An Airbus A350 wide-body passenger jet made a symbolic first landing in Iran nearly a month after the manufacturer signed a deal with Tehran to deliver 118 new aircraft, Iranian media reported Saturday.





MOSCOW (Sputnik) � An Airbus A350 wide-body passenger jet made a symbolic first landing in�Iran nearly a month after�the manufacturer signed a deal with�Tehran to�deliver 118 new aircraft, Iranian media reported Saturday.

As part of�an effort to�revamp its aging fleet, Iran has signed deals with�the European manufacturer to�purchase 118 Airbus planes, including 16 Airbus A350 XWBs.


Iran�s Mehr news service published photographs of�the aircraft�s pilot and an Iranian delegate boarding and touring the plane.

In January, UN, EU and US sanctions were lifted from�Iran following�Tehran's implementation of�its obligations under�the nuclear deal signed with�six world powers to�ensure the peaceful nature of�its nuclear program.

On Friday, a Boeing spokesman told US media that Washington had given it the green light to�begin talks with�Iranian airlines.

By Sputnik