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Caspian Airlines
Founded	1993
Operating bases	Tehran Mehrabad International Airport
Fleet size	8
Destinations	22
Parent company	Iran National Airlines Corporation
Headquarters	Tehran, Iran
Website	caspian.aero

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Caspian Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی کاسپین, Havāpeimāyi-ye Kāspian) is an airline headquartered in the Iranian capital of Tehran.^[1] Established in 1993, it operates services between Tehran and other major cities in Iran as well as international flights to Turkey and Iraq. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran.^[2]

As of December 2016, Caspian Airlines is prohibited by the US Department of Treasury from engaging in any transaction of any type with foreign entities; for providing support to IRGC elements by transporting personnel and illicit material, including weapons, from Iran to Syria.^[3]

History

The airline was established in 1993 and commenced operations in September 1993. It was set up as a joint venture between Iranian and Russian interests.

Caspian Airlines no longer has any Tupolev aircraft; today it operates mainly McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft.

Caspian Airlines finished building its headquarters in 1993. Later this tower was exchanged with three Tupolev-154s from Mahan Air.

Destinations

Country	City	Airport	Notes
Iran	Abadan	Ayatollah Jami International Airport
	Ahvaz	Qasem Soleimani International Airport
	Asaluyeh	Persian Gulf Airport
	Bandar Abbas	Bandar Abbas International Airport
	Bushehr	Bushehr Airport
	Chabahar	Chabahar Konarak Airport
	Isfahan	Shahid Beheshti International Airport
	Jask	Jask Airport
	Kerman	Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Airport
	Kish	Kish International Airport
	Mashhad	Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport	Hub
	Qeshm	Qeshm International Airport
	Rasht	Rasht Airport
	Sari	Dasht-e Naz Airport
	Shiraz	Shahid Dastgheib International Airport
	Tabriz	Shahid Madani International Airport
	Tehran	Imam Khomeini International Airport	Hub
	Tehran	Mehrabad International Airport	Hub
	Yazd	Shahid Sadooghi Airport
	Zahedan	Zahedan Airport
Iraq	Baghdad	Baghdad International Airport
Iraq	Najaf	Al Najaf International Airport
Syria	Damascus	Damascus International Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

The Caspian Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of April 2023:^[4]

Caspian Airlines Fleet
Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers
Boeing 737-400	1	—	168
Boeing 737-500	2	—	126
McDonnell Douglas MD-83	5		168
Total	8

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

1 Boeing 737-500, leased from Khors Aircompany

Accidents and incidents

On 15 July 2009, Caspian Airlines Flight 7908, a Tupolev Tu-154M, traveling from Tehran to Yerevan crashed near the Iranian town of Qazvin, killing all 168 people (153 passengers, 15 crew) on board.^[5]^[6]
On 27 January 2020, Caspian Airlines Flight 6936, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (registered EP-CPZ) suffered a runway excursion at Bandar Mahshahr Airport, Iran. The aircraft came to a stop on a road, injuring 2 of the 144 passengers and crew on board.^[7]
On April 12, 2021, a Caspian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 performing Flight 6984 from Tehran to Kish rose above its assigned altitude due to an autopilot malfunction. As a result, a Qatar Airways Airbus A350 operating Flight 739, en route from Doha to Los Angeles received a traffic collision avoidance system alert and performed an evasive climb. The Aviation Herald claimed the Qatar jet produced automated warnings about its speed and an impending stall, something Qatar Airways denied. Both aircraft continued to their destinations and landed safely.^{[citation needed]}
On January 5, 2022, Caspian Airlines Flight 6904, a Boeing 737-400 (registration EP-CAP) veered off the runway during landing at Isfahan International Airport following a collapse of the left main landing gear, injuring five of the 116 people on board.^[8]

References

^ "Contact Caspian Archived 2010-06-18 at the Wayback Machine." Caspian Airlines. Retrieved on 27 June 2010. "Contact Details 5 Sabonchi St Shahid Beheshti Ave"
^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 62.
^ "Treasury Targets Networks Linked to Iran". www.treasury.gov. Retrieved Jan 29, 2020.
^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 16.
^ "Caspian Airlines 150 dead in Iran airline crash - eTurboNews.com". eturbonews.com.
^ "BBC News - Scores killed in Iran plane crash". bbc.co.uk.
^ "Airwork". www.airwork.nl. Retrieved Jan 29, 2020.
^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-4H6 EP-CAP Isfahan-Shahid Beheshti Airport (IFN)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-07.

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[1] "Contact Caspian Archived 2010-06-18 at the Wayback Machine." Caspian Airlines. Retrieved on 27 June 2010. "Contact Details 5 Sabonchi St Shahid Beheshti Ave"

[FI-2] "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 62.

[3] "Treasury Targets Networks Linked to Iran". www.treasury.gov. Retrieved Jan 29, 2020.

[4] "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 16.

[5] "Caspian Airlines 150 dead in Iran airline crash - eTurboNews.com". eturbonews.com.

[6] "BBC News - Scores killed in Iran plane crash". bbc.co.uk.

[7] "Airwork". www.airwork.nl. Retrieved Jan 29, 2020.

[8] Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-4H6 EP-CAP Isfahan-Shahid Beheshti Airport (IFN)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-07.

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-'''Caspian Airlines''' ({{lang-fa|هواپیمایی کاسپین}}, ''Hevapimaii-ye Kaspyen'') is an airline headquartered in [[Tehran]], Iran.<ref>"[http://www.caspian.aero/html/en/page.aspx?name=contact_d.htm Contact Caspian] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618025846/http://www.caspian.aero/html/en/page.aspx?name=contact_d.htm |date=2010-06-18 }}." Caspian Airlines. Retrieved on 27 June 2010. "Contact Details 5 Sabonchi St Shahid Beheshti Ave"</ref> Established in 1993, it operates services between Tehran and other major cities in Iran and international flights to Turkey and Iraq. Its main base is [[Mehrabad International Airport]], Tehran.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 62 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref>
+'''Caspian Airlines''' ({{langx|fa|هواپیمایی کاسپین}}, ''Havāpeimāyi-ye Kāspian'') is an airline headquartered in the [[Iran|Iranian]] capital of [[Tehran]].<ref>"[http://www.caspian.aero/html/en/page.aspx?name=contact_d.htm Contact Caspian] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618025846/http://www.caspian.aero/html/en/page.aspx?name=contact_d.htm |date=2010-06-18 }}." Caspian Airlines. Retrieved on 27 June 2010. "Contact Details 5 Sabonchi St Shahid Beheshti Ave"</ref> Established in 1993, it operates services between Tehran and other major cities in Iran as well as international flights to Turkey and Iraq. Its main base is [[Mehrabad International Airport]], Tehran.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 62 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref>
 As of December 2016, Caspian Airlines is prohibited by the US Department of Treasury from engaging in any transaction of any type with foreign entities; for providing support to IRGC elements by transporting personnel and illicit material, including weapons, from Iran to Syria.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/pages/jl2618.aspx|title=Treasury Targets Networks Linked to Iran|website=www.treasury.gov|access-date=Jan 29, 2020}}</ref>
 ==History==
-[[File:Caspian Airlines Tu-154M EP-CPO DXB 2007-11-11.png|thumb|A Caspian Airlines [[Tupolev Tu-154M]] at [[Dubai International Airport]] in 2011]]
 The airline was established in 1993 and commenced operations in September 1993. It was set up as a joint venture between Iranian and Russian interests.
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+[[File:Caspian Air line Boeing - 737-500.jpg|thumb|Caspian Airlines [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-500]]]]
+[[File:Caspian Airlines Tu-154M EP-CPO DXB 2007-11-11.png|thumb|Caspian Airlines [[Tupolev Tu-154M]] in 2011]]
 ===Current fleet===
 The Caspian Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of April 2023:<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2019|page=16}}</ref>
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 * On 15 July 2009, [[Caspian Airlines Flight 7908]], a [[Tupolev Tu-154|Tupolev Tu-154M]], traveling from [[Tehran]] to [[Yerevan]] crashed near the Iranian town of [[Qazvin]], killing all 168 people (153 passengers, 15 crew) on board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eturbonews.com/10375/150-dead-iran-airline-crash|title=Caspian Airlines 150 dead in Iran airline crash - eTurboNews.com|work=eturbonews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8151327.stm|title=BBC News - Scores killed in Iran plane crash|work=bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
 * On 27 January 2020, [[Caspian Airlines Flight 6936]], a [[McDonnell Douglas MD-83]] (registered EP-CPZ) suffered a runway excursion at Bandar Mahshahr Airport, Iran. The aircraft came to a stop on a road, injuring 2 of the 144 passengers and crew on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.airwork.nl/bulletinboard/search.php?searchid=11676173|title=Airwork|website=www.airwork.nl|access-date=Jan 29, 2020}}</ref>
-*On April 12, 2021, a Caspian Airlines [[McDonnell Douglas MD-83]] performing Flight 6984 from [[Tehran]] to [[Kish International Airport|Kish]] rose above its assigned altitude due to an [[autopilot]] malfunction. As a result, a [[Qatar Airways]] [[Airbus A350]] operating Flight 739, ''en route'' from [[Doha]] to [[Los Angeles]] received a [[traffic collision avoidance system]] alert and performed an evasive climb. ''[[The Aviation Herald]]'' claimed the Qatar jet produced automated warnings about its speed and an impending [[aerodynamic stall|stall]], something Qatar Airways denied. Both aircraft continued to their destinations and landed safely.<ref>{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Sumit |date=April 24, 2021 |title=MD-83 Autopilot Failure Leads To Qatar Airways Airbus A350 Distancing |url=https://simpleflying.com/md83-autopilot-failure-qatar-stall/ |work=Simple Flying |location= |access-date=May 13, 2021}}</ref>
+*On April 12, 2021, a Caspian Airlines [[McDonnell Douglas MD-83]] performing Flight 6984 from [[Tehran]] to [[Kish International Airport|Kish]] rose above its assigned altitude due to an [[autopilot]] malfunction. As a result, a [[Qatar Airways]] [[Airbus A350]] operating Flight 739, ''en route'' from [[Doha]] to [[Los Angeles]] received a [[traffic collision avoidance system]] alert and performed an evasive climb. ''[[The Aviation Herald]]'' claimed the Qatar jet produced automated warnings about its speed and an impending [[aerodynamic stall|stall]], something Qatar Airways denied. Both aircraft continued to their destinations and landed safely.{{cn|date=June 2024}}
 *On January 5, 2022, Caspian Airlines Flight 6904, a Boeing 737-400 (registration EP-CAP) veered off the runway during landing at Isfahan International Airport following a collapse of the left main landing gear, injuring five of the 116 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-4H6 EP-CAP Isfahan-Shahid Beheshti Airport (IFN)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20220105-0|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-07|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106001405/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20220105-0 |archive-date=2022-01-06 }}</ref>
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Passenger	ATA Airlines Air1 Air Caspian Airlines Chabahar Airlines FlyPersia Iran Air Iran Airtour Iran Aseman Airlines Karun Airlines Kish Air Mahan Air Meraj Airlines Qeshm Air Varesh Airlines Pars Air Pouya Air Saha Airlines Sepehran Airlines Taban Air Zagros Airlines
Cargo	Iran Air Payam Air Pouya Air Fars Air Qeshm
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