Zagros Airlines
Zagros Airlines is an Iranian airline headquartered in Tehran and based at Abadan International Airport.
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| Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 18 | ||||||
| Destinations | 21 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran | ||||||
| Key people | Abdolreza Mousavi, owner | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
Zagros Airlines was founded in 2005 in Abadan, Iran. The airline uses Mehrabad International Airport and Abadan 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.[1] On March 14, 2017, the airline acquired its first A321-200 through wet lease from Khors Aircompany.[2]
Destinations
Domestic
- Abadan - Abadan International Airport
- Ahwaz - Ahwaz International Airport
- Arak - Arak Airport
- Isfahan - Isfahan International Airport
- Kerman - Kerman Airport
- Kermanshah - Kermanshah International Airport
- Kish Island - Kish International Airport
- Mahshahr - Mahshahr Airport
- Mashhad - Mashhad International Airport
- Rasht - Rasht Airport
- Shiraz - Shiraz International Airport
- Tehran
- Yazd - Shahid Sadooghi Airport
International
- Baku - Heydar Aliyev International Airport, seasonal
- Istanbul - Istanbul Airport
- Izmir - Adnan Menderes Airport
Fleet
As of August 2019, the Zagros Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[3]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| J | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | — | — | 142 | 142 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 7 | — | 16 | 132 | 148 | |
| Airbus A321-200 | 2 | — | 31 | 118 | 149 | [2] |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 5 | — | — | 157 | 157 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 3 | — | — | 172 | 172 | |
| Total | 18 | — | ||||
Accidents and incidents
- 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.[5][6]
The first flight of Iranian women
Pilot Neshat Jahandari is the youngest female pilot in Iran, who for the first time in the Iranian aviation industry, was the captain of the aircraft with two female pilots.* FLIGHT CAPTAINED BY TWO WOMEN FOR FIRST TIME IN IRAN
See also
References
- "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.
