Bombardier in Talks About Deal With New Iranian Airline
- Chairman Beaudoin held discussions during visit to Tehran
- Rival Airbus has already secured order for more than 100 jets
Visitors approach the Emamzade mosque in Tehran.
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Bombardier Inc., the world’s third-biggest planemaker, is in negotiations about a deal with a prospective new airline serving the tourist island of Qeshm in southern Iran.
Montreal-based Bombardier’s Chairman Pierre Beaudoin held talks with officials from the Qeshm Free Zone during a recent visit to Tehran, a spokesman for the district at the southern end of the Persian Gulf said by telephone. The manufacturer confirmed that discussions in Iran are under way.