Mahan Air

Mahan Air
هواپیمایی ماهان
IATA
W5		 ICAO
IRM		 Callsign
MAHAN AIR
Founded 1991
Commenced operations June 1992
Hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer program Mahan and Miles
Subsidiaries

Mahan Air Safir

Botia-Mahan Aviation Collage
Fleet size 55
Destinations 61
Company slogan The Spirit of Excellence
Parent company Mol-Al-Movahedin Charity Institute
Headquarters Aryashahr, Tehran, Iran
Key people Hamid Arabnejad (Chairman & CEO)
Website www.mahan.aero

Mahan Airlines, operating under the name Mahan Air (Persian: هواپیمایی ماهان Havāpeymāiye Māhān‎) is a private airline based in Tehran, Iran.[1][2] It operates scheduled domestic services and international flights to the Far East, Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe. Its main hubs are Imam Khomeini International Airport and Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, Iran.

History

Origins

Mahan Air Tower the headquarters of Mahan Air, Tehran, Iran
Boeing 747-400
Mahan Air Airbus A300B4-600 landing at Birmingham International Airport, England (2010)
A Mahan Air Airbus A310-300, just departed from Dubai International Airport in 2009.

The airline was established in 1991 and began operations in June 1992 as Iran's first private airline. The name of Mahan is taken from Historical city of Mahan in Kerman Province. The Airline joined the IATA in 2001 and is owned by Mol-Al-Movahedin Charity Institute (100%). As of March 2007 it has 2,511 employees. At its operational launch in May 1993, Mahan Air fleet consisted of two Tupolev 154 aircraft, with a staff of 99 and a route network from Tehran to two domestic destinations. Growth was initiated with the addition of Airbus A300 wide-body aircraft to the fleet in 1999 and the Airbus A310 in 2001.[3] This enabled the airline to reach beyond the regional destinations it served. Its route network now spans 50 destinations in 12 countries with a fleet of 38 Airbus and Boeing 747 aircraft. It holds 13% of all international flights from Iran,[4] and 8% of the domestic market.

On 12 December 2011, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced the designation of Mahan Air as a material and transportation supporter of terrorism "for providing financial, material and technological support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF). Based in Tehran, Mahan Air provides transportation, funds transfers and personnel travel services to the IRGC-QF." [5]

Corporate identity

Slogans

The Spirit of Excellence

Corporate affairs

Headquarters

Mahan Air is headquartered in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.[7]

Destinations

Mahan Air serves over 61 destinations.

Fleet

Due to the sanctions imposed by the US, Iranian airlines can only acquire aircraft which are at least seven years old and have been purchased through a third party rather than directly from Boeing or Airbus.

A former Airbus A320 of Mahan Air which was sold to Iran Air

Three 747-400s were according to the British High Court unlawfully taken by Mahan from their real owners Blue Sky Airlines in 2008 using forged bills of sale. When ordered to bring the aircraft back to Europe, Mahan apparently claimed they could not do so because they were being investigated by the Iranian authorities for fraud and the aircraft had to be kept in Iran.[8]

Mahan Air Fleet (as of November 2014)[9][10]
Type Total Seating Notes
F J Y Total
Airbus A300B2 3 — 18 234 252 Phasing out by 2015
Airbus A300B4-200 3 — 20 236 256 Phasing out by 2015
Airbus A300-600 14 — 24 227
232 		251
256
Airbus A310-300 10 — 10
12 		186
190 		196
202 		1 leased from Kyrgyz Trans Avia, 1 stored at OIIE
Airbus A340-300 3 8 48 165 221
Avro RJ 4 — 8 104 112
BAe 146 8 — 8 102 110 1 Stored at OIIE[11]
Boeing 747-300 Combi 2 — 22 485 507
Total 49

Executive

The Mahan Air Executive fleet consists of the following aircraft as of March 2009:[12]

Mahan Air Executive Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers
Cessna 525A Citation CJ2 1 — 9
Total 1 0

Fleet history

Over the years, Mahan has operated the following aircraft types:[13][14]

Mahan Air historical fleet
Aircraft Retired Notes
Airbus A300B4-100 2013
Airbus A300B4-2C 2006 Stored at OIKK and it's being used for cabin crew training
Airbus A300B4-203 2006 Sold to Iraqi Government
Airbus A320-200 2008 3 sold to Iran Air[15]
Airbus A321-111 2004 Leased from Blue Wings
Boeing 747-422 2012 Stored due to US sanctions[16][17][18]
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 2005 Leased from SkyGate
MD-82 2009 Leased from Best Air
MD-83 2006 Leased from Bulgarian Air Charter
Tupolev Tu-154 2005 Sold to Caspian Airlines
Tupolev Tu-204-120 2006 Leased from Cairo Aviation

On-board service and cabin

Cabin

Business Class

The business class seat is designed for optimum comfort with ample leg-room and adjustable head-rest and foot-rest.[6]

Economy Class

Economy class seats have a seat pitch of 31–33 inches (79–84 cm).[6]

Marketing

Loyalty programmes

Mahan Air loyalty programme, called the Mahan Club "Mahan & Miles", includes access to special lounges and dedicated "fast" queues.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Sales Office [Iran]" Mahan Air. Retrieved on 17 February 2011. "Tehran Central Sales office: Mahan Air Tower, Azadegan St., Karaj Highway, Tehran 1481655761- Iran."
  2. ↑ "Contact Us." Mahan Air. Retrieved on 17 February 2011. "Address : Mahan Air Tower, Azadegan St., Karaj Highway, Tehran 1481655761- Iran"
  3. ↑ Arabian Business
  4. ↑ Arabian Business
  5. ↑ U.S. Department of Treasury, retrieved 30 April 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Travel Classes". Mahan Air. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Travel Classes". Mahan Air. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Mahan Air & Anor v Blue Sky One Ltd & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 544". BAILII. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Mahan Air". ch-aviation GmbH. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Fleet Information". Mahan Air. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "B.146-300, EP-MOA". ch-aviation GmbH. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  12. ↑ http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled-(Mahan-Air)/Cessna-525A-Citation/1789883/&sid=aabb4e07ad262dca832169aa6b6e114d
  13. ↑ "Mahan Air Fleet". airfleets.net. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "Mahan Airlines Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  15. ↑ "Mahan Air Fleet of A320 (History)". airfleets.net. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  16. ↑ "B747-400, EP-MNA". ch-aviation GmbH. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  17. ↑ "B747-400, EP-MNB". ch-aviation GmbH. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "B747-400, EP-MNC". ch-aviation GmbH. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  19. ↑ "Mahan & Miles - Terms & Conditions". Mahan Air. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

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