Saha Airlines
هواپیمایی ساها
IATA ICAO Callsign
- IRZ SAHA
Founded1990
Operating bases
Focus cities
Fleet size2
Destinations15
Parent companyIslamic Republic of Iran Air Force
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
Websitesahaair.com

Saha Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی ساها) is an Iranian airline based in Tehran that operates scheduled domestic flights.

History

The company was established in 1990 as Saha Airline and is wholly owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force. It operates domestic passenger services using Boeing 737-300 aircraft, and cargo charters carried out with Boeing 747 freighters when required. Saha Airlines was the last civil operator of the Boeing 707 in the world.[1]

On 3 May 2013, all flight operations were suspended. Saha Airlines began operating again in 2017.

Destinations

Saha Airlines serves the following destinations (as of April 2023):

Country City Airport Notes Refs
IranAhvazQasem Soleimani International Airport
AsaluyehPersian Gulf Airport
Bandar AbbasBandar Abbas International Airport
BushehrBushehr Airport
IsfahanShahid Beheshti International Airport
KishKish International Airport
Lavan IslandLavan Airport
MashhadShahid Hasheminejad International Airport
QeshmQeshm International Airport
RashtRasht Airport
SariDasht-e Naz Airport
ShirazShahid Dastgheib International Airport
TabrizShahid Madani International Airport
TehranMehrabad International AirportHub
YazdShahid Sadooghi Airport

konarak Chabahar airport

Fleet

As of April 2023, the Saha Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[2]

Saha Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In service Notes
Boeing 737-300 2
Total 2
Saha Airlines Former Fleet
Aircraft Fleet Year Retired Notes[3]
Airbus A300-600 2 2012 transferred to Meraj Airlines
Boeing 707 14 2013 only 4 were passenger aircraft (2 were destroyed), 9 used for cargo, 1 used for government transferred to Meraj Airlines
Boeing 747-100 1 2008 used for cargo flights, transferred to Iran Air Force
Boeing 747-200 3 2018 used for cargo flights, transferred to Iran Air Force
Total 20

Accidents and incidents

  • On 20 April 2005, Saha Airlines Flight 171, a Boeing 707-320C, registration EP-SHE, flying from Kish Island, crashed on landing at Mehrabad Airport, Tehran following an unstabilised approach with a higher than recommended airspeed. Gears and/or a tire failed after touchdown and the flight overran the far end of the runway. Of the 12 crew and 157 passengers on board, three passengers were killed.[4]
  • On 14 Jan 2019, a Boeing 707 freighter crashed near Karaj, Iran[5] The plane was supposed to land at Payam International Airport, but the crew mistakenly landed at Fath Air Base. Of the 16 people on board, only one survived. The aircraft was the last 707 in commercial service worldwide.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Last B707 operator Saha Air suspends operations once more". ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 17.
  3. ↑ "Saha Air Lines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  4. ↑ Saha Air Flight 171 crash report
  5. ↑ "سقوط هواپیما حوالی صفادشت تهران".
  6. ↑ Karimi, Nasser; Gambrell, Jon (14 January 2019). "Cargo plane crash in Iran kills 15, leaves 1 survivor". AP News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

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