TEHRAN The head of Iran's Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) announced the preparation of a strategic roadmap for the nations airport sector, specifying that while a plan existed formerly, it was not comprehensive.Speaking to IRNA, Hossein Pourfarzaneh said that the company is now dealing with a brand-new roadmap, leveraging past studies and collective input from experts.
This plan is considered a core obligation of the Civil Aviation Organization and, when finished, will require Cabinet approval to prevent subjective disturbance or amendments.The roadmap will include airports, the air travel fleet, and airline companies.
It becomes part of the organizations mandate under the seventh advancement plan and is anticipated to be formalized as a federal government regulation.The official even more stated that domestic specialists in the aviation industry possess the necessary ability to fix airplane engines.Due to the problems and challenges presented by sanctions on sending damaged airplane engines abroad, repairs are now carried out domestically.He noted that according to international air travel regulations, having actually updated documents, trained workers, and essential tools enables Iran to carry out such repairs.Regarding state-of-the-art parts, Pourfarzaneh said that while the majority of these components are imported, when imports are not possible, they are fixed domestically.
If repair work are not possible, efforts are made to manufacture them locally.He highlighted that 400 domestic knowledge-based business are active in the aviation industry and help in these efforts.At an interview on Monday, January 15, Pourfarzaneh slammed undue disturbance, especially from some parliament members, who pressure for the building and construction of airports in their electoral districts.He exposed that Iran currently has $16 billion worth of airport assets, while the worth of the nations 180 active airplane is just $1.0 billion.
In the past, a considerable part of investments in the airport sector was affected by subjective preferences, with minimal evaluation of their financial viability or necessity.Pourfarzaneh argued that part of these investments might have been directed toward expanding the aviation fleet.
Had this been done, the country might now run 3 times as numerous flights with an improved fleet.He highlighted the aging fleet as an important difficulty for Iran's aviation market.
The fleet is slammed for its amount and quality, failing to meet the nations needs.According to officials, Iran ranks 91st worldwide in flight quality metrics, although its security oversight rank is higher than countries like Syria and Yemen.Currently, some provinces have in between five to seven airports, while others run flights just throughout specific seasons, such as Arbaeen and Hajj.
Pourfarzaneh slammed this method, mentioning that it does not line up with real airport development.EF/ MA