Caspian Airlines

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Caspian Airlines
Caspian Airlines logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
IV CPN CASPIAN
Founded1993
Focus citiesTehran-Mehrabad Mashhad
Fleet size10
Destinations24
Parent companyIran National Airlines Corporation
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
Websitecaspian.aero

Caspian Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی کاسپین, Hevapimaii-ye Kaspyen) is an airline headquartered in Tehran, Iran.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

History[]

A Caspian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154M at Dubai International Airport in 2011

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 aircraft; today it operates mainly McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft.

Caspian Airlines finished building its headquarters in 1993. Later this tower was exchanged with three Tupolev-154s from Mahan Air.

Destinations[]

Iran
Iraq
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
  • Dubai - Dubai International Airport

Fleet[]

Current Fleet[]

The Caspian Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of August 2019:[4]

Caspian Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-400 3 — 168
Boeing 737-500 2 — 126
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 1 172
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 4 168
Total 10

Former Fleet[]

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

  • 1 Boeing 737-500, leased from Khors Aircompany

Accidents and incidents[]

  • On 15 July 2009, Caspian Airlines Flight 7908, a Tupolev Tu-154M, traveling from Tehran to Yerevan crashed near the Iranian town of Qazvin, killing all 168 people (153 passengers, 15 crew) on board.[5][6]
  • On 27 January 2020, Caspian Airlines Flight 6936, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (registered EP-CPZ) suffered a runway excursion at Bandar Mahshahr Airport, Iran. Landed On Road . There were no casualties.[7]
  • On April 12, 2021 a Caspian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 performing a domestic flight from Tehran to Kish rose above its assigned altitude due to an autopilot malfunction. As a result a Qatar Airways Airbus A350 en route from Doha to Los Angeles 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.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Contact Caspian Archived 2010-06-18 at the Wayback Machine." Caspian Airlines. Retrieved on 27 June 2010. "Contact Details 5 Sabonchi St Shahid Beheshti Ave"
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 62.
  3. ^ "Treasury Targets Networks Linked to Iran". www.treasury.gov. Retrieved Jan 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 16.
  5. ^ "Caspian Airlines 150 dead in Iran airline crash - eTurboNews.com". eturbonews.com.
  6. ^ "BBC News - Scores killed in Iran plane crash". bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Airwork". www.airwork.nl. Retrieved Jan 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Singh, Sumit (April 24, 2021). "MD-83 Autopilot Failure Leads To Qatar Airways Airbus A350 Distancing". Simple Flying. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

External links[]

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