If I'm not mistaken, I think the restriction depends upon the US content of the aircraft. If the A300's had non-US engines, then there would be no problem selling them to Iran Air David R http://home.attbi.com/~damiross http://home.attbi.com/~damiross/books.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alireza Alivandivafa" <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 15:53 Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] Airbus vs Boeing > In a message dated 7/24/2003 5:42:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > jim.fulton@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > > << . Airbus can't sell aircraft directly > to any country the US doesn't get on with because of trade restrictions. >> > > Then how did EP get brand new AB6's in the 1980s? >