Iran Airtour
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| Founded | 1973 Tehran, Iran | ||||||
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| Key people | Mr. Majid Shekari (Owner) | ||||||
| Employees | 1300 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Iran Airtour is a privately-owned
History
Foundation and early years
Iran Airtour is one of Iran's private airlines, established in 1973 by
]Iran Airtours flight activity as an independent airline started in 1992 in Mashhad, which became the operations center of the airline. A direct air link from Mashhad to the centers of 13 provinces ensued. Iran Airtour was also responsible for operating flights from different cities to Mecca for pilgrimage, as well as regional flights with 19 aircraft to Damascus, Stockholm, Moscow, and Ashgabat.[citation needed]
Development since 2010
Until 2010, Iran Airtour was one of the
In October 2021, Iran Airtour got permission to fly in the European airspace, making it the second Iranian airline to be able to do so.[citation needed] Iran Airtour is also one of the companies that has a license for aviation training in Iran (ATO) from the National Aviation Organization. Iran Airtour is a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and holds the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), audited by IATA-approved auditors. Iran Airtour Airlines consists of more than 1300 specialized and skilled personnel in different parts.[citation needed]
Destinations
Iran Airtour's primary base is
Fleet
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As of June 2023 the Iran Airtour fleet consisted of the following aircraft.[5][6][needs update]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| B | E | Total | ||||
Airbus A300-600
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4 | — | 22 | 258 | 280 | |
| Airbus A310-300 | 4 | — | 18 | 232 | 250 | |
Airbus A320-200
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1 | — | 170 | 170 | ||
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 4 | — | 160 | 160 | ||
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 1 | — | 160 | 160 | ||
| McDonnell Douglas MD-87 | 1 | — | 130 | 130 | ||
| Total | 15 | — | ||||
As of 2023, Iran Airtour was one of the last operators of the passenger variant of the Airbus A310.[7]
Accidents and incidents
Since 1993, Iran AirTour has had three fatal aircraft accidents.
- On February 8, 1993, a Tehran International Airport, crashed into a Sukhoi Su-24 fighter of the Iranian Air Force which was landing. In this accident, all 133 people – both pilots of the Su-24 and Tu-154, all 12 crew members, and 119 passengers on board – died. The main cause of this accident was the Sukhoi Su-24 fighter pilot's error.[8]
- On February 12, 2002, a Sefid Kooh mountains during heavy rain, snow and dense fog. All 12 crew members and 107 passengers died.[9]
- On September 1, 2006, a Mashhad International Airport, 28 out of the 148 passengers and crew died.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Iran Airtour Airlines". iat.aero. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ IRAN AIRTOUR .IR
- ISSN 0015-3710.
- ^ Destinations Archived 12 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine iat.aero
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 17.
- ^ "Airbus orders and deliveries" (XLS). Airbus S.A.S. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Pande, Pranjal; Hardiman, Jake (11 April 2022). "40 Years Of Flight: A Look At The Operators Still Flying The Airbus A310 In 2022". Simple Flying. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Can News [dead link]
- ^ بازخوانی-سقوط-توپولف-۱۵۴-ایران-ایرتور airlinepress.ir
- ^ "سایت خبری هرمز".
External links
Media related to Iran Airtour at Wikimedia Commons
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