Iran Aseman Airlines

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Iran Aseman Airlines (Template:Langx) is an Iranian airline, the third-largest in the country, headquartered in Tehran. It operates scheduled domestic passenger services and regional international services.

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An Iran Aseman Airlines A340-311 landing in Tehran.

History

The airline was established and started operating in 1980. The airline's historic links go back to 1958 to the airline Air Taxi Co., which was rebranded as Pars Air in the 1970s and later as Iran Aseman Airlines.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In March 2007, it was owned by Iranian Civil Pension Fund Investment Company and had 298 employees. It has since been privatized.

The logo of Aseman Airlines is navy blue and is inspired by a flying Crane (Dorna). In August 2014, Iran Aseman Airlines made changed the combination of its logo and livery to the current version. The design was prepared by a designer from Mashhad named Saeed Khosrovan, and was soon implemented on all aircraft operated by the airline.

In July 2016, the CEO of the airline was issued an arrest warrant because of an alleged sum of approximately $37 million in public debts to Iran Airports & Air Navigation Company.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In February 2017, it emerged that Aseman Airlines was in talks with an Irish firm to lease seven Airbus A320neos.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In April 2017, the airline signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Boeing for the purchase of 30 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft with options for another 30 aircraft.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In June 2017, Iran Aseman Airlines signed a final deal to buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets.<ref name="reuters.com">Template:Cite news</ref> In June 2018, Boeing announced it would not be able to deliver any aircraft to Iranian airlines due to the US's sanctions against Iran.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 13 January 2019, the airline operated the last Boeing 727 commercial passenger flight worldwide.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The airline is currently banned from operating in the airspace of the European Union for "failing to meet [safety-related] regulatory oversight standards of the EU".<ref>Template:CELEX</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Fleet

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An Iran Aseman Airlines ATR 72-500

Current fleet

Template:As of, Iran ASeman Airlines operates the following aircraft:<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 1 —
Airbus A340-300 1 — 257
Boeing 737-400 3 — 144 To be retired once A320-200s return to service
Fokker 100 9 — 100
Total 22 0

Former fleet

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A320-200 5 2014 2021 All planes grounded due to sanctions.Template:Cn
ATR 72 5 1993 2019 1 crashed as Flight 3704
Boeing 727-200 4 1998 2019 Last commercial passenger operator of the Boeing 727

Accidents and incidents

  • On 4 October 1990, an Iran Aseman Fokker F27 Friendship (registration EP-ANA) overran the runway upon landing at Ramsar Airport and came to rest at a concrete wall 100 metres behind the runway. There were no fatalities among the 46 passengers and four crew members on board, and the aircraft was fully repaired.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • On 18 July 2000, Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 775, a Fokker F28 Fellowship (registration EP-PAU) en route from Tehran to Ahvaz, was damaged beyond repair when the pilot missed the runway upon a low-visibility landing attempt at Ahvaz Airport and instead touched down next to it. A successful go-around was executed, and there were no injuries among the 84 passengers and four crew members on board.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • On 26 August 2010, a Fokker 100 (registration EP-ASL) operating Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 773 from Tehran to Tabriz overran the runway upon landing at Tabriz International Airport and was substantially damaged when it plunged into a canal. Two out of the 103 passengers on board were injured, while none of the seven crew members were hurt.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • On 10 May 2014, a Fokker 100 (registration EP-ASZ), was damaged in a landing accident at Zahedan Airport (ZAH), Iran. The airplane operated Flight 853 from Mashhad Airport (MHD). According to local media, the left-hand main undercarriage failed to extend or lock prior to landing. A forced landing was carried out on runway 35. The airplane swerved to the left and came to rest 1450 meters (4760 feet) past the runway 35 threshold and 23 meters (75 feet) to the left of the centreline.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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See also

References

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