In September 2013, the airline took delivery of an Airbus A320-200. In January 2016, Zagros Airlines acquired Iran's first A319.[2] On March 14, 2017, the airline acquired its first A321-200 through wet lease from Khors Aircompany.[3]
Destinationsedit
As of May 2023, Zagros Airlines operates flights to the following destinations:
In June 2017, it was announced that the airline had signed an MOU with Airbus for an order of 20 A320neo and 8 A330neo aircraft.[5]
Accidents and incidentsedit
On 28 January 2016, Zagros Airlines Flight 4010 was landing at Mashhad International Airport's Runway 31R when the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration EP-ZAB, skidded off the runway, due to weather conditions. The aircraft was badly damaged but there were no injuries.[6][7]
The First Iranian Female Pilotedit
In July 2019, Zagros Airlines became the first Iranian Airliner to have a female Pilot, Neshat Jahandari became the first female pilot in the country ever since the Iranian Revolution. Mrs. Jahandari is known as a national treasure due to her influence in the nations female leadership. Currently, she is also the youngest Female Pilot in the country.[citation needed]
The Same year in October 2019, exactly 3 month after Jahandari Introduction to Zagros Airlines, She was part of the first all Female Flight in Iran, as well as the Middle East Region.[8] This has majorly impacted Zagros Airlines reputation in Female leadership.
zagros, airlines, confused, with, zagrosjet, iranian, airline, headquartered, tehran, based, mehrabad, international, airport, هواپیمایی, زاگرس, hevapimaii, zagresiata, icao, callsignzv, zagrosfounded2005hubsmashhad, shahid, hasheminejad, international, airpor. Not to be confused with Zagrosjet Zagros Airlines is an Iranian airline headquartered in Tehran and based at Mehrabad International Airport Zagros Airlines هواپیمایی زاگرس Hevapimaii ye ZagresIATA ICAO CallsignZV IZG ZAGROSFounded2005HubsMashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport Tehran Mehrabad International AirportSubsidiariesZagros Regional ZagrosScootFleet size13 1 Destinations23Parent companyZagros GroupHeadquartersTehran IranKey peopleAbdolreza Mousavi ownerWebsitewww wbr zagrosairlines wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 3 1 Fleet development 4 Accidents and incidents 5 The First Iranian Female Pilot 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory edit nbsp Previous logo nbsp Previous logoZagros Airlines was founded in 2005 in Abadan Iran The airline uses Mehrabad International Airport and Mashhad International Airport as its operating bases In 2007 Zagros Airlines started its first international route from Tehran to the Syrian capital of Damascus In September 2013 the airline took delivery of an Airbus A320 200 In January 2016 Zagros Airlines acquired Iran s first A319 2 On March 14 2017 the airline acquired its first A321 200 through wet lease from Khors Aircompany 3 Destinations editAs of May 2023 Zagros Airlines operates flights to the following destinations Country City Airport Notes RefsGeorgia Batumi Batumi International Airport SeasonalTbilisi Tbilisi International AirportIran Abadan Ayatollah Jami International AirportAhvaz Qasem Soleimani International AirportArdabil Ardabil AirportBandar Abbas Bandar Abbas International AirportBushehr Bushehr AirportChabahar Chabahar Konarak AirportIsfahan Shahid Beheshti International AirportKerman Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani AirportKish Kish International AirportMashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport HubQeshm Qeshm International AirportShiraz Shahid Dastgheib International AirportTabriz Shahid Madani International AirportTehran Imam Khomeini International Airport HubMehrabad International Airport HubIraq Baghdad Baghdad International AirportNajaf Al Najaf International AirportUzbekistan Tashkent Islam Karimov Tashkent International AirportFleet editAs of May 2023 the Zagros Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft 4 Zagros Airlines fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers NotesJ Y TotalAirbus A319 100 1 142 142Airbus A320 200 4 16 132 148Airbus A321 200 1 16 132 148McDonnell Douglas MD 82 5 157 157McDonnell Douglas MD 83 2 172 172Total 13 Fleet development edit In June 2017 it was announced that the airline had signed an MOU with Airbus for an order of 20 A320neo and 8 A330neo aircraft 5 Accidents and incidents editOn 28 January 2016 Zagros Airlines Flight 4010 was landing at Mashhad International Airport s Runway 31R when the McDonnell Douglas MD 83 registration EP ZAB skidded off the runway due to weather conditions The aircraft was badly damaged but there were no injuries 6 7 The First Iranian Female Pilot editIn July 2019 Zagros Airlines became the first Iranian Airliner to have a female Pilot Neshat Jahandari became the first female pilot in the country ever since the Iranian Revolution Mrs Jahandari is known as a national treasure due to her influence in the nations female leadership Currently she is also the youngest Female Pilot in the country citation needed The Same year in October 2019 exactly 3 month after Jahandari Introduction to Zagros Airlines She was part of the first all Female Flight in Iran as well as the Middle East Region 8 This has majorly impacted Zagros Airlines reputation in Female leadership See also editList of airlines of IranReferences edit https www zagrosairlines com article fleet php Zagros Airlines Acquires Iran s First A319 Aviation Iran 19 January 2016 Retrieved 5 November 2018 Iran s Zagros Airlines adds maiden A321 ch aviation Retrieved 2017 03 16 Global Airline Guide 2019 Part One Airliner World October 2019 17 Iran s Zagros Airlines inks MOU for A320neo A330neo Retrieved 5 November 2018 Accident Zagros MD83 at Mashad on Jan 28th 2016 runway excursion on landing avherald com Retrieved 5 November 2018 Ranter Harro ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas MD 83 EP ZAB Mashhad Airport MHD aviation safety net Retrieved 5 November 2018 Bremner Charles 2019 08 15 Online fame for Iran s female pilot Neshat Jahandari The Times ISSN 0140 0460 Retrieved 2022 01 11 External links edit nbsp Media related to Zagros Airlines at Wikimedia Commons Official websitePortals nbsp Iran nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zagros Airlines amp oldid 1182585377, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
