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Caspian Airlines ( fa, هواپیمایی کاسپین, ''Hevapimaii-ye Kaspyen'') is an airline headquartered in
The airline was established in 1993 and commenced operations in September 1993. It was set up as a joint venture between Iranian and Russian interests.
Caspian Airlines no longer has any
Caspian Airlines fleet list
Airlines of Iran Airlines established in 1993 Iranian brands Iranian companies established in 1993 Iranian entities subject to the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions {{Iran-transport-stub
Caspian Airlines ( fa, هواپیمایی کاسپین, ''Hevapimaii-ye Kaspyen'') is an airline headquartered in Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...
, Iran. Established in 1993, it operates services between Tehran and other major cities in Iran and international flights to Armenia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Ukraine. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran.
As of December 2016, Caspian Airlines is prohibited by the US Department of Treasury from engaging in any transaction of any type with foreign entities; for providing support to IRGC elements by transporting personnel and illicit material, including weapons, from Iran to Syria.
History
The airline was established in 1993 and commenced operations in September 1993. It was set up as a joint venture between Iranian and Russian interests.
Caspian Airlines no longer has any Tupolev
Tupolev (russian: Ту́полев, ), officially Joint Stock Company Tupolev, is a Russian aerospace and defence company headquartered in Basmanny District, Moscow.
Tupolev is successor to the Soviet Tupolev Design Bureau ( OKB-156, design of ...
aircraft; today it operates mainly McDonnell Douglas MD-80
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 gene ...
series aircraft.
Caspian Airlines finished building its headquarters in 1993. Later this tower was exchanged with three Tupolev-154s from Mahan Air.
Destinations
;Iran * Abadan - Ayatollah Jami International Airport * Ahwaz -Ahwaz International Airport
Ahvaz International Airport is an airport serving the city of Ahvaz, Iran. It offers flights to domestic destinations as well as regional international destinations, such as Dubai, Istanbul and Kuwait.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and ...
* Asalouyeh - Persian Gulf Airport
Persian Gulf Airport ( fa, فرودگاه خلیج فارس) is an airport in Assaluyeh, Iran.
The airport has been operating since 2005 and, though small, enjoys one of the most modern passenger terminal buildings recently built in the region. ...
* Bandar Abbas - Bandar Abbas International Airport
* Sanandaj - Sanandaj Airport
Sanandaj Airport ( fa, فرودگاه سنندج – ''Farūdegāh-e Sanandaj'') is an airport serving the city of Sanandaj in the Kurdistan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persi ...
* Isfahan - Shahid Beheshti International Airport
* Kish Island - Kish Airport
Kish International Airport ( fa, فرودگاه بین المللی کیش, ''Fervadgâh-e Bin Almilli-ye Kish'') is an international airport on Kish Island, Iran.
Description
The Kish International Airport serves as the entry point for the ...
* Kermanshah - Kermanshah Airport
* Mahshahr - Mahshahr Airport
* Mashhad - Mashhad International Airport
* Rasht - Rasht Airport
* Sari - Dashte-naz Airport
Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport ( fa, فرودگاه دشت ناز ساری) is located in Sari, in Central District of Mazandaran Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, i ...
* Shiraz - Shiraz International Airport
* Tabriz - Tabriz Airport
* Tehran
** Imam Khomeini International Airport Hub
** Mehrabad Airport Hub
* Urmia - Uromieh Airport
* Yazd - Shahid Sadooghi Airport
* Zabol - Zabol Airport
* Zahedan - Zahedan Airport
;Iraq
* Najaf - Al Najaf International Airport
Al Najaf International Airport ( IATA: NJF; ICAO: ORNI) is the airport serving Najaf, Iraq, and is located on the eastern side of the city. Formerly a military airbase, the facility consists of one asphalt runway long and wide. The airport ...
* Sulaimaniyah - Sulaimaniyah International Airport
Fleet
Current fleet
The Caspian Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of August 2019:Former fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft: *1 Boeing 737-500, leased from Khors AircompanyAccidents and incidents
* On 15 July 2009,Caspian Airlines Flight 7908
Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 was a scheduled commercial flight from Tehran, Iran, to Yerevan, Armenia, that crashed near the village of Jannatabad, outside the city of Qazvin in north-western Iran, on 15 July 2009. All 153 passengers and 15 cre ...
, a Tupolev Tu-154M
The Tupolev Tu-154 (russian: Tyполев Ту-154; NATO reporting name: "Careless") is a three-engined, medium-range, narrow-body airliner designed in the mid-1960s and manufactured by Tupolev. A workhorse of Soviet and (subsequently) Russia ...
, traveling from Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...
to Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and ...
crashed near the Iranian town of Qazvin
Qazvin (; fa, قزوین, , also Romanized as ''Qazvīn'', ''Qazwin'', ''Kazvin'', ''Kasvin'', ''Caspin'', ''Casbin'', ''Casbeen'', or ''Ghazvin'') is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran. Qazvin was a capital of the ...
, killing all 168 people (153 passengers, 15 crew) on board.
* On 27 January 2020, Caspian Airlines Flight 6936
On 27 January 2020, Caspian Airlines Flight 6936 overran the runway on landing at Mahshahr Airport, Iran, on a domestic flight from Tehran. All 144 people on board survived, with two injured.
Accident
Flight 6936 departed from Tehran at 06:35 ...
, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83
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 ...
(registered EP-CPZ) suffered a runway excursion at Bandar Mahshahr Airport, Iran. The aircraft came to a stop on a road, injuring 2 of the 144 passengers and crew on board.
*On April 12, 2021, a Caspian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83
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 ...
performing Flight 6984 from Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...
to Kish
Kish may refer to:
Geography
* Gishi, Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, a village also called Kish
* Kiş, Shaki, Azerbaijan, a village and municipality also spelled Kish
* Kish Island, an Iranian island and a city in the Persian Gulf
* Kish, Iran ...
rose above its assigned altitude due to an autopilot
An autopilot is a system used to control the path of an aircraft, marine craft or spacecraft without requiring constant manual control by a human operator. Autopilots do not replace human operators. Instead, the autopilot assists the operator' ...
malfunction. As a result, a Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways Company Q.C.S.C. ( ar, القطرية, ''al-Qaṭariya''), operating as Qatar Airways, is the state-owned flag carrier airline of Qatar. Headquartered in the Qatar Airways Tower in Doha, the airline operates a hub-and-spoke networ ...
Airbus A350
The Airbus A350 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner developed and produced by Airbus.
The first A350 design proposed by Airbus in 2004, in response to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, would have been a development of the A330 ...
operating Flight 739, ''en route'' from Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the c ...
to Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the wor ...
received a traffic collision avoidance system alert and performed an evasive climb. '' The Aviation Herald'' claimed the Qatar jet produced automated warnings about its speed and an impending stall, something Qatar Airways denied. Both aircraft continued to their destinations and landed safely.
*On January 5, 2022, Caspian Airlines Flight 6904, a Boeing 737-400 (registration EP-CAP) veered off the runway during landing at Isfahan International Airport following a collapse of the left main landing gear, injuring five of the 116 people on board.
See also
* List of airlines of IranReferences
External links
*Caspian Airlines fleet list
Airlines of Iran Airlines established in 1993 Iranian brands Iranian companies established in 1993 Iranian entities subject to the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions {{Iran-transport-stub