railway network fo another 3,000 kilometers by March 20, 2018.
In May, Head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran Alireza Jahangirian said that the National Development Fund of Iran has allocated $500 million to purchase new passenger planes, and initial agreement has been obtained for another $500 million to buy aircraft and related spare parts.
He noted that under the countrys 20-Year Vision Plan, which runs until March 2025, the Iranian air transportation industry needs 400 passenger planes, meaning that Iranian airlines should buy 40 aircraft every year.
In April 2013, Iran announced that its national carrier, Iran Air (Homa), added six new passenger planes to its fleet in 2012.
Since 2010 Iran has started a plan to renew its air fleet not only through purchase of foreign planes, but also through domestic production in a bid to improve conditions in its aviation industry.
By Fars News Agency
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