Sepahan Airlines

Sepahan Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
H8 SPN SEPAHAN
Founded2010
Ceased operations2014
Operating basesIsfahan International Airport
Parent companyHESA

Sepahan Airlines (Persian: هواپيمايي سپاهان) was an airline based in Isfahan, Iran.

History

The company has been 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. Following the 10 August 2014 crash, the entire IrAn-140 fleet in Iran was grounded, pending the outcome of the investigation,[1] ultimately leading to the indefinite cessation of all Sepahan Airlines operations as it owned no other type of aircraft.

Fleet

The Sepahan Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[2]

Aircraft In service Orders Notes
HESA IrAn-140 6 — 1 lost as Flight 5915
Total 6 —

Accidents and incidents

Main article: Sepahan Airlines 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.[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ "President Rouhani Orders Iran-140 Planes Grounded after Crash - Politics news".
  2. ^ "Sepahan Airlines (ATDB)". Aerotransport.org. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  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. ^ "Air disaster leaves dozens dead near Tehran". Iran Herald. Retrieved August 10, 2014.

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