Iran Aseman Airlines ( fa, هواپیمایی آسمان, Havâpeymâyi-ye Âsemân) is the third-largest Iranian airline headquartered in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

. It operates scheduled domestic passenger services and regional international services.

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 Iran Aseman Airlines. In March 2007, it was owned by Iranian Civil Pension Fund Investment Company and had 298 employees. It has since been privatized. In July 2016, the

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of the airline was issued an

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because of an alleged sum of approximately $37 million in public debts to Iran Airports & Air Navigation Company. In February 2017, it emerged that Aseman Airlines was in talks with an Irish firm to lease seven Airbus A320neos. In April 2017, the airline signed a Memorandum of Agreement with

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for the purchase of 30

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aircraft with options for another 30 aircraft. In June 2017, Iran Aseman Airlines signed a final deal to buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets. 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. On 13 January 2019, the airline operated the last

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commercial passenger flight worldwide. The airline is currently banned from operating in the airspace of the

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for "failing to meet afety-relatedregulatory oversight standards of the EU".

Destinations

Fleet

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Current fleet

As of August 2019, Iran Aseman Airlines operated the following fleet:

Former fleet

Accidents and incidents

*On 4 October 1990, an Iran Aseman

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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 amongst the 46 passengers and four crew members on board, and the aircraft was fully repaired. *On 12 October 1994,

Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746 Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746 was a Fokker F-28 flight of Iran Aseman Airlines operating on the Isfahan–Tehran route in Iran. The flight crashed near the town of Natanz on October 12, 1994, killing all the passengers and crew members. Crash O ...

, a

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(registration EP-PAV) en route from

Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...

suffered a sudden loss of power in both engines at 23:05 local time, 35 minutes after take-off from

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. The aircraft spiralled into an uncontrolled descent and crashed near

Natanz Natanz ( fa, نطنز, also romanized as Naţanz) is a city and capital of Natanz County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 12,060, in 3,411 families. It is located south-east of Kashan. Its bracing climate and lo ...

, killing all 59 passengers and seven crew members on board. *On 18 July 2000, Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 775, a

(registration EP-PAU) en route from

Ahvaz Ahvaz ( fa, اهواز, Ahvâz ) is a city in the southwest of Iran and the capital of Khuzestan province. Ahvaz's population is about 1,300,000 and its built-up area with the nearby town of Sheybani is home to 1,136,989 inhabitants. It is hom ...

, 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

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was executed, and there were no injuries amongst the 84 passengers and four crew members on board. *On 26 August 2010, a

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(registration EP-ASL) operating Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 773 from

Tabriz Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...

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. * On 10 May 2014, a

(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. * On 18 February 2018, Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704, an

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(registration EP-ATS) flying from Tehran to Yasuj, crashed into the

Zagros Mountains The Zagros Mountains ( ar, جبال زاغروس, translit=Jibal Zaghrus; fa, کوه‌های زاگرس, Kuh hā-ye Zāgros; ku, چیاکانی زاگرۆس, translit=Çiyakani Zagros; Turkish: ''Zagros Dağları''; Luri: ''Kuh hā-ye Zāgro ...

, south of

after it disappeared from radar, 50 minutes after taking off from

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. All 66 people (60 passengers and six crew) were killed.

References

External links

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Iran Aseman Airlines Ebooking website

Iran Aseman Airlines Mashhad base website
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Iran Aseman Airlines Mashhad base website

Iran Aseman Airlines Shiraz base website
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Iran Aseman Airlines Shiraz base website

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