:Taban Air
{{Short description|Airline in Iran}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Taban Air
| image = Taban Airlines official logo.png
| image_size = 150
| IATA = HH
| ICAO = TBN
| callsign = TABAN AIR
| founded = 2005
| commenced = 2006
| ceased =
| hubs =
- Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport
- Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport
- Tehran Mehrabad Airport
| focus_cities =
| frequent_flyer =
| lounge =
| alliance =
| subsidiaries =
| fleet_size = 5 https://taban.aero/knowledge.asp?ctype=fleet&lang=fa&title=ناوگان_پروازی
| destinations = 18
| parent =
| headquarters = Mashhad, Iran
| key_people = Cpt. Asghar Abdollahpour (Chairman, CEO)
| website = https://taban.aero/?lang=en
}}
Taban Air ({{langx|fa|هواپیمایی تابان}}, Havāpeimāyi-ye Tābān), officially known as Taban Airlines, is an airline headquartered in the Ekbatan Complex in Tehran, Iran,"[http://taban.aero/en/contact-us.html Contact us]." Taban Air. Retrieved on 30 November 2012. "NO. 10, Fiat Alley, Ekbatan Main Boulevard, 1st Phase, Ekbatan Complex, Tehran " - [http://taban.aero/contact-us.html Persian]: "تهران _ شهرک اکباتان – فاز1 _ بلوار اصلی _ کوچه فیات _ پلاک 10" with its main operational base in Mashhad. It operates international, domestic, and charter routes as a scheduled carrier.
History
The airline operates domestic and international flights and was founded in 2005, beginning operations in 2006. Taban Air initially started as a charter airline but later expanded to offer scheduled flights, and was founded by Captain Asghar Abdollahpour.
Fleet
=Current fleet=
The Taban Air fleet consists of the following aircraft as of April 2023:{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2019|page=17}}
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"
|+ Taban Air Fleet |
| rowspan="2"|Aircraft
!rowspan="2" |In Service !rowspan="2" |Orders !colspan="3"|Passengers !rowspan="2" |Notes |
|---|
| C
!Y !Total |
| Boeing 737-400
|1 |— |— |168 |168 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-88
|4 |— |— |165 |165 | |
| Total
!5 !— ! colspan="4" | |
=Former fleet=
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|+ Taban Air Fleet{{cn|date=April 2024}} | ||
| rowspan="2"|Aircraft
!rowspan="2" |In Service !rowspan="2" |Orders !colspan="3"|Passengers !rowspan="2" |Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| C
!Y !Total | ||
| Tupolev 154
|11 |— |— | ––
|154 | | |
| Boeing 757-200 | align="center" | 1 | align=center |—
|— |— |245 | |
| BAE 146 | align=center|1 | align=center |—
|— |— |165 | |
| Airbus A310-300 | align="center" | 1 | align=center |—
|— |— |300 | |
| Total
!14 !— ! colspan="4" | |
Incidents and accidents
- On 24 January 2010, Taban Air Flight 6437, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashed whilst making an emergency landing at Mashhad International Airport due to a medical emergency; all 157 and 13 crew survived the accident with 42 receiving minor injuries.[http://avherald.com/h?article=426402c1&opt=0 Taban Air Flight 6437][http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8477389.stm Iranian plane catches fire on landing][http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/24/iran.plane.fire/index.html?iref=allsearch Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran]
References
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External links
{{commons category-inline|Taban Air}}
- {{Official website}}
- [http://taban.aero/?lang=en Taban Air]
- [http://taban.aero/ Taban Air] {{in lang|fa}}
- [https://planespotters.net/production-list/search?fleet=Taban-Airlines&fleetStatus=current&sort=type Taban Air fleet]
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