Sepahan Airlines

Sepahan Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign SPN SEPAHAN
Founded	2010
Hubs	Isfahan International Airport
Fleet size	5
Parent company	HESA
Website	pgair.ir

Sepahan Airlines (Persian: هواپيمايي سپاهان‎‎) is an airline based in Isfahan, Iran. The company is an internal division of the manufacturer Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) and operates HESA-assembled Antonov An-140 turboprop aircraft. Prior to the 10 August 2014 crash, 6 IrAn-140 aircraft were operated.^[1] Following this crash, the Iranian IrAn-140 fleet was grounded, pending outcome of the investigation,^[2] leading to cessation of Sepahan Airlines flights.

Fleet

The Sepahan Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2014):^[3]

Sepahan Airlines Fleet

Aircraft	In Fleet	Notes
IrAn-140	5	Originally six, one crashed in August 2014 (all grounded)

But after Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 crash flying An 140 is banned in Iran and all remaining five planes are grounded.^[4][5]

Accidents and incidents

Flight 5915

On 10 August 2014, a HESA IrAn-140 operating flight SPN 5915, to Tabas crashed near Tehran Mehrabad International Airport, killing at least 39 passengers.^[6][7] The plane had taken off from the airport moments earlier at 9:45 hours local time (0515 GMT), before at least one of its engines failed.^[8]

References

1. "Sepahan Airlines (ATDB)". Aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
2. http://www.tasnimnews.com/English/Home/Single/457322
3. Sepahan Airlines Fleet list - myaviation.ir
4. Sepehan Airlines Fleet list
5. Iran rejects manufacturing Iran-140 passenger plane
6. Blachly, Linda (August 10, 2014). "Antonov aircraft crashes in Tehran, killing 48". Air Transport World. Archived August 11, 2014 at the Wayback Machine
7. About 40 killed as airliner crashes near Tehran's Mehrabad airport (VIDEO)
8. "Air disaster leaves dozens dead near Tehran". Iran Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

External links

• (English) (Persian) Sepahan Airlines official website