U.K. Firm Fined For Supplying 747s To Iran

[straitman]

U.K. Firm Fined For Supplying 747s To Iran


By Graham Warwick [email protected]
WASHINGTON

The aviation arm of U.K. trading company Balli Group has been fined $15 million after pleading guilty to illegally exporting three Boeing 747s to Iran.


London-based Balli is headed by Iranian-born Vahid Alaghband.

Between 2005 and 2008, the U.S. Justice Dept. says, Balli Aviation purchased the U.S.-origin aircraft through its subsidiary Blue Sky Companies with financing from “an Iranian airline” and exported the aircraft to Iran without the required U.S. government licenses.

 

[samh004]

It’s a shame they have all these sanctions on them that mean they have to make do with airline accidents because they can’t buy new aircraft or spare parts.

 

[straitman]

It’s a shame they have all these sanctions on them that mean they have to make do with airline accidents because they can’t buy new aircraft or spare parts.

It is however part of a much bigger political agenda, hence the problem.

 

[tuppaware]

They can still buy Airbus thought cant they?
The world isnt limited to boeing?

 

[samh004]

They can still buy Airbus thought cant they?
The world isnt limited to boeing?

I’d have thought the EU might have similar sanctions. I can’t find much info on it, but the US stopped the sale of some A330’s to Iran in 2001 somehow, and they had to buy A310’s instead.

 

[oz_mark]

I’d have thought the EU might have similar sanctions. I can’t find much info on it, but the US stopped the sale of some A330’s to Iran in 2001 somehow, and they had to buy A310’s instead.

If there is some US technology subject to the sanctions in the A330 (quite possible), then they may have used that as a mechanism for stopping the sale.

 

[medhead]

It is however part of a much bigger political agenda, hence the problem.

Indeed because how dare any country decide to not follow the every whim of our great lords and masters of world freedom.

 

[mannej]

If there is some US technology subject to the sanctions in the A330 (quite possible), then they may have used that as a mechanism for stopping the sale.

Is it not due to a large component of the A330 is made from US-made parts, so spare parts would not be available because of the sanctions?