Caspian Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی کاسپین, Hevapimaii-ye Kaspyen) is an airline headquartered in Iranian capital Tehran.[1] Established in 1993, it operates services between Tehran and other major cities in Iran as well as international flights to Turkey and Iraq. 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]
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.
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. The aircraft came to a stop on a road, injuring 2 of the 144 passengers and crew on board.[7]
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.[9]
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Caspian Airlines Persian هواپیمایی کاسپین Hevapimaii ye Kaspyen is an airline headquartered in Iranian capital Tehran 1 Established in 1993 it operates services between Tehran and other major cities in Iran as well as international flights to Turkey and Iraq Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport Tehran 2 Caspian AirlinesIATA ICAO Callsign IV CPN CASPIANFounded1993Operating basesTehran Mehrabad International AirportFleet size8Destinations22Parent companyIran National Airlines CorporationHeadquartersTehran IranWebsitecaspian wbr aero 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 Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 3 1 Current fleet 3 2 Former fleet 4 Accidents and incidents 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe 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 editCountry City Airport Notes Refs Iran Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport Ahvaz Qasem Soleimani International Airport Asaluyeh Persian Gulf Airport Bandar Abbas Bandar Abbas International Airport Bushehr Bushehr Airport Chabahar Chabahar Konarak Airport Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport Jask Jask Airport Kerman Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Airport Kish Kish International Airport Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport Hub Qeshm Qeshm International Airport Rasht Rasht Airport Sari Dasht e Naz Airport Shiraz Shahid Dastgheib International Airport Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport Hub Mehrabad International Airport Hub Yazd Shahid Sadooghi Airport Zahedan Zahedan Airport Iraq Baghdad Baghdad International Airport Najaf Al Najaf International Airport Syria Damascus Damascus International AirportFleet edit nbsp Caspian Airlines Boeing 737 500 nbsp Caspian Airlines Tupolev Tu 154M in 2011 Current fleet edit The Caspian Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of April 2023 4 Caspian Airlines Fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes Boeing 737 400 1 168 Boeing 737 500 2 126 McDonnell Douglas MD 83 5 168 Total 8 Former fleet edit The airline previously operated the following aircraft 1 Boeing 737 500 leased from Khors AircompanyAccidents and incidents editOn 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 The aircraft came to a stop on a road injuring 2 of the 144 passengers and crew on board 7 On April 12 2021 a Caspian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD 83 performing Flight 6984 from Tehran to Kish rose above its assigned altitude due to an autopilot malfunction As a result a Qatar Airways Airbus A350 operating Flight 739 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 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 9 See also editList of airlines of IranReferences edit 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 Directory World Airlines Flight International 2007 03 27 p 62 Treasury Targets Networks Linked to Iran www treasury gov Retrieved Jan 29 2020 Global Airline Guide 2019 Part One Airliner World October 2019 16 Caspian Airlines 150 dead in Iran airline crash eTurboNews com eturbonews com BBC News Scores killed in Iran plane crash bbc co uk Airwork www airwork nl Retrieved Jan 29 2020 Singh Sumit April 24 2021 MD 83 Autopilot Failure Leads To Qatar Airways Airbus A350 Distancing Simple Flying Retrieved May 13 2021 Ranter Harro ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737 4H6 EP CAP Isfahan Shahid Beheshti Airport IFN aviation safety net Aviation Safety Network Archived from the original on 2022 01 06 Retrieved 2022 01 07 External links edit nbsp Media related to Caspian Airlines at Wikimedia 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