Caspian Airlines
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| Founded | 1993 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Tehran-Mehrabad | ||||||
| Focus cities | Mashhad | ||||||
| Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
| Destinations | 20 | ||||||
| Parent company | Iran National Airlines Corporation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran | ||||||
| Key people | Abolfazl Bidjar (Administrator) | ||||||
| Website | www.caspian.aero | ||||||
Caspian Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی کاسپین) is an airline headquartered in Tehran, Iran.[1] Established in 1993, it operates services between Tehran and other major cities in Iran and international flights to Armenia, Syria, Turkey, UAE and Ukraine. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran.[2]
History
The airline was established in 1993 and commenced operations in September 1993. It was set up as a joint venture between Iranian and Russian interests.
Caspian Airlines no longer has any Tupolev aircraft; today it operates mainly McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft.
Caspian Airlines built its headquarters building 1993. Later this tower was exchanged with three Tupolev-154 from Mahan Air.
Destinations
- Abadan - Abadan Airport
- Ahwaz - Ahwaz International Airport
- Asalouyeh - Persian Gulf Airport
- Bandar Abbas - Bandar Abbas International Airport
- Sanandaj - Sanandaj Airport
- Isfahan - Shahid Beheshti International Airport
- Kish Island - Kish Airport
- Kermanshah - Kermanshah Airport
- Mahshahr - Mahshahr Airport
- Mashhad - Mashhad International Airport
- Rasht - Rasht Airport
- Sari - Dashte-naz Airport
- Shiraz - Shiraz International Airport
- Tabriz - Tabriz Airport
- Tehran
- Urmia - Uromieh Airport
- Yazd - Shahid Sadooghi Airport
- Zabol - Zabol Airport
- Zahedan - Zahedan Airport
Fleet
The Caspian Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[3]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-400 | 3 | — | 169 | One stored at THR |
| Boeing 747-100FSCD | 1 | — | Cargo division | Last operator of the Boeing 747-100 |
| Boeing 747-200F | 1 | — | Cargo division | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 1 | — | 155 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 4 | — | 155 | 1 leased to Dart Airlines |
| Total | 10 | 0 |
Accidents and incidents
On 15 July 2009, Caspian Airlines Flight 7908, a Tupolev Tu-154M, traveling from Tehran to Yerevan crashed near the Iranian town of Qazvin, killing all 168 people (156 passengers, 12 crew) on board.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Contact Caspian." Caspian Airlines. Retrieved on 27 June 2010. "Contact Details 5 Sabonchi St Shahid Beheshti Ave"
- ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 62.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 17.
- ↑ "Caspian Airlines 150 dead in Iran airline crash - eTurboNews.com". eturbonews.com.
- ↑ "BBC News - Scores killed in Iran plane crash". bbc.co.uk.
External links
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