Mahan Air
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| Mahan Air | ||
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| IATA W5 |
ICAO IRM |
Callsign MAHAN AIR |
| Founded | 1993 | |
| Hubs | Imam Khomeini International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 13 | |
| Destinations | 23 | |
| Parent company | Iran National Airlines Corporation | |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran | |
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| Website: http://www.mahan.aero | ||
Mahan Air is an airline based in Tehran, Iran. It operates scheduled domestic services and international flights to Europe, India, Pakistan and the Far East, as well as cargo and passenger charters to Russia and the Middle East and pilgrim services from Kerman to Syria. Its main base is Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), Tehran.
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[edit] History
The airline was established in 1991 and began operations in 1992. It joined IATA in 2001 and is owned by Mol-Al-Movahedin Organisation (96 %). It has 1400 employees. It has come a long way from its humble origin as a small domestic airline. Its story began when Mahan Air was incorporated in 1992 as the first private airline in Iran. At its operational launch in May 1993, Mahan Air had modest fleet comprising two Tupolove 154 aircraft, a staff of 99 and a route network from Tehran to 2 domestic destinations. It also had great potential and boundless ambitions. After few years of relatively slow growth, Mahan Air real growth was initiated with the addition of Airbus A300 wide-body equipment to the fleet in 1999 and the A310 in 2001.This enabled the airline to reach beyond regional destinations it served at that time. Currently, its route network spans 21 destinations in 10 countries and it has a modern fleet of 11 all Airbus aircraft and 1400 employees. Influential Iranian leader Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is rumored to have a controlling interest in the airline. It's seasonal flight to Tunis has recently been terminated due to lack of response from passengers.
[edit] Incidents and accidents
On 7 March 2005 a Mahan Air Airbus A310-300 aircraft with 14 crew and 77 passengers on board, veered off runway 29L to the left at Tehran. There were no injuries reported (ref: Flight International, July 2005).
[edit] Destinations
See full article: Mahan Air destinations
