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| Founded | 1973 [1] | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport | ||||||
| Destinations | 23 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran | ||||||
| Key people | Mr. Majid Shekari (Owner), Reza Mousavi (CEO) | ||||||
| Employees | 1300 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Iran Airtour is a privately-owned Iranian airline that was launched in 1973. Its main base is Mashhad Airport.
Iran Airtour is one of Iran's private airlines, established in 1973 by Iran Air (Persian: هواپیمایی جمهوری اسلامی ایران) with the aim of launching tours to the cities of Iran and different countries. In 1982, Iran Airtour started scheduled domestic tours from all over Iran to Mashhad. Two years later, the airline started to develop foreign tours to China, UAE, India, Singapore and Malaysia.[ citation needed ]
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 ]
Until 2010, Iran Airtour was one of the state-owned airline companies in Iran, but subsequently, in accordance with Article 44 of the Constitutional law, ownership was assigned to Hesayar Co., a subsidiary of the Iranian Ministry of Defence. Because four of five consecutive payment checks from Hesayar Co. bounced for insufficient funds, the original assignment was canceled. After another auction in 2016, the airline was conceded to the private sector. [2]
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 ]
Iran Airtour's primary base is Mashhad Airport. [3] As of April 2023, Iran Airtour operates scheduled services to the following destinations. [4]
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 | 4 | — | 22 | 258 | 280 | |
| Airbus A310-300 | 4 | — | 18 | 232 | 250 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 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]
Since 1993, Iran AirTour has had three fatal aircraft accidents.
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