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Taftan Airlines is an
airline
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in wh ...
from Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
.
History
The airline was founded in 2004 and commenced operations the same year. It ceased operations in 2006 and launched again in 2014, only to cease operations the next year. For the third time, the airline launched operations in August 2016. The airline has its main hub at theZahedan Airport
Zahedan Airport ( fa, فرودگاه بین المللی زاهدان, Balochi: زاہدان بالی پَٹ) is an international airport located in 6 kilometers northeast of the city of Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, in south of Iran ...
. Its fleet comprises six Fokker 50, one MD-82
The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a series of five-abreast single-aisle airliners developed by McDonnell Douglas. It was produced by the developer company until August 1997 and then by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The MD-80 was the second gener ...
and one MD-83 aircraft.
Fleet
See also
*List of airlines of Iran
Iran has several private and public airline companies in operation. The oldest is the Iranian Airways Company, founded in 1944 (known as Iran Air since 1961).
As of June 2009, Iranian planes fly 45 international flight routes. Most of the fleet o ...
References
{{List of airlines Airlines of Iran Airlines established in 2004 Iranian companies established in 2004