Fars Air Qeshm was an Iranian cargo airline based in Qeshm.

History

Fars Air Qeshm was established in 2003 with the aim of creating efficient passenger and cargo services serving Qeshm Island. The airline was created with the aid of private sector investment. It temporarily ceased operations in 2013 due to bad management and financial problems. Operations were restarted with new management team in March 2017 based in Tehran with two Boeing 747-281F Combi (Passenger / cargo) aircraft. Multiple intelligence sources has accused Iranian government of using Fars Air Qeshm aircraft and its cargo route to Beirut in order to transport weapons for

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and cover up as civilian jets.

Destinations

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Fleet

The Fars Air Qeshm fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of May 2020): {, class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse" , + Fars Air Qeshm Fleet , - !Aircraft !In Fleet !Notes , - , Boeing 747-200FSCD , align="center", 2 , , - !Total !2 !

Former fleet

The airline also operated the following aircraft: {, class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse" , + Fars Air Qeshm Historic Fleet , - !Aircraft !Notes , - , McDonnell Douglas MD-83 , Operated by

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Incidents and accidents

*In September 2018, Israeli sources published some pictures claiming that a

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belonging to Fars Air Qeshm was hit during an Israeli air force operation at Damascus International Airport. *In March 2019, a

belonging to Fars Air Qeshm was damaged, with no injuries reported, at

in Doha during cargo unloading.

References

External links

* {{Airlines of Iran Defunct airlines of Iran Iranian companies established in 2003 Airlines established in 2003