Caspian Airlines

Caspian Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی کاسپین‎) is an airline headquartered in Tehran, Iran.^[1] Established in 1993, it operates services between Tehran and other major cities in Iran and international flights to Armenia, Syria, Turkey, UAE and Ukraine. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran.^[2]

History

A Caspian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154M at Dubai International Airport in 2011.

The airline was established in 1993 and started operations in September 1993. It was set up as a joint venture between Iranian and Russian interests.

Caspian Airlines no longer has any Tupolev aircraft, today it operates mainly Boeing MD-80 series aircraft.

On 15 July 2009, Caspian Airlines Flight 7908, a Tupolev Tu-154M, traveling from Tehran to Yerevan crashed near the Iranian town of Qazvin, killing all 168 people (156 passengers, 12 crew) on board.^[3]^[4]

The Caspian Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of December 2012) :

↑ "Contact Caspian." Caspian Airlines. Retrieved on 27 June 2010. "Contact Details 5 Sabonchi St Shahid Beheshti Ave"
↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 62.
↑ eTurboNews
↑ BBC report
↑ ch-aviation

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