Failed to fetch cordova-ios 4.4.0

Error: Failed to fetch platform cordova-ios@~4.4.0
Probably this is either a connection problem, or platform spec is incorrect.
Check your connection and platform name/version/URL.
Error: npm: Command failed with exit code 254 Error output:
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/Users/alfons/Desktop/sales_app_prod/package.json'
npm WARN sales_app_prod No description
npm WARN sales_app_prod No repository field.
npm WARN sales_app_prod No README data
npm WARN sales_app_prod No license field.
npm ERR! Darwin 16.6.0
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "cordova-ios@~4.4.0" "--save"
npm ERR! node v6.2.2
npm ERR! npm  v3.9.5
npm ERR! path /Users/alfons/Desktop/sales_app_prod/node_modules/.staging/xml-escape-0c2ef147
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! errno -2
npm ERR! syscall rename

npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename '/Users/alfons/Desktop/sales_app_prod/node_modules/.staging/xml-escape-0c2ef147' -> '/Users/alfons/Desktop/sales_app_prod/node_modules/cordova-ios/node_modules/xml-escape'
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename '/Users/alfons/Desktop/sales_app_prod/node_modules/.staging/xml-escape-0c2ef147' -> '/Users/alfons/Desktop/sales_app_prod/node_modules/cordova-ios/node_modules/xml-escape'
npm ERR! enoent This is most likely not a problem with npm itself
npm ERR! enoent and is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent 

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /Users/alfons/Desktop/sales_app_prod/node_modules/npm-debug.log