Taftan Airlines

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Taftan Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
-SBTTAFTAN
Founded2004
(16 years ago)
 (2004)
Commenced operations
  • December 2004 (2004-12)
    (1st launch)
  • 2014 (2014) (2nd launch)
  • August 2016
    (3 years ago)
     (2016-08)
    (3rd launch)
Ceased operations
  • 2006 (2006) (1st cessation)
  • 2015 (2015) (2nd cessation)
Hubs Zahedan Airport
Fleet size8
Headquarters Tehran, Iran
Website www.taftanair.com

Taftan Airlines is an airline from Iran.

History

The airline was founded in 2004 and commenced operations the same year. It ceased operations in 2006 and launched again in 2014, only to cease operations the next year. For the third time, the airline launched operations in August 2016.

Contents

The airline has its main hub at the Zahedan Airport. Its fleet comprises six Fokker 50, one MD-82 and one MD-83 aircraft. [1] [2] [3]

Fleet

Taftan Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 Ep-cbi.jpg
Taftan Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Taftan Airlines fleet
AircraftIn fleetOrdersCapacityNotes
Fokker 50 650 [1]
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 1n/a [1]
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 1n/a [1]
Total8-

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Fleet". planespotters.net. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. "Profile". Official website. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. "Taftan Air resumes operations". aviationiran.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.