IranAir CEO says Iran needs a thousand passenger aircraft, but the total number of active aircraft in the country is about 100. In a situation where a significant portion of Iran's air force is grounded and dozens of aircraft were destroyed in the last war, U.S. sanctions have hampered the operations of Iranian airlines.

IranAir CEO says Iran needs a thousand passenger aircraft, but the total number of active aircraft in the country is about 100. In a situation where a significant portion of Iran's air force is grounded and dozens of aircraft were destroyed in the last war, U.S. sanctions have hampered the operations of Iranian airlines.

Air and Space expert Iman Sedaghat says the main problem of Iran's aviation industry is sanctions.