Sepahan Airlines

Sepahan Airlines (Persian: هواپيمايي سپاهان‎) was an airline based in Isfahan, Iran. The company is an internal division of the manufacturer Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) and operated a fleet of 6 HESA-assembled Antonov An-140 turboprop aircraft.[1]

Sepahan Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
H8 SPN SEPAHAN
Founded2010
Ceased operations2014
Operating basesIsfahan International Airport
Parent companyHESA

Following the 10 August 2014 crash, the entire IrAn-140 fleet in Iran was grounded, pending the outcome of the investigation,[2] ultimately leading to the indefinite cessation of all Sepahan Airlines operations as it owned no other type of aircraft.

Former fleet
Aircraft Notes
IrAn-140 6 of this type were operated. All remaining 5 grounded indefinitely after the hull-loss crash of one of them.

Accidents and incidents
Main article: Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915

On 10 August 2014, a HESA IrAn-140 operating flight SPN 5915 to Tabas crashed near Tehran Mehrabad International Airport, killing at least 39 passengers.[3][4] The plane had taken off from the airport moments earlier at 9:45 hours local time (0515 UTC), before at least one of its engines failed.[5]

References
  1. "Sepahan Airlines (ATDB)". Aerotransport.org. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  2. http://www.tasnimnews.com/English/Home/Single/457322
  3. Blachly, Linda (August 10, 2014). "Antonov aircraft crashes in Tehran, killing 48". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. 
  4. About 40 killed as airliner crashes near Tehran's Mehrabad airport (VIDEO)
  5. "Air disaster leaves dozens dead near Tehran". Iran Herald. Retrieved August 10, 2014.


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