Three Airbus A320 aircraft delivered to Iran despite sanctions
Despite sanctions by United States and the EU which does not allow the selling of aircraft to Iran, at October 2 2025 three Airbus A320’s were flown on delivery from an Oman airport to Iran.
The three aircraft belonged to a company called Lion Alliance Europe LP. This is a fake company. The website has identical sentences as the website of a company called HORIZON REACH FZC which is based in the UAE. Also the image of a B747 with a red tail is shared by both websites.
The LP stands for Limited Partnerships.
The company was registered on 20 November 2015. Two persons from Ukraine are registered as person with significant control. The name of Janette St Luce was used the register Lion Alliance Europe as a LP in 2015. This name appears in an investigation by Bellingcat which analysed the use of Scottish Limited Partnerships (“SLPs”) as mechanisms for corruption and money laundering.
A320 D6-LAE flew from Sohar airport in Oman to Chabahar in Iran. The aircraft was previously operated by Armenian airline Atlantis European Airways. The aircraft showed D6-HRZ on Flightradar24. Takeoff was around 09:43 UTC. The aircraft arrived at Sohar at October 1 from Yerevan.
A320 D6-LAL is also supposed to fly to Iran from Sohar. It has been parked here since August 2 and is a former Atlantis European Airways aircraft.
A320 D6-LEO is also supposed to fly to Iran from Sohar. It has been parked here since August 2 and is a former Atlantis European Airways aircraft.
