H8 SPN Parent company HESA Founded 2010 | SPN SEPAHAN Website pgair.ir Fleet size 5 | |
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Hubs Isfahan International Airport Parent organization Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company Hub Isfahan International Airport | ||
Sepahan Airlines (Persian: هواپيمايي سپاهان) is an airline based in Isfahan, Iran. The company is an internal division of the manufacturer Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) and operates HESA-assembled Antonov An-140 turboprop aircraft. Prior to the 10 August 2014 crash, 6 IrAn-140 aircraft were operated. Following this crash, the Iranian IrAn-140 fleet was grounded, pending outcome of the investigation, leading to cessation of Sepahan Airlines flights.
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Fleet
The Sepahan Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2014):
But after Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 crash flying An 140 is banned in Iran and all remaining five planes are grounded.
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. 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.