Editing ATR 72 (section)

=== Iran Air ===

During February 2016, ATR signed a deal with flag carrier Iran Air for a batch of 20 ATR 72-600s, along with options for 20 more aircraft and post-purchase services, such as engine maintenance.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/iran-signs-deal-to-buy-20-more-airplanes/2016/02/02/d1432412-c990-11e5-b9ab-26591104bb19_story.html "Iran signs deal to buy 20 more airplanes."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203123320/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/iran-signs-deal-to-buy-20-more-airplanes/2016/02/02/d1432412-c990-11e5-b9ab-26591104bb19_story.html |date=3 February 2016 }} ''The Washington Post'', 2 February 2016.</ref> Made possible by a negotiated relaxation of [[Sanctions against Iran#Sanctions relief|international sanctions]] against Iran, during June 2017, a €1 billion Iranian contract was finalized for the firm 20 airliners and 20 options;<ref>{{Cite web |title=ATR signs a major agreement with Iran Air for 40 ATR 72-600s |url=https://www.atr-aircraft.com/presspost/atr-signs-a-major-agreement-with-iran-air-for-40-atr-72-600s/ |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=ATR |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hepher |first1=Tim |title=Europe's ATR says completes deal selling 20 planes to IranAir |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/atr-aircraft-idUKL8N1HL2H1 |access-date=13 April 2017 |work=Reuters|date=13 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413123829/http://uk.reuters.com/article/atr-aircraft-idUKL8N1HL2H1 |archive-date=13 April 2017 }}</ref><ref>Polek, Gregory. [http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2017-04-11/atr-iran-air-seal-536-million-deal-20-atr-72-600s "ATR, Iran Air Seal $536 Million Deal for 20 ATR 72-600s."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730231907/http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2017-04-11/atr-iran-air-seal-536-million-deal-20-atr-72-600s |date=30 July 2017 }} ''AIN Online'', 11 April 2017.</ref> the delivery of the first four aircraft occurred within weeks of the deal being completed.<ref>Polek, Gregory. [http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2017-05-16/iran-air-takes-delivery-its-first-four-atr-72-600s "Iran Air Takes Delivery Of Its First Four ATR 72-600s."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730225351/http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2017-05-16/iran-air-takes-delivery-its-first-four-atr-72-600s |date=30 July 2017 }} ''AIN Online'', 16 May 2017.</ref> US sanctions against Iran were reimposed in August 2018, by which time 13 of the order of 20 aircraft had been delivered. In April 2019 the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a two-year licence to ATR to allow it to supply spare parts and other essentials to keep the fleet of 13 ATR 72-600s in operation. However, the remaining 7 ATR 72-600s from the 2016 order remain sanctioned and in storage.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Iran Air Receives Vital Spares |journal=Airliner World |volume=October 2019 |page=16}}</ref>