Taban Air
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| Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2006 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Company slogan | Sky R Us | ||||||
| Headquarters | Mashhad, Iran | ||||||
| Key people | Cpt. Asghar Abdollahpour (Chairman, CEO) | ||||||
| Website | taban.aero/en/ | ||||||
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,[1] 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
Domestic
- Ahwaz - Ahwaz International Airport
- Isfahan - Isfahan International Airport
- Khorramabad - Khorramabad Airport
- Kish Island - Kish International Airport
- Mashhad - Mashhad International Airport
- Rasht - Rasht Airport
- Shiraz - Shiraz International Airport
- Tabriz - Tabriz International Airport
- Tehran
- Yazd - Shahid Sadooghi Airport
- Zahedan - Zahedan International Airport
- Nowshahr-Noshahr Airport
International
Asia
South Asia
India
Pakistan
- Karachi - Jinnah International Airport
- Lahore - Allama Iqbal International Airport[2]
- Multan - Multan International Airport seasonal
Western Asia
Georgia
- Tbilisi - Tbilisi International Airport seasonal
- Batumi - Batumi International Airport seasonal
Iraq
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Europe
Bulgaria
- Varna - Varna International Airport seasonal (begins 3 July 2016)[3]
Russia
- Astrakhan - Astrakhan Airport
- Moscow - Moscow Domodedovo Airport seasonal
- St Petersburg - Pulkovo International Airport seasonal
Ukraine
Fleet
The Taban Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[4]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus A310-300 | 1 | |
| Avro RJ85 | 1 | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 1 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | 5 | |
| Total | 9 |
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
- On 24 January 2010, Taban Air Flight 6437, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashed whilst making an emergency landing at Mashhad International Airport due to a medical emergency; all 157 and 13 crew survived the accident with 42 receiving minor injuries.[5][6][7]
References
- ↑ "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"
- ↑ Lahore Airport flight information
- ↑
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 17.
- ↑ Taban Air Flight 6437
- ↑ Iranian plane catches fire on landing
- ↑ Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran
External links
Media related to Taban Air at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Taban Air
- Taban Air (Persian)
- Taban Air fleet
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