- 15 December 2011
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- Congress, Legislative Agenda, Sanctions
The House of Representatives yesterday voted to strip the President’s ability to allow repairs or parts for Iran’s civilian aircraft.
Currently, U.S. sanctions prevent Iran from buying new civilian aircraft or purchasing spare parts for their aging fleet. They also prevent repairs and even block U.S. companies from conducting crash investigations to prevent future accidents. However, through the humanitarian waver, the President has the power to license these activities on a case-by-case basis.
This bill eliminates that waiver.
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization, “United States sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran have adversely affected the safety of civil aviation. The findings of ICAO should be upsetting to anyone, who is committed to the safety of civil aviation and the safety of air transport.”
Iranian Aviation Accidents since 2002
Date | Airline | Aircraft | Location | Fatalities |
12-Feb-02 | Iran Air Tours Flight 956 | Tupolev Tu-154 | Khorramabad | 118 |
23-Dec-02 | AZAL | Antonov An-140 | Isfahan | 46 |
19-Feb-03 | IRGC | Ilyushin Il-76 | Kerman | 289 |
10-Feb-04 | Kish Air | Fokker-50 | Sharjah, UAE | 43 |
20-Apr-05 | Saha Air Lines | Boeing 707-300 | Tehran | 3 |
6-Dec-05 | Iranian Air Force | C-130E Hercules | Tehran | 108 |
9-Jan-06 | IRGC | Falcon | Near Orumieh | 11 |
1-Sep-06 | Iran Air Tours | Tupolev Tu-154M | Mashad | 29 |
27-Nov-06 | Iranian Military | Antonov An-74 | Tehran | 36 |
23-Jul-07 | Iranian Military | Mashad | 0 | |
2-Jan-08 | Iran Air | Fokker 100 | Tehran | 0 |
Aug. 24, 2008 | Iran Aseman Airlines | Boeing 737-219 | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 68 |
15-Feb-09 | Hesa | Iran-140 | Shahin Shahr-Hesa Air Base | 5 |
15-Jul-09 | Caspian Airlines | Tupolev Tu-154M | Outside Qazvin | 168 |
24-Jul-09 | Aria Air Flight 1525 | Ilyushin IL-62M | Masahd | 16 |
9-Jan-11 | Iran Air Flight 277 | Boeing 727 | Orumieh | 77 |