Zagros Airlines
Not to be confused with Zagrosjet.
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| Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Mehrabad International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Abadan Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 20 | ||||||
| Destinations | 23 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran | ||||||
| Key people | Abdolreza Mousavi (General Manager/owner) | ||||||
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Zagros Airlines is an Iranian airline based at Abadan Airport.
History
Zagros Airlines was founded in 2005 in Abadan, Iran. The airliner uses Mehrabad International Airport and Abadan Airport as its primary hubs. In 2007 Zagros Airlines started its first international route from Tehran to the Syrian capital of Damascus.
Destinations
- Abadan - Abadan Airport Secondary Hub
- Ahwaz - Ahwaz International Airport
- Arak - Arak Airport
- Isfahan - Isfahan International Airport
- Kerman - Kerman Airport
- Kermanshah - Kermanshah International Airport
- Kish Island - Kish International Airport
- Mahshahr - Mahshahr Airport
- Mashhad - Mashhad International Airport
- Rasht - Rasht Airport
- Shiraz - Shiraz International Airport
- Tehran
- Baghdad - Baghdad International Airport
- Basra - Basra International Airport
- Najaf - Al Najaf International Airport
- Isparta - Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport
- Istanbul - Atatürk International Airport
- Izmir - Adnan Menderes Airport
Fleet
As of April 2016, the Zagros Airlines fleet consisted of twenty aircraft:[1]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Seating | Notes | ||
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| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | — | TBA | Delivery in January 2016 | ||
| Airbus A320-200 | 10 | — | — | 180 | 180 | |
| Embraer E-190 | — | 20 | TBA | Replacing the MD-82 and MD-83 | ||
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 5 | — | — | 170 | 170 | In progress of retirement, replaced by Embraer E-190 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 4 | — | — | 172 | 172 | In progress of retirement, replaced by Embraer E-190 |
| Total | 20 | 20 | ||||
In September 2013 the airline took delivery of an Airbus A320-200. On January 2016, Zagros Airlines acquired Iran's first A319 into service.[2] 6 March 2016 Zagros Airlines confirmed a purchase of 20 jetliners from Brazilian plane manufacturer Embraer.[3]
Accidents and Incidents
- On 28th of January 2016, Zagros Airlines Flight 4010 was landing at Mashhad International Airport's Runway 31R when the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration EP-ZAB, skidded off the runway, due to weather conditions. The aircraft was badly damaged and there were no injuries[4] [5]
References
- ↑ "ch-aviation". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ http://www.aviationiran.com/2016/01/19/zagros-airlines-acquires-irans-first-a319/
- ↑ http://www.aviationiran.com/2016/03/07/zagros-airlines-buys-20-embraer-regional-jets/
- ↑ http://avherald.com/h?article=4931bf1c&opt=0
- ↑ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20160128-1
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