Iran Air Needs 50 New Planes to Make Profit

Iran's flag carrier airline, Iran Air, needs at least 50 new jets to become profitable, says Touraj Dehqani Zanganeh, the head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran.
"Iran has only 10 new airplanes at present … The ministry [of roads and urban development] is unable to solve IranAir’s problems; policymakers at higher levels should come up with a proper solution for helping the airline overcome obstacles," he was quoted as saying by Fars News Agency. 
"A number of brand-new planes were added to IranAir's fleet following the lifting of international sanctions in 2016; this was helpful but unfortunately the delivery of new jets was halted," said Zanganeh, who is also a former CEO of IranAir.
“IranAir has not made any profit in the past decade,” Alireza Barkhor, the company's chief executive had said earlier.