Sepahan Airlines

Sepahan Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
H8 SPN SEPAHAN
Founded 2010
Hubs Isfahan International Airport
Fleet size 5
Parent company HESA
Website pgair.ir

Sepahan Airlines (Persian: هواپيمايي سپاهان‎‎) is an airline based in Isfahan, Iran. The company is an internal division of the manufacturer Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) and operates HESA-assembled Antonov An-140 turboprop aircraft. Prior to the 10 August 2014 crash, 6 IrAn-140 aircraft were operated.[1] Following this crash, the Iranian IrAn-140 fleet was grounded, pending outcome of the investigation,[2] leading to cessation of Sepahan Airlines flights.

Fleet

The Sepahan Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2014):[3]

Sepahan Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Notes
IrAn-140 5 Originally six, one crashed in August 2014 (all grounded)

But after Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 crash flying An 140 is banned in Iran and all remaining five planes are grounded.[4][5]

Accidents and incidents

Flight 5915

On 10 August 2014, a HESA IrAn-140 operating flight SPN 5915, to Tabas crashed near Tehran Mehrabad International Airport, killing at least 39 passengers.[6][7] The plane had taken off from the airport moments earlier at 9:45 hours local time (0515 GMT), before at least one of its engines failed.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Sepahan Airlines (ATDB)". Aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  2. ↑ http://www.tasnimnews.com/English/Home/Single/457322
  3. ↑ Sepahan Airlines Fleet list - myaviation.ir
  4. ↑ Sepehan Airlines Fleet list
  5. ↑ Iran rejects manufacturing Iran-140 passenger plane
  6. ↑ Blachly, Linda (August 10, 2014). "Antonov aircraft crashes in Tehran, killing 48". Air Transport World. Archived August 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ About 40 killed as airliner crashes near Tehran's Mehrabad airport (VIDEO)
  8. ↑ "Air disaster leaves dozens dead near Tehran". Iran Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2014.


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