So i visited Iran first time...

As sanctions fall and we found common ground it is most likely that Iran will need hundreds of new civilian aircrafts. And its most likely, that they will opt for Airbus. We did already send spare parts for their elderly machines and had some negotiations for future deals. We had an invitation to Tehran and Shiraz and i was part of the team and assisted.

I was there 5 days at end of july and i must say i enjoyed it very much. People were nice, food was great. I did not understand evrything but think i got an oversight.

It was interesting to see that tehran faces the same problem we have at napoli.

And some nice women over there as well. ;P

That said i hope evrything turns out good and we see some Iran Air A350 soon.

MarkusS said:

As sanctions fall and we found common ground it is most likely that Iran will need hundreds of new civilian aircrafts. And its most likely, that they will opt for Airbus. We did already send spare parts for their elderly machines and had some negotiations for future deals. We had an invitation to Tehran and Shiraz and i was part of the team and assisted.

I was there 5 days at end of july and i must say i enjoyed it very much. People were nice, food was great. I did not understand evrything but think i got an oversight.

It was interesting to see that tehran faces the same problem we have at napoli.

And some nice women over there as well. ;P

That said i hope evrything turns out good and we see some Iran Air A350 soon.

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Some times ago, you thought of some very nasty things about Iran. It's good that you enjoyed your stay.

Honestly, wasn't expecting you of all to visit Iran one day.

Serpentine said:

Some times ago, you thought of some very nasty things about Iran. It's good that you enjoyed your stay.

Honestly, wasn't expecting you of all to visit Iran one day.

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Money is like a god to them

Serpentine said:

Some times ago, you thought of some very nasty things about Iran. It's good that you enjoyed your stay.

Honestly, wasn't expecting you of all to visit Iran one day.

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Well...we had a tight schedule but also some room to explore the cities and areas around them.

We arrived with one of our A350 pre-production aircrafts and many of the airport staff were very interested in the airplane. We gave them some tours as well through the machine. They also showed us their machines and i have respect for that. Some of those 747 SP were build when my dad was a kid. They belong in a museum but they keep them flight ready.

Some of the tech they showed us is basicly ancient. I only know our current "fly by wire" tech, so it was kinda awesome to see that.

The airport at Tehran looked nice too. It did not look very old. I guess they just build it new?

We had a women who did guide us evrywhere. She explained us evrything, translated and so on. She spoke perfect english and even italian. I must say i was impressed. But i did not expect that they would send a women. I thought its more strict.

The hotel was awesome and you had great view over Tehran and those mountains. Damavand (hope i said that right) looked awesome. I talked with out guide and she said its not inactive. We had some debate about how that is a srious problem in Tehran, similar to our Vesuvius at Napoli. Is it true, that you guys think about moving the capital to another city because of that? She said tehran is at high risked to be hit by earthquake and volcanic eruption.

The food was nice as well. But well it was funny. First day they gave us Pizza and Pasta and stuff. I guess they simply believed thats what italians eat. So we said. "come on guys" we did not come iran to eat pizza. Give us some stuff from here.

We also visited that tower (forgot its name).

Shiraz was nice as well. Much calmer than Tehran. The people were more chilled too.

We visited Persepolis. Was really cool there.

All in all i´m sure we saw not that much in those few days but i guess was ok for that few days. We had not much contact with the locals and the two hotels were very western in style and service.

MarkusS said:

Well...we had a tight schedule but also some room to explore the cities and areas around them.

We arrived with one of our A350 pre-production aircrafts and many of the airport staff were very interested in the airplane. We gave them some tours as well through the machine. They also showed us their machines and i have respect for that. Some of those 747 SP were build when my dad was a kid. They belong in a museum but they keep them flight ready.

Some of the tech they showed us is basicly ancient. I only know our current "fly by wire" tech, so it was kinda awesome to see that.

The airport at Tehran looked nice too. It did not look very old. I guess they just build it new?

We had a women who did guide us evrywhere. She explained us evrything, translated and so on. She spoke perfect english and even italian. I must say i was impressed. But i did not expect that they would send a women. I thought its more strict.

The hotel was awesome and you had great view over Tehran and those mountains. Damavand (hope i said that right) looked awesome. I talked with out guide and she said its not inactive. We had some debate about how that is a srious problem in Tehran, similar to our Vesuvius at Napoli. Is it true, that you guys think about moving the capital to another city because of that? She said tehran is at high risked to be hit by earthquake and volcanic eruption.

The food was nice as well. But well it was funny. First day they gave us Pizza and Pasta and stuff. I guess they simply believed thats what italians eat. So we said. "come on guys" we did not come iran to eat pizza. Give us some stuff from here.

We also visited that tower (forgot its name).

Shiraz was nice as well. Much calmer than Tehran. The people were more chilled too.

We visited Persepolis. Was really cool there.

All in all i´m sure we saw not that much in those few days but i guess was ok for that few days. We had not much contact with the locals and the two hotels were very western in style and service.

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Damavand is not inactive, but it's highly unlikely to become active in near future, though no one can predict exactly. About earthquake,she told you right. Tehran (and some areas in Iran) are prone to earthquakes. Although there are talks to move the capital, but it has been canceled for now due to extremely high costs of such move. The focus now is to make stronger buildings that can stand earthquakes and many of new buildings are resistant to earthquake, but still a magnitude 7+ quake in Tehran now can create a disaster, depending on exact location and timing of quake.

But about volcanic eruption, no, no one even thinks of a volcanic eruption as it is very unlikely and Damavand has been dormant in known human history.

So you only visited Tehran and Shiraz? You have missed a lot, you should have also visited Isfahan, Tabriz, Hamedan, Yazd and many other areas.

The tower you visited in Tehran is called Milad.

Serpentine said:

Damavand is not inactive, but it's highly unlikely to become active in near future, though no one can predict exactly. About earthquake,she told you right. Tehran (and some areas in Iran) are prone to earthquakes. Although there are talks to move the capital, but it has been canceled for now due to extremely high costs of such move. The focus now is to make stronger buildings that can stand earthquakes and many of new buildings are resistant to earthquake, but still a magnitude 7+ quake in Tehran now can create a disaster, depending on exact location and timing of quake.

But about volcanic eruption, no, no one even thinks of a volcanic eruption as it is very unlikely and Damavand has been dormant in known human history.

So you only visited Tehran and Shiraz? You have missed a lot, you should have also visited Isfahan, Tabriz, Hamedan, Yazd and many other areas.

The tower you visited in Tehran is called Milad.

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I hope so that Damavand stays dormant. We have the experience in italy that the longer a Volcano "sleeps" the worse it ends. We have that problem (volcanos and earthquakes) too in italy. I think Japan is best in constructing buildings to withstand earthquakes. We learn alot from them.

Yep it was only Tehran and Shiraz. It was a business trip and not private organized. You take what you get.

One thing, maybe i got that wrong, but do you guys label us as "roman"?

MarkusS said:

I hope so that Damavand stays dormant. We have the experience in italy that the longer a Volcano "sleeps" the worse it ends. We have that problem (volcanos and earthquakes) too in italy. I think Japan is best in constructing buildings to withstand earthquakes. We learn alot from them.

Yep it was only Tehran and Shiraz. It was a business trip and not private organized. You take what you get.

One thing, maybe i got that wrong, but do you guys label us as "roman"?

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No! We call you Italians! Why should we call you Romans, using old name?

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No! We call you Italians! Why should we call you Romans, using old name?

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I don´t know. Maybe she said it for fun. She was kinda funny. We still chat at Facebook (i thought thats banned there?).

When we were at Persepolis she told me that my ancestors under king Alexander burned it down. I told her that Alexander was macedonian and not roman. And she said: "We don´t care. You are all the same for us"

She made alot of jokes. So i guess that was one too. ^^

good to see Iran rejoin the international community

MarkusS said:

I don´t know. Maybe she said it for fun. She was kinda funny. We still chat at Facebook (i thought thats banned there?).

When we were at Persepolis she told me that my ancestors under king Alexander burned it down. I told her that Alexander was macedonian and not roman. And she said: "We don´t care. You are all the same for us"

She made alot of jokes. So i guess that was one too. ^^

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Facebook is banned, but almost everyone uses proxies.

She has certainly joked with with you, Romans are gone and we call their descendants in Italy simply as Italians.

Good iranian ppl are very hospitable what iknow from my interactions.

Well we will see how all this ends. I think Airbus has best options for Iran. And i thik we can agree that Iran needs new airplanes. They did a great job to hold those old things together, but that wont work any longer.

Also i believe Iran belongs to the west. The current state was unnatural. Imagine what you can gain with tourism alone.

We missed you Markus. Defence.pk was being overrun by illegal immigrants in your absence . I hope your presence would strike fear in their hearts !

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Facebook is banned, but almost everyone uses proxies.

She has certainly joked with with you, Romans are gone and we call their descendants in Italy simply as Italians.

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What i did not get was, how are dress codes over there? I mean it seemed pretty laid back. If Iran openes up for the west i guess those dress codes would not be for tourists?