Mahan Air

Mahan Air is an airline based in Tehran, Iran. It operates scheduled domestic services and international flights to Europe and the Far East, as well as cargo and passenger charters to Russia and the Middle East and pilgrim services from Kerman to Syria. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport (THR), Tehran.

Code Data

• IATA Code: W5
• ICAO Code: IRM
• Callsign: Mahan Air

History

The airline was established in 1991 and began operations in 1992. It joined IATA in 2001 and is owned by Mol-Al-Movahedin Organisation (96%). It has 900 employees.

Incidents and Accidents

On 7 March 2005 a Mahan Air Airbus A310-300 aircraft with 14 crew and 77 passengers on board, veered off runway 29L to the left at Tehran. There were no injuries reported (ref: Flight International, July 2005).

Services

Mahan Air operates the following services (at January 2005):

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Kerman, Mashad, Tehran and Zahedan.

• International scheduled destinations: Bangkok, Birmingham, Delhi, Dubai and Dusseldorf.

Fleet

The Mahan Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at June 2005):

• 3 Airbus A300B4
• 2 Airbus A310-300
• 3 Airbus A320-200
• 2 Tupolev Tu-154M

External links

• Mahan Air
• Mahan Air Airbus Fleet Detail
• Mahan Air Passenger Opinions
• Mahan Air cargo