Sepahan Airlines

Sepahan Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
H8 SPN SEPAHAN
Founded 2010
Ceased operations 2014
Operating bases Isfahan International Airport
Parent company HESA

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 operated a fleet of 6 HESA-assembled Antonov An-140 turboprop aircraft. [1]

Following the 10 August 2014 crash, the entire IrAn-140 fleet in Iran was grounded, pending the outcome of the investigation,[2] ultimately leading to the indefinite cessation of all Sepahan Airlines operations as it owned no other type of aircraft.

Former fleet

Aircraft Notes
IrAn-140 6 of this type were operated. All remaining 5 grounded indefinitely after the hull-loss crash of one of them.

Accidents and incidents

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.[3][4] The plane had taken off from the airport moments earlier at 9:45 hours local time (0515 UTC), before at least one of its engines failed.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sepahan Airlines (ATDB)". Aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  2. ↑ http://www.tasnimnews.com/English/Home/Single/457322
  3. ↑ Blachly, Linda (August 10, 2014). "Antonov aircraft crashes in Tehran, killing 48". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014.  
  4. ↑ About 40 killed as airliner crashes near Tehran's Mehrabad airport (VIDEO)
  5. ↑ "Air disaster leaves dozens dead near Tehran". Iran Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2014.


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