Taban Air
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| Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2006 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Destinations | 24 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Mashhad, Iran | ||||||
| Key people | Cpt. Asghar Abdollahpour (Chairman, CEO) | ||||||
| Website | taban.aero/en/ | ||||||
Taban Air (Persian: تابان ایر) is an airline headquartered in the Ekbatan Complex in Tehran, Iran,[1] with its main operational base in Mashhad. It operates international, domestic, and charter routes as a scheduled carrier.
History
The airline was established in 2005 and started operations in 2006. Taban Air was founded by Captain Asghar Abdollahpour.[citation needed]
Destinations
Fleet
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Current fleet
The Taban Air fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2019:[2]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A310-300 | 1 | — | – | 240 | 240 | |
| Avro RJ85 | 1 | — | – | 85 | 85 | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | — | – | 168 | 168 | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 1 | — | 8 | 189 | 197 | Stored |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | 5 | — | – | 165 | 165 | |
| Total | 9 | — | ||||
Former fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft (at August 2017):[3]
- 4 further Airbus A310-300
- 1 Boeing 737-300
Incidents and accidents
- On 24 January 2010, Taban Air Flight 6437, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashed whilst making an emergency landing at Mashhad International Airport due to a medical emergency; all 157 and 13 crew survived the accident with 42 receiving minor injuries.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Contact us." Taban Air. Retrieved on 30 November 2012. "NO. 10, Fiat Alley, Ekbatan Main Boulevard, 1st Phase, Ekbatan Complex, Tehran " - Persian: "تهران _ شهرک اکباتان – فاز1 _ بلوار اصلی _ کوچه فیات _ پلاک 10"
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 17.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 17.
- ^ Taban Air Flight 6437
- ^ Iranian plane catches fire on landing
- ^ Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran
External links
Media related to Taban Air at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Taban Air
- Taban Air (in Persian)
- Taban Air fleet
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