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2024-03-10 04:22:48 UTC - HELPFUL
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The first aircraft is a modified Ukrainian AN-140 transport aircraft, renamed the 'Simorgh' by Iran. The white aircraft are A330-200's manufactured by Airbus (EU). Iran Air took delivery of the Airbus A330-200's in March 2017 and currently operates 2 aircraft. https://mil.in.ua/en/news/iran-to-launch-aircraft-plant-for-production-of-modernized-ukrainian-an-140/ https://defence-blog.com/irans-new-simorgh-plane-is-really-just-ukrainian-an-140t/ https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2017-03-iran-air-receives-its-first-a330-200-as-fleet-upgrade-continues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air#Current_fleet
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