Iran Air has inked in Paris a purchasing agreement with Airbus for 118 aircraft, including 12 A380s, marking the onset of a new era in Iran’s aviation market and providing Airbus a much needed customer for its Very Large Aircraft (VLA) program. The agreement, subscribed by Mr Farhad Parvaresh, Iran Air Chairman and CEO, in presence of presidents Hassan Rouhani of Iran and François Hollande of France, would…