Taban Air

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Taban Air
IATA
HH
ICAO
TBM
Callsign
TABAN AIR
Founded 2005
Commenced operations 2006
Operating bases
Fleet size 7
Destinations 21
Company slogan Sky R Us
Headquarters Tehran, Iran
Key people Cpt. Asghar Abdollahpour (Chairman, CEO)
Website www.taban.aero
A Taban Air BAe-146 at Mehrabad Airport, Iran. (2007)

Taban Air (Persian: تابان ایر‎) is an airline headquartered in Tehran, Iran, with its main operational base in Mashhad. It operates international, domestic and charter routes as a scheduled carrier.

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[edit] History

The airline was established in 2005 and started operations in 2006. Taban Air was founded by Captain Asghar Abdollahpour.

On 24 January 2010, Taban Air lost its AOC following the serious runway incursion and subsequent fire of Taban Air Flight 6437.[1]

[edit] Destinations

[edit] Fleet

The Taban Air fleet included the following aircraft (as of 19 December 2011 (2011 -12-19)):[2]

Taban Air Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Notes
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 2
McDonnell Douglas MD-88 5 operated by Bukovyna Airlines
Total 7

Note: Taban Air had 5 Tu-154M's (3 operated by Kolavia and 2 by Tajik Air) but one operated by Kolavia was lost in an accident at Mashhad International Airport on 24 January 2010.

All of Taban Air aircraft (except for EP-TBA) were operated by different airlines. At January 2010, Kolavia, Hemus Air and Tajik Air all operated aircraft for Taban Air.

[edit] Incidents and accidents

[edit] External links

[edit] References

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