Its first airshow was in 2002 on Kish island, where 11 foreign companies participated from France, Russia, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, The Netherlands, Pakistan, Slovakia and Switzerland.
One hundred companies participated, making the airshow nearly five times larger than in 2002.
The foreign participating countries in 2005 included Germany, Australia, France, United Kingdom, Italy, The Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Malaysia, and United Arab Emirates.
In 2010, Iran's Defense Ministry said it will begin the production phase of a domestically manufactured medium-size passenger plane designed to carry up to 150 passengers.
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