Zagros Airlines

Zagros Airlines
هواپیمایی زاگرس
IATA ICAO Callsign
- IZG ZAGROS
Founded 2005
Focus cities
Fleet size 19
Destinations 23
Headquarters Tehran, Iran
Key people Abdolreza Mousavi, Owner
Website www.zagrosairlines.com

Zagros Airlines is an Iranian airline headquartered in Tehran and based at Abadan Airport.

History

Zagros Airlines was founded in 2005 in Abadan, Iran. The airline uses Mehrabad International Airport and Abadan Airport as its operating bases. In 2007, Zagros Airlines started its first international route from Tehran to the Syrian capital of Damascus. In September 2013, the airline took delivery of an Airbus A320-200. In January 2016, Zagros Airlines acquired Iran's first A319.[1] On March 14, 2017, the airline acquired its first A321-200 through wet lease from Khors Aircompany. [2]

Destinations

Domestic

International

 Armenia
 Azerbaijan

seasonal

 Georgia
 Iraq
 Turkey
 United Arab Emirates

Fleet

As of April 2017, the Zagros Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[3]

Zagros Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A319-100 1 — 150
Airbus A320-200 7 — 180 1 leased from Khors Aircompany
Airbus A321-200 2[4] — 220
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 5 — 157 1 leased from Khors Aircompany
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 3 — 172
Total 18 —

Fleet development

In June 2017, it was announced that the airline had signed an MOU with Airbus for an order of 20 A320neo and 8 A330neo aircraft[5]

Accidents and Incidents

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.aviationiran.com/2016/01/19/zagros-airlines-acquires-irans-first-a319/
  2. ↑ "Iran's Zagros Airlines adds maiden A321". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  3. ↑ https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Zagros-Air
  4. ↑ "Iran's Zagros Airlines adds maiden A321". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  5. ↑ https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/57029-irans-zagros-airlines-inks-mou-for-a320neo-a330neo
  6. ↑ http://avherald.com/h?article=4931bf1c&opt=0
  7. ↑ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20160128-1

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