Taban Air

Taban Air (Persian: هواپیمایی تابان, Havāpeimāyi-ye Tābān), 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.

Taban Air

IATA ICAO Call sign HH TBN TABAN AIR
Founded	2005
Commenced operations	2006
Hubs	Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport Tehran Mehrabad Airport
Focus cities	Shiraz Shahid Dastgheib International Airport
Fleet size	5[1]
Destinations	18
Headquarters	Mashhad, Iran
Key people	Cpt. Asghar Abdollahpour (Chairman, CEO)
Website	https://taban.aero/?lang=en

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

Taban Air Airbus A310-300

Current fleet

The Taban Air fleet consists of the following aircraft as of April 2023:^[3]

Taban Air Fleet

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

Taban Air Fleet^{[citation needed]}

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	—

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.^[4][5][6]