Taban Air
Taban Air MD-88 | |||||||
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| Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2006 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 5[1] | ||||||
| Destinations | 33 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Mashhad, Iran | ||||||
| Key people | Cpt. Asghar Abdollahpour (Chairman, CEO) | ||||||
| Website | https://taban.aero/?lang=en | ||||||
Taban Air (Persian: هواپیمایی تابان, Havâpeymâyi-ye Tâbân), officially known as Taban Airlines, is an airline headquartered in the Ekbatan Complex in Tehran, Iran,[2] 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
As of August 2025, Taban Air operates the following aircraft:[3]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | — | — | 168 | 168 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | 4 | — | — | 165 | 165 | |
| Total | 5 | — | ||||
Former fleet
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Tupolev 154 | 11 | — | — | –– | 154 | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 1 | — | — | — | 245 | |
| BAE 146 | 1 | — | — | — | 165 | |
| Airbus A310-300 | 1 | — | — | — | 300 | |
| Total | 14 | — | ||||
Destinations
Taban Air has 15 domestic destinations and 18 international destinations
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 passengers and 13 crew survived the accident with 42 receiving minor injuries.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "شرکت هواپیمایی تابان". taban.aero. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ^ "Contact us Archived 2021-05-17 at the Wayback Machine." Taban Air. Retrieved on 30 November 2012. "NO. 10, Fiat Alley, Ekbatan Main Boulevard, 1st Phase, Ekbatan Complex, Tehran " - Persian Archived 2012-11-17 at the Wayback Machine: "تهران _ شهرک اکباتان – فاز1 _ بلوار اصلی _ کوچه فیات _ پلاک 10"
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Taban Air". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 62.
- ^ Taban Air Flight 6437
- ^ Iranian plane catches fire on landing
- ^ Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran
External links
Media related to Taban Air at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Taban Air
- Taban Air (in Persian)