Sepahan Airlines
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Founded | 2010 | ||||||
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Hubs | Isfahan International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Parent company | HESA | ||||||
Website | pgair |
Sepahan Airlines (Persian: هواپيمايي سپاهان) is an airline based in Isfahan, Iran. The company is an internal division of the manufacturer Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) and operates HESA-assembled Antonov An-140 turboprop aircraft. Prior to the 10 August 2014 crash, 6 IrAn-140 aircraft were operated.[1] Following this crash, the Iranian IrAn-140 fleet was grounded, pending outcome of the investigation,[2] leading to cessation of Sepahan Airlines flights.
Fleet
The Sepahan Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2014):[3]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Notes |
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IrAn-140 | 5 | Originally six, one crashed in August 2014 (all grounded) |
But after Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 crash flying An 140 is banned in Iran and all remaining five planes are grounded.[4][5]
Accidents and incidents
Flight 5915
On 10 August 2014, a HESA IrAn-140 operating flight SPN 5915, to Tabas crashed near Tehran Mehrabad International Airport, killing at least 39 passengers.[6][7] The plane had taken off from the airport moments earlier at 9:45 hours local time (0515 GMT), before at least one of its engines failed.[8]
References
- ^ "Sepahan Airlines (ATDB)". Aerotransport.org. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ^ http://www.tasnimnews.com/English/Home/Single/457322
- ^ Sepahan Airlines Fleet list - myaviation.ir[unreliable source?]
- ^ Sepehan Airlines Fleet list
- ^ Iran rejects manufacturing Iran-140 passenger plane
- ^ Blachly, Linda (August 10, 2014). "Antonov aircraft crashes in Tehran, killing 48". Air Transport World. Archived August 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ About 40 killed as airliner crashes near Tehran's Mehrabad airport (VIDEO)
- ^ "Air disaster leaves dozens dead near Tehran". Iran Herald. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
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