Tehran, YJC. The President of Iran’s Aerospace Industries says the country will be manufacturing 150-seat airliners.
Speaking with Mehr News Agency, the President of Iran’s
Aerospace Industries Iraj Ebrahimi said "The new project which is being
considered is manufacturing a 150-seat airliner which will be designed by Amir
Kabir University and built by Hesa (Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Company). Private
sector companies will also contribute the parts.”
He also provided comments on the manufacturing of Antonov
An-140 (in Iran called "Iran-140”) and said "The aircraft is a 50-seat one and
built bilaterally by Iran and Ukraine. It is currently built in Hesa. Currently
the entire Iran-140 is manufacturable inside Iran and Hesa may have this plan
to move the entire production line into the country.”
ThePresident of Iran’s Aerospace Industries pointed out that
Iran is able to produce all the aircraft’s parts and said "Private companies
manufacture many of the internal and external parts of the aircraft which
include the interior textiles that enjoy fireproof standards. Also the foam
worked in the seats and between the body layers, which has application in
making missiles as well, is made in Iran.”
Pointing out that there is ample ability in the country to
manufacture aircrafts, Ebrahimi stated "The building of the entire aircraft
needs capacious nests of which there are in the Aviation Organization, but the
manufacturing of parts can be done across the country which is currently the
case.”
He maintained that Iran has the know-how to build aircrafts
and said "Right now we have no problem designing the aircraft, the testing
system, calibration, wind tunnel, and other technological sections. These are
all done in private companies.”
"The Aviation Organization launched the design and
production office 18 years ago. So there we have had much development and the
only thing we need is some macro management to unify these abilities,” he
asserted.