The airline was established on December 16, 1989, and started operations in 1990. It is owned by Kish Free Zone Organisation (79%), Kish Investment and Development (11%) and Kish Development and Servicing (10%).[citation needed]
To start its passenger operations, after receiving temporary operations permission, the airline leased two aircraft (three Tupolev Tu-154 and four McDonnell Douglas MD-82/MD-83) from Bulgaria Airlines on a wet lease basis. Kish Air received its air operator certificate (AOC) in 1991, thus becoming the first private company to receive its AOC from Civil Aviation of Iran. At this time the company began wet-leasing three Tupolev Tu-154Ms from Russian leasing companies, returning the previously leased Bulgarian aircraft. The company also wet-leased two Yakovlev Yak-42D aircraft from Russia.
Towards the end of 1992, the company was at the verge of bankruptcy, and most of the key managers were replaced.[when?] In 1999, Kish Air having enough financial strength, decided to replace its wet-leased fleet with dry leased and purchased aircraft, and was able to operate two dry leased and two purchased Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft and hire and train the required aircrew and maintenance personnel. At present[when?] Kish Air is also operating a fleet of medium-range MD-80 series aircraft and short-range Fokker 100 on its domestic and international routes.
Destinationsedit
As of September 2023, Kish Air operates services to the following destinations:
In April 2017, it was announced that the airline planned to order six aircraft from ATR, with variant and delivery dates announced if, and when, the deal is signed by the airline. The aircraft were planned to be used to increase the number of flights on domestic flights in Iran.[6]
Former fleetedit
The airline previously operated the following aircraft (at November 2017):[7]
On 19 September 1995, Kish Air Flight 707 was hijacked by flight attendant Reza Jabbari and landed in Israel, where the hijacker was arrested. Jabbari requested asylum and declared his intention of converting to Judaism.[8] Sentenced to eight years in prison, he served four years but was granted asylum and remained in Israel.[9] He eventually became an Israeli citizen and converted to Judaism.[10]
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Kish Airlines Persian هواپیمایی کیش Havapeymayi e Kish is an airline operating from Kish Island Iran 1 It operates international domestic and charter services as a scheduled carrier Its main bases are Kish International Airport and Mehrabad International Airport Tehran 2 Kish AirlinesIATA ICAO CallsignY9 KIS KISH AIRFoundedDecember 16 1989Commenced operations1990HubsKish International Airport Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport Tehran Mehrabad International AirportFleet size11Destinations27Parent companyKish Free Zone OrganizationHeadquartersKish Island Persian Gulf IranKey peopleCap Ebrahim Siyahjani CEO WebsiteKishairlines ir Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 3 1 Fleet development 3 2 Former fleet 4 Accidents and incidents 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe airline was established on December 16 1989 and started operations in 1990 It is owned by Kish Free Zone Organisation 79 Kish Investment and Development 11 and Kish Development and Servicing 10 citation needed To start its passenger operations after receiving temporary operations permission the airline leased two aircraft three Tupolev Tu 154 and four McDonnell Douglas MD 82 MD 83 from Bulgaria Airlines on a wet lease basis Kish Air received its air operator certificate AOC in 1991 thus becoming the first private company to receive its AOC from Civil Aviation of Iran At this time the company began wet leasing three Tupolev Tu 154Ms from Russian leasing companies returning the previously leased Bulgarian aircraft The company also wet leased two Yakovlev Yak 42D aircraft from Russia Towards the end of 1992 the company was at the verge of bankruptcy and most of the key managers were replaced when In 1999 Kish Air having enough financial strength decided to replace its wet leased fleet with dry leased and purchased aircraft and was able to operate two dry leased and two purchased Tupolev Tu 154 aircraft and hire and train the required aircrew and maintenance personnel At present when Kish Air is also operating a fleet of medium range MD 80 series aircraft and short range Fokker 100 on its domestic and international routes Destinations editAs of September 2023 Kish Air operates services to the following destinations Country City Airport Notes RefsIran Abadan Ayatollah Jami International AirportAhvaz Qasem Soleimani International AirportAsaluyeh Persian Gulf AirportBandar Abbas Bandar Abbas International AirportChabahar Chabahar Konarak AirportGorgan Gorgan AirportIsfahan Shahid Beheshti International AirportKish Kish International Airport HubLamerd Lamerd International AirportMashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport HubQeshm Qeshm AirportRasht Rasht AirportSari Dasht e Naz AirportShiraz Shahid Dastgheib International AirportTabriz Shahid Madani International AirportTehran Imam Khomeini International Airport HubMehrabad International Airport HubYazd Shahid Sadooghi AirportZahedan Zahedan AirportIraq Najaf Al Najaf International AirportKazakhstan Aktau Aktau International AirportAlmaty Almaty International AirportPakistan Lahore Allama Iqbal International AirportOman Muscat Muscat International AirportUnited Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai International AirportFleet edit nbsp Kish Air McDonnell Douglas MD 82 at Dubai International Airport nbsp Kish Air Airbus A320 at Mehrabad Airport TehranAs of April 2023 Kish Air operates the following aircraft 4 Kish Air fleet Aircraft In service Order Passengers NotesC Y TotalAirbus A321 200 2 28 142 170 1 stored28 142 170Fokker 100 2 100 100McDonnell Douglas MD 82 5 161 161 One recently received from the Taliban from Kam Air 5 McDonnell Douglas MD 83 2 156 156Total 11 Fleet development edit In April 2017 it was announced that the airline planned to order six aircraft from ATR with variant and delivery dates announced if and when the deal is signed by the airline The aircraft were planned to be used to increase the number of flights on domestic flights in Iran 6 Former fleet edit The airline previously operated the following aircraft at November 2017 7 2 Airbus A320 leased from Jordan Aviation 1 Boeing 737 500 leased from Bukovyna Airlines 7 Fokker 50Accidents and incidents editOn 19 September 1995 Kish Air Flight 707 was hijacked by flight attendant Reza Jabbari and landed in Israel where the hijacker was arrested Jabbari requested asylum and declared his intention of converting to Judaism 8 Sentenced to eight years in prison he served four years but was granted asylum and remained in Israel 9 He eventually became an Israeli citizen and converted to Judaism 10 On 10 February 2004 Kish Air Flight 7170 operated by a Fokker 50 Mk 050 crashed at Sharjah International Airport killing 43 people Three survived with serious injuries The cause was that the propellers were put into reverse pitch while the aircraft was in flight 11 citation needed See also editList of airlines of IranReferences edit Directory World airlines Flight International 23 29 March 2004 94 Directory World Airlines Flight International 2007 04 03 p 101 Kish to Dubai flights has been launched 9 June 2023 Global Airline Guide 2019 Part One Airliner World October 2019 17 https www iranintl com en 202403155319 Kish Air to buy six aircraft from ATR www iran daily com Retrieved 2 June 2017 Kish Air Fleet Details and History www flightradar24 com Linzer Dafna 1995 09 27 Iranian Hijacker Wants To Stay In Israel AP News Retrieved 2023 02 08 Refeal Tabby 2022 05 04 One Israel Story You ve Probably Never Heard Jewish Journal Retrieved 2023 02 08 Iranian hijacker converts to judaism The Dawn 2007 03 03 Retrieved 2023 02 08 AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT 01 04 PDF General Civil Aviation Authority of the UAE Retrieved 21 August 2009 External links edit nbsp Media related to Kish Air at Wikimedia Commons Kish Air fleet list Kish Air photosPortals nbsp Iran nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kish Air amp oldid 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