Taban Air

Taban Air
IATA
HH
ICAO
TBM
Callsign
TABAN AIR
Founded 2005
Commenced operations 2006
Operating bases
Secondary hubs
Fleet size 7[1]
Destinations 21
Company slogan Sky R Us
Headquarters Mashhad, Iran
Key people Cpt. Asghar Abdollahpour (Chairman, CEO)
Website taban.aero/en/
A Taban Air BAe-146 at Mehrabad Airport, Iran. (2007)
A Taban Air Tupolev Tu-154M at Shiraz International Airport, Iran. (2007)

Taban Air (Persian: تابان ایر) is an airline headquartered in the Ekbatan Complex in Tehran, Iran,[2] with its main operational base in Mashhad. It operates international, domestic and charter routes as a scheduled carrier.

History

The airline was established in 2005 and started operations in 2006. Taban Air was founded by Captain Asghar Abdollahpour.

Destinations

 Iran
 Iraq
 Pakistan
 Russia
 Turkey
 United Arab Emirates
 Ukraine

Fleet

The Taban Air fleet included the following aircraft (as of 6 August 2014):[3]

Taban Air Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Notes
Airbus A310-300 2 Leased from Ariana Afghan Airlines
McDonnell Douglas MD-88 5
Total 7

Note: Taban Air had 5 Tu-154M's (3 operated by Kolavia and 2 by Tajik Air) but one operated by Kolavia was lost in an accident at Mashhad International Airport on 24 January 2010.

Incidents and accidents

References

  1. Ch aviation, http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/TBN#al_profile_tab_fleet
  2. "Contact us." Taban Air. Retrieved on 30 November 2012. "NO. 10, Fiat Alley, Ekbatan Main Boulevard, 1st Phase, Ekbatan Complex, Tehran " - Persian: "تهران _ شهرک اکباتان – فاز1 _ بلوار اصلی _ کوچه فیات _ پلاک 10"
  3. Taban Air Fleet
  4. Taban Air Flight 6437
  5. Iranian plane catches fire on landing
  6. Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran

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