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Taban Air

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Taban Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
HH TBN TABAN AIR
Founded2005
Commenced operations2006
HubsMashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport
Fleet size5[1]
Destinations18
HeadquartersMashhad, Iran
Key peopleCpt. Asghar Abdollahpour (Chairman, CEO)
Websitehttps://taban.aero/?lang=en

Taban Air (Persian: هواپیمایی تابان, Havāpeimāyi-ye Tābān), officially known as Taban Airlines, is an airline headquartered in the Ekbatan Complex in Tehran, Iran,[2] with its main operational base in Mashhad. It operates international, domestic, and charter routes as a scheduled carrier.

History

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The airline operates domestic and international flights and was founded in 2005, beginning operations in 2006. Taban Air initially started as a charter airline but later expanded to offer scheduled flights, and was founded by Captain Asghar Abdollahpour.

Fleet

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Taban Air Airbus A310-300

Current fleet

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The Taban Air fleet consists of the following aircraft as of April 2023:[3]

Taban Air Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-400 1 168 168
McDonnell Douglas MD-88 4 165 165
Total 5

Former fleet

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Taban Air Fleet[citation needed]
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Tupolev 154 11 –– 154
Boeing 757-200 1 245
BAE 146 1 165
Airbus A310-300 1 300
Total 14

Incidents and accidents

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  • On 24 January 2010, Taban Air Flight 6437, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashed whilst making an emergency landing at Mashhad International Airport due to a medical emergency; all 157 and 13 crew survived the accident with 42 receiving minor injuries.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ https://taban.aero/knowledge.asp?ctype=fleet&lang=fa&title=ناوگان_پروازی
  2. ^ "Contact us." Taban Air. Retrieved on 30 November 2012. "NO. 10, Fiat Alley, Ekbatan Main Boulevard, 1st Phase, Ekbatan Complex, Tehran " - Persian: "تهران _ شهرک اکباتان – فاز1 _ بلوار اصلی _ کوچه فیات _ پلاک 10"
  3. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 17.
  4. ^ Taban Air Flight 6437
  5. ^ Iranian plane catches fire on landing
  6. ^ Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran
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