Aria Air
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| Founded | 1999 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran | ||||||
| Website | http://www.ariaairline.ir | ||||||
Aria Air (Persian: هواپیمایی آریا) was an airline based in Tehran, Iran. It operated international and domestic passenger services. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport.[1]
History
The airline was established and started operations in 2000 as Aria Air Tour.[1] Aria Air was founded by Captain Asghar Abdollahpour and Captain Mahdi Dadpei.
Fleet
The Aria Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of January 2013):[2]
Destinations
- Iran
- United Arab Emirates
Incidents
- On 13 November 2000, an Aria Air Yakovlev aircraft was hijacked.[3]
- On 24 July 2009, Aria Air Flight 1525 an Ilyushin IL-62M, registered UP-I6208, crashed on landing at Mashhad International Airport, Mashhad, Iran, killing 17 people including the CEO Mehdi Dadpei. A further 136 escaped but 19 of them were injured.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 77.
- ^ Aria Air ch-aviation. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "2nd UPDATE: At Least 17 Killed In Iran Air Accident-IRNA". Morning Star. Archived from the original on 29 July 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Seventeen die in Iran plane blaze". BBC News. 24 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
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