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iranair777

September 20th, 2009, 08:29 PM

I don't agree.

the Tupoleves that iran has are old!

also Boeing made more crashes than Tupolev ever did!

the 747 made only more than 20 crashes!

the 737 more than 30!

the 727 around 20!

the 777 around 5!

and................................................................................

and please let's don't talk about airbus...!

I think Tupolev is doing very good, also Tupolev is in it's grow phase so who knows maybe it's even better than airbus and boeing in some time...

you see, Tupolev is very good but we in Iran get the old ones like 20 years old TU154s...
so it wouldn't suprise me if they would crash...it was Tupolevs one of it's first passenger jets...

also why must we order from airbus and boeing????.....to fill europe and americans their pockets???....

with help from Russia, Ukraine and China we can get the technologie to build one day our own planes and give our own people in Iran more jobs! instead of France and USA...

the 777 has only had one hull loss incident.

747 depends on the type but 80% were due to terrorism and the rest pilot error/maint etc

737- more than average due to the amount of 737's sold around the world is more than anything else

You have to also take into perspective how many Tupolev flights there are per day than Boeing or airbus.
whatever than we have our own Iranian planes ;)

what is so special on airbus and boeing that Iran can't made??...

Iran has one of the best engineers and stuff we can do it ;)

I'm just saying that Boeing make better aircraft than the russians and a bit better than airbus. It doesnt matter whos pockets we fill as long as the aircraft is a safe one. I am also not throwing out the idea of iran building and designing aircraft as that would be a very good thing economic wise, but starting a completely new widebody/shorthaul aircraft when the main players are the ones 95% of airlines around the world will choose, it doesnt make sense. It will make sense if it sees a lot of orders, but I see nothing of sorts due to the fact that over the decades western countries have made iran into a bad image.

TEHR_IR

September 20th, 2009, 09:13 PM

^^Like I said Tupolev is just in it's growing phase...The TU204 is a very safe and nice plane you can compare it with an A321

and whit the pocket fill I meant we can give our own people jobs instead of americans and french people.

iman08

September 20th, 2009, 10:41 PM

^^We can never build bigger planes (80>passengers), because it is not economical... .

TEHR_IR

September 20th, 2009, 11:13 PM

GHORMEH SABZi

September 21st, 2009, 03:54 AM

:ohno: like filling the russians and chinese pockets is any better...

TEHR_IR

September 21st, 2009, 07:08 AM

^^you misunderstand it:)

I meant we can get technologie from them so that ONE DAY we can make our own BIG planes. and Give our own people jobs in Iran. so than we can fill our own (Iranian) pockets

GHORMEH SABZi

September 21st, 2009, 08:05 AM

^^you misunderstand it:)

I meant we can get technologie from them so that ONE DAY we can make our own BIG planes. and Give our own people jobs in Iran. so than we can fill our own (Iranian) pockets

amen! haha that would an amazing accomplishment... be omid khoda that day will come :)

iranair777

September 21st, 2009, 11:04 AM

^^We can never build bigger planes (80>passengers), because it is not economical... .

I completely agree with this. No foreign airline is going to place a big order from iran and just iranian airlines ordering these aircraft wont be economical.

TEHR_IR

September 21st, 2009, 04:37 PM

I completely agree with this. No foreign airline is going to place a big order from iran and just iranian airlines ordering these aircraft wont be economical.

yes there are:

Afghanistan
Syria
Korea
African Countries
Eastern europen countries.

they will and if we get better and better in it we will sell to others to....

it's the same with the Iran car industry.

the car industry is a big economical issue for Iran.

also if we don't try we never know it!

why do you people think Iran is bad and can't do anything???!!!

HELLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOO IT IS YOUR COUNTRY.

Be proud that we will make our own planes!!

Iran is an independent powerful country why should we think we can do less than others??

we can have a bad government but that doesn't mean our planes will be trash!!

we have one of the best engineers and stuff of the whole world!

TEHR_IR

September 21st, 2009, 04:38 PM

amen! haha that would an amazing accomplishment... be omid khoda that day will come :)

:) that day is already started...

just look at HESA with their IRAN-140 :)

iranair777

September 21st, 2009, 05:15 PM

why do you people think Iran is bad and can't do anything???!!!

I have never questioned that iran is bad and can't do anything at all. What I'm trying to say is that a commercial aircraft is not economical to build in iran. I love the country my parents came from and love the many things coming out of it, but one thing I will never see coming out is aircraft that will rival Boeing or Airbus.

Iran is an independent powerful country why should we think we can do less than others??

I'm not saying that we will do less than others but that the govt and shysters will either only do it for their own benefit or involve themselves in a bad way with any projects

we have one of the best engineers and stuff of the whole world!

I agree with that completely as I have personal family friends and family relations working in engineering.

on another note:

http://avherald.com/h?article=42019e8e&opt=0

anyone have any idea in what circumstance smoke fills a aircrafts cabin and what causes it?

TEHR_IR

September 21st, 2009, 11:44 PM

^^ ok but you must know Iran already made passenger planes the IRAN-140 under licence of HESA.

ok maybe it will not be a rival of airbus and boeing for now but that can change in the future...

anyway if we can build planes for our own need is good to...

it's better than we have now anyway...

ps: thanks for the link :D

TEHR_IR

September 21st, 2009, 11:51 PM

Iran buys 7 Boeings

Iran's airlines company has leased 15 new passenger planes of Boeing and Airbus, the Iranian television website quoted the head of the Iranian civil aviation, Ilhani Mohammad Ali, as saying.

"A total of 7 planes of Boeing MD and 8 - Airbus have been bought. These aircraft will replace 15 old passenger planes," said Ilhani.

In the Iranian city of Gazvin, on July 15, the airliner with 168 people crashed. A total of 1,610 people died during the plane crashes in Iran over the past 30 years, reported the Iranian Service for Flight Safety.

After the last accident, the Iranian Parliament asked the government not to buy the used passenger aircrafts. The members of the Parliament considered important to thoroughly check aircrafts in accordance with standards, as well as to attract professional specialists to the flights, and not to purchase the old aircraft.

http://en.trend.az/regions/iran/1544676.html

iranair777

September 22nd, 2009, 08:42 AM

GHORMEH SABZi

September 22nd, 2009, 09:50 AM

TEHR_IR

September 22nd, 2009, 05:19 PM

^^haha yes indeed :D
I think it will be in the next two months....

anyway they will not be brand new but if we have some luck maybe their are than some A330s in it :D

iranair777

September 22nd, 2009, 07:39 PM

^^haha yes indeed :D
I think it will be in the next two months....

anyway they will not be brand new but if we have some luck maybe their are than some A330s in it :D

what they have been begging for, for the past 9 years :lol:

But I doubt A330's will suffice. Yeah, they may be used on domestic routes considering the fact there never is a free domestic seat, but international something like the 773 or the 744 will suffice. would love to see IRA livery on a T7 :drool:

KelvinatorNL

September 22nd, 2009, 11:11 PM

why do they use the name boeing md instead of boeing?
maybe it does mean they will get some md's?

iranair777

September 22nd, 2009, 11:42 PM

why do they use the name boeing md instead of boeing?
maybe it does mean they will get some md's?

because MD was brought by Boeing

Herbicide

September 23rd, 2009, 03:29 AM

Boeing Boeing Boeing..... They're not all that. Not as good as Airbus anyway... :wink2:

alitezar

September 23rd, 2009, 08:17 AM

Tehran's International

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/KLM/File_25492_58094.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/KLM/File_25492_58108.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/KLM/File_25492_58111.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/KLM/File_25492_58115.jpg

TEHR_IR

September 23rd, 2009, 12:58 PM

^^WOW very nice!!! Thanks :D x

Herbicide

September 23rd, 2009, 06:40 PM

Iran buys 7 Boeings

Iran's airlines company has leased 15 new passenger planes of Boeing and Airbus, the Iranian television website quoted the head of the Iranian civil aviation, Ilhani Mohammad Ali, as saying.

"A total of 7 planes of Boeing MD and 8 - Airbus have been bought. These aircraft will replace 15 old passenger planes," said Ilhani

The 7 'Boeings' or MD80s and at least 6 of the Airbuses are ex China Southern aircraft bought by Iran Air. The Airbuses that I know of are A300-600Rs (one freighter). I dont know what the other two Airbuses are. Maybe they are 2 of the 9 ex LH A300-600s still stored at Dresden after Mahan Air took 4. Or perhaps they have found two more A320s from somewhere.
They are starting to appear on this fleet list (http://www.gartal.com/page/iranair.aspx).

http://www.chinaga.com/shop/images/B-2147.jpg
http://www.chinaga.com/shop/images/B-2327.jpg

iranair777

September 25th, 2009, 11:33 AM

I was hoping for new boeing aircraft like 737's :(

oh well
http://www.myaviation.net/search/photo_search.php?id=01658866&size=large

TEHR_IR

September 25th, 2009, 06:07 PM

American planes for Iranian peace?

Iranian media say the United States offered 20 Boeing aircraft in an attempt to soothe Tehran amid an impasse on its nuclear programme. And though it might never have happened, it quickly inflamed the republic’s hardliners.

TEHRAN // An unconfirmed Iranian report claims the US has offered to sell 20 new Boeing aircraft and aeroplane parts worth $2.5 billion (Dh9bn) to Iran as a show of good will in order to put an end to the long-running disputes over Iranian assets frozen in the US and encourage direct talks with the US.

“The messages from the US president to Iran about delivering the planes were sent after the finalisation of the results of the presidential elections,” Fars News Agency on Saturday quoted an “informed source” as saying.

The source also told Fars News Agency that some of the aircraft and spare parts were being delivered to Iran through Venezuela.

The Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez, visited Tehran for a second time after Iran’s June presidential elections last week during which he met with Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The planes and spare parts are to be paid for from the Iranian assets in the US that were frozen nearly 30 years ago following the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran by radical students, the source claimed.

Mohammad Ali Ilkhani, the head of the Civil Aviation Organisation, however, was quoted by Mehr News Agency on Saturday as denying that there had been any proposal to sell aircraft to Iran. Yesterday, the organisation’s spokesman, Reza Jafarzadeh, was quoted by Fars News Agency as saying that his organisation had yet not received any “orders or reports about the details of [the US] pledge to deliver the aircraft” and declined to make any further comments regarding the subject.

Whether or not the US puts an end to its embargo on Iran’s aviation industry by delivering new aircraft to replace its dilapidated fleet, does not seem to convince Iran’s hardliners of American good will towards Iran.

“The US statesmen and President Obama himself should not doubt even for a minute that the Iranian nation and officials are not prepared as much as a grain to make any concessions regarding their four preconditions [for starting direct talks],” the hardline Jomhuri Eslami newspaper wrote in an editorial yesterday, while saying the number of planes involved was 16.

The editorial said the conditions required for rapprochement with the US included an apology for interfering in Iranian affairs during the 25 years before the Islamic Revolution and for supporting the Shah, a pledge not to interfere in Iran’s affairs, the release of the frozen Iranian assets in the US and a pledge not to interfere with Iran’s nuclear activities or its relationship with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

“Mr Obama has resorted to such a scheme probably because of Iran’s need to [have new] passenger planes and thinks that with this candy stick he can sweeten the mouths of Iranian officials and gobble up $12 billion of the assets of the Iranian nation,” the paper wrote.

Iran continues to demand that the nuclear issue be excluded from talks with the United States and other western powers.

“The Iranians have a responsibility to the international community to walk away from their illicit nuclear weapons programme and that will be the focus from the US side in talks,” the White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs, said on Saturday while welcoming Iran’s agreement to sit down to direct talks with the six world powers.

“This may not have been a topic they wanted to be brought up, but I can assure you it’s a topic that we’ll bring up,” Mr Gibbs added. “That’s our goal.”

The remarks were made only a few hours after Iran’s foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, said there was a possibility of talks with western powers based on the contents of Iran’s package of proposals, “should conditions be ripe”, and his avowal that no compromise was to be made regarding the country’s uranium enrichment programme.

President Ahmadinejad reiterated yesterday that Iran does not intend to talk to the West about anything other than what was listed in Iran’s five-page proposal for talks last week.

“Iran will not negotiate about its inalienable right, but we are prepared to talk about international co-operation for solving global economic and security issues and believe these problems cannot be resolved without participation of everyone,” he said during a ceremony held to receive the credentials of Simon Gass, the new British ambassador to Tehran.

Yesterday, the Turkish foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, said Ankara was ready to host talks between Iran and world powers on Tehran’s latest proposal. According to a press release from Iran’s National Security Council quoted by IRNA, Mr Davutoglu made the offer during his meeting with Saeed Jalili, Iran’s top nuclear negotiator.

The minister, who was wrapping up a two-day visit, hoped the negotiations would start “as soon as possible and said Turkey is ready to host the talks”, the statement issued after he met Mr Jalili said.

The Iranian package presented to the six world powers – the UN, US, Britain, China, France and Germany – proposes talks on global nuclear disarmament among other things, but makes no reference to any discussion about the country’s uranium enrichment programme.

http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090914/FOREIGN/709139843/1140

TEHR_IR

September 25th, 2009, 06:08 PM

Iran dismisses reports on U.S. selling airplanes to Tehran

Iran on Monday dismissed media reports that the United States had offered to sell Tehran 20 new Boeing aircraft as a show of good will, amid an impasse on the standoff over Iran’s nuclear program.

http://televisionwashington.com/images_lg/9euFZXy2PZWq2wwEDdNa580101MmXdvGl79gNv2QFGS6bD.jpg

“No American official or official source has yet said anything about the sale of airplanes and what has been said so far, has been media speculation,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Hassan Qashqavi, was quoted by the Mehr news agency as saying.

On Sunday, the conservative Fars news agency cited an “informed source” as saying that Washington was prepared to deliver 2.5 billion dollars worth of Boeing aircraft and airplane parts to Tehran, to encourage Iran to return to the nuclear talks.

The “informed source” told Fars news that US President Barack Obama conveyed the offer in a message sent after Iran’s disputed June presidential election. The deal was to be paid for from the Iranian assets in the United States that were frozen following the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran in 1979, the source added.

Some of those aircraft and parts were being delivered to Iran through Venezuela, Fars reported.

Qashqavi noted that Iran has repeatedly stated that the sanctioning of civilian aircraft parts and planes was “against human rights and had no human reason and logic,” reports Mehr news.

Last week, Iran agreed to direct talks with the six powers working on the nuclear standoff, but said such talks would exclude Tehran’s “inalienable” right to a nuclear program.

http://televisionwashington.com/floater_article1.aspx?lang=en&t=1&id=13958

Herbicide

September 26th, 2009, 02:52 AM

Iran Airtours flight:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2459/3907779954_e7b8eb3917_b.jpg

iranair777

September 27th, 2009, 01:14 AM

Just watched BBC news and saw the 'president' get off EP-IAD. which got me into searching for iran air in US. AD is the only aircraft which flies into the US when require which got me wondering if its a operational issue and why AC or AB cant do it

Herbicide

September 27th, 2009, 02:18 AM

^^ He did his latin America tour in an Air Force B707.

iranair777

September 27th, 2009, 01:42 PM

^^ He did his latin America tour in an Air Force B707.

then why is it always the SP AD to america?

TEHR_IR

September 27th, 2009, 05:01 PM

IKIA Airport
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2183/2813003272_561a48bc86.jpg?v=0

TEHR_IR

September 27th, 2009, 05:24 PM

Iran Air B737-200 Cabine

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/9/1/8/1583819.jpg

Iran Air 300-600 cabine

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/6/7/5/1584576.jpg

Herbicide

September 27th, 2009, 05:42 PM

http://i39.tinypic.com/2s7u9fn.jpg

TEHR_IR

September 27th, 2009, 06:02 PM

^^Thanks very nice pic! :D

iranair777

September 27th, 2009, 11:23 PM

Iran Air 300-600 cabine

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/6/7/5/1584576.jpg

BA looks the same as it did 2 years ago when i had a flight THR-IFN

TEHR_IR

October 3rd, 2009, 12:51 PM

Mehrabad Airport under wings of Iranian Spotters. East ramp with Iran Air A300, zagros MD-83, Iran Airtour Tu-5, Iran Air A300, Taban Air Tu-5, Mahan Air A306 and Iran Airtour Tu-5 with great light after a stormy weather.

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/6/5/9/1587956.jpg

TEHR_IR

October 3rd, 2009, 12:51 PM

@IranAir777. really? cool, but I think BA has changed his cabin by now,no?

asif iqbal

October 3rd, 2009, 04:35 PM

Iranians airlines try to make most of what they have and try thier best to make it a pleasent journey for the travelers, sometimes that means alot!!

Iran needs 6-8 new planes to add to thier fleet every year, 20 Boeing new planes from USA is nothing!!!

USA has to get down and start offering some serious aircraft with spares and full maintenence training to Iran even before Iran considers such a deal

asif iqbal

October 3rd, 2009, 04:43 PM

^^YES WE CAN!!! we are not less than europe and USA! and if we can build rackets than we also can build planes! and it will also improve our economy...

and Iran's economy will only get better and better just wait and see.

i dont think Iran makes rackets but they surely make rockets :gossip:

and the chinese have only just started on civilian airlines its no easy task ;)

TEHR_IR

October 3rd, 2009, 04:53 PM

^^sorry my fault, my english is not that good....:)

yes but Iran already made a civillian plane, the IRAN-140 (HESA)

TEHR_IR

October 3rd, 2009, 04:54 PM

TEHR_IR

October 3rd, 2009, 05:00 PM

Iran Air B747-Sp

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/1/6/8/1582861.jpg

iranair777

October 3rd, 2009, 10:37 PM

^^sorry my fault, my english is not that good....:)

yes but Iran already made a civillian plane, the IRAN-140 (HESA)

yh, but its not good enough in capacity

TEHR_IR

October 4th, 2009, 12:24 AM

^^

I actually think, it's a nice begining for Iran's aviation industry...

The HESA IrAn-140 or Iran-140 (ايران۱۴۰) is a short-range twin-turboprop airliner based on the Antonov An-140 and built under license by HESA of Iran. The Iran-140 is able to seat 52 passengers, land on a dirt airstrip and fly almost 3,000 km (1,865 miles) before refueling. It can be configured to carry passengers, cargo, or a combination of the two.

Production

As of 2008, HESA has a stated production capacity of 13 aircraft per year. Iran plans to design and manufacture upgraded Iran-140s for maritime patrol (Iran140-MP) and freighter duties (Iran140-T). An additional 20 aircraft are to be manufactured in Iran for border patrol and surveillance. Overall, the Iranian government intends to manufacture 100 of these aircraft in different configurations over the next 8–9 years.

General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Capacity: 52 passengers
* Length: 22.60 m (74 ft 2 in)
* Wingspan: 24.505 m (80 ft 5 in)
* Height: 8.23 m (27 ft 0 in)
* Wing area: 51 m² (549 ft²)
* Empty weight: 12,810 kg (28,240 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 19,150 kg (42,220 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Klimov TW3-117WMA-SBM1 or Iranian engine TV-3[1] turboprops, 1,838 kW (2,466 shp) each
* Alternate powerplant: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127A turboprops, 2,500 shp (1,900 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 575 km/h (310 knots, 357 mph)
* Cruise speed: 460 (250 knots, 290 mi)
* Range: 1380 km (745 nm, 860 mi) [8]
* Ferry range: 3,680 km (1,990 nm, 2,290 mi)
* Service ceiling: 7200 m (23600 ft)
* Rate of climb: m/s (1,345 ft/min)

TEHR_IR

October 4th, 2009, 12:32 AM

Minute after takeoff from IKA (Tehran) to Izmir (Turkey) (Pegasus Airlines).

B737-82R

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/6/2/3/1588326.jpg

iranair777

October 4th, 2009, 07:06 PM

Anyone know where EP-IAH is?

TEHR_IR

October 4th, 2009, 07:46 PM

iranair777

October 4th, 2009, 09:21 PM

^^yes the plane is used for:

Tehran-Jeddah
Tehran-Stockholm

sometimes it goes to London to but London is more operated by EP-IAG and EP-IAM

but nowadays the 747s are in use for domestic flights to

for example:

the 747-300 Mahan Air operates 3x Tehran-Mahsad and 2x Tehran-Shiraz
the 747-200 Iran Air 2x Tehran-Mashad

:( Wish it came to London. I remember 2 memorable flights on 'AH. I also remember going to tehran one time and returning with the same aircraft :)

Anyway, how do you know about this? Is there a site where I can find this information?

TEHR_IR

October 4th, 2009, 09:39 PM

^^cool!

My dream is to get on a 747...

I always get on the 300-600s and A310-300s mostly EP-IBK

I mostly get the information from Airline route blogspot

but my uncle is Iran Air pilot (he gives me info to) :)

TEHR_IR

October 4th, 2009, 10:07 PM

IRIAF Fencer is taking off to join the formation flight with other fighters for parade. Just love the sound of it's after-burner.

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/2/8/9/1588982.jpg

Mehrabad International Airport under wings of Iranian Spotters. Another nice A306 for Mahan Air. Ex Lufthansa (D-AIAP)

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/1/8/9/1588981.jpg

iranair777

October 5th, 2009, 12:56 AM

but my uncle is Iran Air pilot (he gives me info to) :)

If hes on the 742's, I might have seen him :)

Tell him hes doing a brilliant job. IRA pilots never fail to amaze me at the professionalism.

Any idea how I can get a jumpseat landing? Would love to experience one with the 742 before they are phased out :rock:

TEHR_IR

October 5th, 2009, 11:49 AM

^^hehe he mostly goes on eastern routes like seoul and Tokyo in winter season he does flight to Geneve,Rome and Amsterdam to :)

no I don't know but I will ask him:D

TEHR_IR

October 5th, 2009, 12:00 PM

Mahan Air B747-422

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/0/8/1/1589180.jpg

iranair777

October 8th, 2009, 09:55 PM

http://www.airliners.net/photo/China-Southern-Airlines/Airbus-A300B4-622R/1590524/L/&sid=36b8edb4c0b7ee008bfc902e848d6e76

looks like its gone to Saha :ohno:

iranair777

October 8th, 2009, 11:11 PM

Also http://avherald.com/h?article=420e7d18&opt=0

Herbicide

October 8th, 2009, 11:12 PM

OMG! They will not even paint it! They will just scrub out the China Southern titles and write SAHA on the side! :no:

alitezar

October 11th, 2009, 08:23 PM

Tehran's International located 30KM South of Tehran you can see mountains of North of Tehran at the end of the pic

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/Mega%20TH/IMG_0487.jpg

by Baubak

Tehran's International Arrival Hall

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/Mega%20TH/bauback9.jpg

by Todd

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/Mega%20TH/todd.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/Mega%20TH/IMG_0069.jpg

After you pick up your luggage there is a huge line up to pass luggages through electronic devices to make sure there is no kind of drugs and Heroin coming to the country

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/Mega%20TH/IMG_0070.jpg

Departure Hall at Tehran's International

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/Mega%20TH/DSC00490.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/Mega%20TH/bauback9.jpg

by Laura

Food of Iran Air

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/Mega%20TH/Laura.jpg

Herbicide

October 19th, 2009, 05:36 PM

http://www.airliners.net/photo/China-Southern-Airlines/Airbus-A300B4-622R/1590524/L/&sid=36b8edb4c0b7ee008bfc902e848d6e76

looks like its gone to Saha :ohno:

Says here (http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=IR&al_op=1) its with a new airline called Sepah Air who will operate it on behalf of Iran Air.

iranair777

October 19th, 2009, 07:08 PM

Says here (http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=IR&al_op=1) its with a new airline called Sepah Air who will operate it on behalf of Iran Air.

thanks for that!

iranair777

October 20th, 2009, 12:58 PM

have a look at this thread:

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/4557633/?threadid=4557633&searchid=4560205&s=iran#ID4560205

especially the first reply! Iran air have been begging for A330's for a while. Anyone know why when its best for them to get bigger capacity aircraft?

Herbicide

October 20th, 2009, 01:59 PM

I think they need more A32* sized aircraft to enable higher frequencies to Europe and other nearby places.

iranair777

October 20th, 2009, 11:38 PM

A32*'s dont do justice, they need higher capacities such as A380's or more 747's or 777

Herbicide

October 21st, 2009, 08:00 PM

Operating such large aircraft daily to European and other short/medium haul destinations would mean half empty planes. Iran has a big lack of narrowbodies capable of flying to Europe.

Girona Airport

October 21st, 2009, 09:28 PM

Operating such large aircraft daily to European and other short/medium haul destinations would mean half empty planes. Iran has a big lack of narrowbodies capable of flying to Europe.
in start the planes may be empty but the number of pessengers are dircetly proportional to the quality of services provided by the airline and their handling at airport

Herbicide

October 21st, 2009, 11:55 PM

Its not directly proportional. There are many variables affecting the number of passengers. Iran does need narrowbodies for Europe. There is very little business or tourist traffic on these routes and the Iranian diaspora is widely scattered. In the current situation the largest aircraft that could operate on the busiest European routes daily would be an A310 or A300. Operating a B777 to Gothenburg or Geneva from IKA would be crazy. They need narrowbodies ASAP to improve frequencies and occupancy.

iranair777

October 22nd, 2009, 10:56 AM

have you ever been on a LHR-THR flight?

Herbicide

October 22nd, 2009, 01:09 PM

What? You mean its really busy? Well Iran Air only had four flights a week this summer (dont know what the winter schedule, the website isnt working properly) and half the time they use an A300. They have a similar capacity on the route as bmi who use an A321 daily. Operating an A300 daily on the route would be a very significant increase in capacity. Maybe make it less crowded. :) There is no great need for the larger aircraft for the European routes at the moment.

iranair777

October 22nd, 2009, 08:49 PM

Into heathrow they only have 4 flights a week because of the fact there are no long term slots at heathrow. BMI, as well as BMED before BMED was brought from BA by BMI, have always flown A321's into tehran.

the period between the end of summer and december are not a very busy period for all airlines, but when december and christmas time comes around, the flights are hard to get. During summer and winter IR flights into and out of heathrow, the ones i've been on, didnt have one spare seat. there is a reason also why IR operate 742/1's into stockholm and some destinations in germany.

considering many iranians like taking their own airline, there should be more IRA flights from places like Heathrow and europe to Iran as there is a small amount of choice between direct flights compared to other places such as india

Herbicide

October 23rd, 2009, 12:24 AM

Into heathrow they only have 4 flights a week because of the fact there are no long term slots at heathrow. BMI, as well as BMED before BMED was brought from BA by BMI, have always flown A321's into tehran.
Iran Air has flown to LHR for long enough now that it should have been able to obtain the slots it needed.

there is a reason also why IR operate 742/1's into stockholm and some destinations in germany.
Enlighten me.

considering many iranians like taking their own airline,
Yes there may be some customer loyalty when the airline hasnt been completely ignored by customers already. But alas most people are flying to Iran on foreign airlines. One of the main reasons being infrequent flights.

there should be more IRA flights from places like Heathrow and europe to Iran as there is a small amount of choice between direct flights compared to other places such as india
Exactly. Iran needs more frequent flights to Europe and for this more narrowbody aircraft are required. It only has a couple of A320s flying so far and three B727s which wouldnt meet EU noise regulations anyway.

TEHR_IR

October 24th, 2009, 03:14 PM

Mahan Air B747-422 at IKIA airport/Tehran

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Mahan Air A310-300 landing (Dusseldorf)

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Mahan Air A310-300 Landing & Take Off (BHX)

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Mahan Airline Commercial

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Airbus A300 Iran Air Cargo Take off

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Boeing 747 200 Iran Air landing in Mehrabad

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Boeing 707 (Saha Air) take off (window view)

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B747-Sp Iran Air landing at IKIA

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Iran Air B747-200 at Heathrow

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IKA Airport

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F100 Take off from Bandar Lengeh

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TEHR_IR

October 24th, 2009, 03:19 PM

Iran Air EP-IAC is ready for test flight.Two spared aircrafts (F-GCBD and EP-MNQ) are preserved temporarily beside EP-MHL.

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/2/3/7/1595732.jpg

Mahan Air.MHF under heavy check in Mahan Air modern hangar by Mahan Air's Iranian engineers.All best to them.

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/6/3/5/1579536.jpg

TEHR_IR

October 24th, 2009, 03:30 PM

IKIA AIRPORT

Alitalia A320-200

http://iraviation.com/Picture/pictures/103430.jpg

Emirates A330-200

http://iraviation.com/Picture/pictures/100722.jpg

http://iraviation.com/Picture/pictures/100676.jpg

Emirates B777-300

http://iraviation.com/Picture/pictures/100602.jpg

TEHR_IR

October 24th, 2009, 03:42 PM

Mahan Air A300-600

http://www.privateimage.com/images/w7efb8nydaqtjkzyyyp0.jpg

alitezar

October 27th, 2009, 11:38 AM

Lovely pix and videos Tehr-IR Thanks as always :)

footiran

October 28th, 2009, 04:22 AM

then why is it always the SP AD to america?

hi i'm not sure if any one replied to ur question
beside SPs, 707s are the olny planes that can fly to north or south america and since US has banned 707s to fly over its sky, Mahmud has to use Iran air sp to visit new york. 707s are too loud and thats one of the reasons for US to ban this plane.
as for Alpha Delta!? i dont know why they never use AA or AB
I know Alpha Charlie is under overhaul and hopefully it returns soon
anyways Americans never get to see our 707 :D they can dream about it :d
.........
btw i would give every thing to see EP_IAM or 747 air refueling tanker in a very close range and spend some times there :d

TEHR_IR

October 28th, 2009, 05:46 PM

Lovely pix and videos Tehr-IR Thanks as always :)
Thank you :)

no problem ;)

TEHR_IR

October 28th, 2009, 05:48 PM

Kuwaiti plane makes emergency landing in Iran

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:IXxWprf2S_SK2M:http://www.museumofflight.org/files/imagecache/lightbox/KuwaitAir01.jpg

A Kuwaiti airplane has made an emergency landing at Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) in the Iranian capital due to technical problems.

According to Iran's Aviation Organization, flight number 512 had to make the emergency landing 15 minutes after it took office on Tuesday.

“The Airbus 320 aircraft left the airport at 7:19 p.m. (15:49 GMT) and minutes later the pilot informed the control tower about a technical problem,” Iran's Aviation Organization spokesman, Reza Jafarzadeh, told Mehr news agency on Tuesday.

“Following the pilot's emergency landing request, the plane landed safely at Imam Khomeini airport at 7:36,” he added.

“The Kuwaiti plane took off again at 11:23 p.m. after having fixed the technical problem,” he concluded.

Imam Khomeini International Airport is located about 30 kilometers south of the Iranian capital, Tehran.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=109223&sectionid=3510212

TEHR_IR

October 28th, 2009, 06:06 PM

a little part of Tehran's old Int'l airport on the left

http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains/5000mtn/Ararat/5917_tehran.jpg

IKIA airport

http://www.chitour.com/data/air-tours-blogs/Image/20090802110115141-tours-blogs.jpg

http://www.chitour.com/data/air-tours-blogs/Image/20090802110111131-tours-blogs.jpg

http://www.chitour.com/data/air-tours-blogs/Image/20090802110115147-tours-blogs.jpg

http://www.chitour.com/data/air-tours-blogs/Image/20090802110123190-tours-blogs.jpg

TEHR_IR

October 28th, 2009, 06:18 PM

Iran asks Turkey for...joint airline

Iran proposed to Turkey on Tuesday that the two neighbours should conduct bilateral trade in their own currencies and also set up a joint airline as part of widening economic ties. Iran's state broadcaster IRIB quoted visiting Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan as saying Ankara would study the proposals, outlined by Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi.

"We have proposed to establish a joint airline ... as Iran has some limitations following the sanctions," Rahimi added. Erdogan, according to IRIB, said: "We will study Iran's proposals such as the establishment of a joint airline and using national currencies in our bilateral trade."

Full article
http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=49101

TEHR_IR

October 29th, 2009, 06:55 PM

Worried Iran pilot asks passengers to pray

TEHRAN — A worried Iranian airline pilot asked passengers to start praying after his plane was hit by a technical glitch early on Thursday, highlighting once again the notorious record of Tehran's aircraft.

The Aseman Airlines Boeing plane had taken off from Tehran airport after a six-hour delay, but had to return following a technical fault, the ISNA news agency quoted a passenger as recounting.

"The plane took off at 0015 in the morning and had to land back in Tehran after 45 minutes," the passenger said.

"The pilot told the passengers 'the plane is facing a technical problem and has to return. So please pray.'"

Iran has been under years of international sanctions hampering its ability to buy modern planes from major manufacturers, such as Boeing and Airbus, or spare parts, and has suffered a number of air disasters over the past decade.

Its civil and military fleet is made up of ancient aircraft in very poor condition due to their age, and lack of maintenance.

In July it suffered one of its worst air disasters when a Caspian Airlines plane, a Russian Tupolev 154, crashed near Qazvin, northwest of Tehran, killing all 168 people on board.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ijU37FIw_IRKwpDfWBkCSNV0jbQA

iranair777

October 30th, 2009, 10:51 PM

TEHR_IR

November 1st, 2009, 03:02 AM

^^

haha maybe I would do the same after all those crashes :s

iranair777

November 1st, 2009, 12:07 PM

^^

haha maybe I would do the same after all those crashes :s

A professional pilot would never want to panic his/her passengers regardless of country. Previous accidents have had the pilots talk into the mic to be recorded onto the CVR just before impact, but asking passengers to pray, I haven't heard of at all until today and just shows how unprofessional the pilot is.

TEHR_IR

November 1st, 2009, 01:35 PM

IKA AIRPORT

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/3732523654_543121c422_o.jpg

Herbicide

November 1st, 2009, 07:09 PM

@ IST
http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/2/1/5/6/36927_1256373651.jpg

TEHR_IR

November 1st, 2009, 07:22 PM

^^wow very nice pic, Thanks! :)

TEHR_IR

November 2nd, 2009, 04:14 PM

IKIA AIRPORT

http://ikia.airport.ir/_ikia/Album/News/img_0265_20090914_124455_20090915_111519.jpg

http://ikia.airport.ir/_ikia/Album/News/aaa_6586_20091018_100721.jpg

http://ikia.airport.ir/_ikia/Album/News/img_0273_20090926_094359.jpg

http://ikia.airport.ir/_ikia/Album/News/aaa_6646_20091018_103515.jpg

TEHR_IR

November 5th, 2009, 07:05 PM

IKIA AIRPORT

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2580/4075518595_aa490fa5a3_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/4076269842_9707dd90c6_o.jpg

iranair777

November 6th, 2009, 12:27 AM

IKIA AIRPORT

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2580/4075518595_aa490fa5a3_o.jpg

thanks for that! :D

TEHR_IR

November 6th, 2009, 12:46 AM

^^ haha no problem buddy! :)

Herbicide

November 10th, 2009, 09:05 PM

IKIA AIRPORT
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2580/4075518595_aa490fa5a3_o.jpg

I suppose the A320 is EP-MHJ that is listed as scrapped. If not they are scrapping one of the ones aquired from abroad. It looks like the rudder has been removed at least.

Herbicide

November 10th, 2009, 09:57 PM

http://www.airliners.net/photo/China-Southern-Airlines/Airbus-A300B4-622R/1590524/L/&sid=36b8edb4c0b7ee008bfc902e848d6e76

looks like its gone to Saha :ohno:
Alas it has. http://www.gartal.com/page/saha.aspx
Seems like stagnation in the industry as very few new aircraft are actually appearing in the country contrary to the anouncements and the existing aircraft are crashing or being grounded.

Halawala

November 11th, 2009, 12:13 AM

Kuwaiti plane makes emergency landing in Iran

...flight number 512 had to make the emergency landing 15 minutes after it took office on Tuesday.

After it took office!! hahahha! That is funny!

TEHR_IR

November 11th, 2009, 12:26 AM

^^haha, that's funny lol
I even didn't see that haha

alitezar

November 13th, 2009, 08:01 AM

lol..that was funny :lol:

IRANA320

November 13th, 2009, 01:58 PM

I suppose the A320 is EP-MHJ that is listed as scrapped. If not they are scrapping one of the ones aquired from abroad. It looks like the rudder has been removed at least.

Iran Air has ordered EP-MHJ:

http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=IR&al_op=1

EP-MHJ is stored at THR , so maybe at this picture it's EP-EFG...

Herbicide

November 15th, 2009, 09:21 PM

Iran Air has ordered EP-MHJ:

http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=IR&al_op=1

EP-MHJ is stored at THR , so maybe at this picture it's EP-EFG...
Use this (http://www.gartal.com/page/fleet.aspx) site. Its more upto date and maintained by Iranians in Iran, so its more accurate. It lists EP-MHJ as scrapped in Mahan Air's former aircraft, which im sure it is. Could be one of the three A320s belonging to Iran Air which are shown as grounded at IKA.

IRANA320

November 18th, 2009, 03:20 PM

do you know when the others a320 from Iran Air are becoming active?

TEHR_IR

November 18th, 2009, 07:54 PM

^^ they are all active...except EP-IED

Herbicide

November 19th, 2009, 12:28 AM

^^ I dont think so. Only EP-IEA and IEB seem to be active (surviving former Mahan Air pair). These are the only ones to be pictured active and this is backed by gartal's Iran Air fleet list (http://www.gartal.com/page/iranair.aspx). The rest are either parked/grounded along with three A310-200s or in the case of EP-MHJ scrapped.

TEHR_IR

November 19th, 2009, 04:04 PM

^^I saw A320s Iran Air flying with other registrations too....

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Iran-Air/Airbus-A320-214/1574490/&sid=a9fb0d85ad57be41cf47e77cf7792bdc

Herbicide

November 20th, 2009, 12:44 AM

Yes EP-IEF is listed as parked at IKA like it is in the picture. Maybe the others have flown on test/ferry flights a couple of times. But I trust the gartal site. Its an Iranian site and updated by spotters and enthusiasts in Iran all the time. There is nothing to show the other A320s are working. They may fly again. A300s EP-IBI and EP-IBJ spent many months on the ground at THR after they were aquired, before actually flying for Iran Air. Hopefully they wont end up like most of the A310-200s and just sit there forever. It is really a bad time in Iranian aviation. I think the sanctions are starting to bite deeper and at the same time seriously bad safety violations are resulting in many incidents and accidents.

IRANA320

November 20th, 2009, 05:25 PM

On aerotransport.org the Iran Air A320 are listed for check at IKA. EP-EFG is Iran's youngest aircraft with a year of 5/6 years! I hope all 320 are flying soon.
Do you know when the Tupolev 204 come to Iran and are they only ordered for Iran Air Tours or will they fly for Iran Air too?

Herbicide

November 20th, 2009, 09:01 PM

The Tu204s will not arrive until at least august/sepember next year when they are due but this could be an estimate because the subtype (Tu204-SM) that Iran Airtour has ordered has not been tested/flown yet. I would say there are too many on order to be only for Iran Airtour and the will end up in the mainline fleet. I think its a good fit for Iran Air in terms of range and capacity in light of the problems aquiring and maintaining A320s/A321s in Iran.

TEHR_IR

November 20th, 2009, 10:23 PM

Lufthansa B744 near Tehran on Nov 13th 2009, medical emergency triggers fears

A Lufthansa Boeing 747-400, registration D-ABVD performing flight LH-772 (dep Nov 12th) from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Bangkok (Thailand) with 331 passengers, was enroute, when a passenger on board showed symptoms of a possible heart attack prompting the crew to divert to the nearest suitable airport, which was Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport (Iran). The decision to divert to Tehran shocked another passenger informing the crew that he held the citizenship of Israel. The crew continued for the airport. The airplane landed safely, the sick passenger was handed over to waiting medical staff, the other passengers were kept on board.

The airplane continued after 100 minutes on the ground and reached Bangkok with a total delay of 4:15 hours.

Lufthansa confirmed the incident stating, that legally all passengers on board remained in Germany while on board of the aircraft in Tehran.

http://avherald.com/h?article=422f1204

footiran

November 21st, 2009, 03:37 AM

The decision to divert to Tehran shocked another passenger informing the crew that he held the citizenship of Israel. The crew continued for the airport. The airplane landed safely,

:wallbash:
................
pic of this plane after its emergency landing in Imam Khomeini Airport, taken by avionics

http://i50.tinypic.com/t7fyf4.jpg

footiran

November 21st, 2009, 03:53 AM

also it seems aseman has ordered 2 B727s for cargo
and one of them with registration of A6-RCA has landed in tehran and she's parked in front of aseman's hanger
this plane was made at 16-06-1980 and converted to cargo in 2004
and here is her pic

http://i50.tinypic.com/nzk1h5.jpg

IRANA320

November 21st, 2009, 04:15 PM

TEHR_IR

November 21st, 2009, 04:40 PM

:wallbash:
................
pic of this plane after its emergency landing in Imam Khomeini Airport, taken by avionics

http://i50.tinypic.com/t7fyf4.jpg
Thank you!
from which website did you take that picture?? :D

IRANA320

November 21st, 2009, 07:10 PM

Iran Air now uses A320 from IKA to Cologne!

TEHR_IR

November 21st, 2009, 07:50 PM

^^ yes it's been using it for over a month now...also it goes to Vienna

footiran

November 23rd, 2009, 12:22 AM

Thank you!
from which website did you take that picture?? :D

No problemo :D
iranian aerospace forum (http://www.aerospacetalk.ir/vb/)

Yas air has also ordered 3 an-74 for cargo
one of them is in service and registration of other 2 planes has converted to EP too
these planes used to belong to sepah

EP-GOQ
http://www.privateimage.com/images/b4g49u7ke4z6m9bwi8d8.jpg (http://www.privateimage.com/)

EP-GOX
http://i46.tinypic.com/xgh547.jpg

IRANA320

November 23rd, 2009, 03:01 PM

Is the Iranian Aerospace Forum in english, too?

footiran

November 23rd, 2009, 05:58 PM

Is the Iranian Aerospace Forum in english, too?

its mainly in persian but it's got an english part too
here is the link (http://www.aerospacetalk.ir/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=228) to english forum of the site

Herbicide

December 9th, 2009, 02:38 PM

MHD ramp:
http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/2/9/4/2/50080_1259237249.jpg

TEHR_IR

December 10th, 2009, 12:11 AM

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/8/4/9/1622948.jpg

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/0/4/1/1622140.jpg

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/2/6/0/1618062.jpg

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/3/4/3/1617343.jpg

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/3/0/4/1619403.jpg

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/6/0/2/1619206.jpg

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/2/0/9/9/89873_1259233990.jpg

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/1/5/6/5/96318_1259233565.jpg

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/2/7/9/0/19714_1258980097.jpg

TEHR_IR

December 10th, 2009, 12:16 AM

China-Iran flights to resume in 30 days

Iran's Civil Aviation Organization (CSI) says China-Tehran flights have been cancelled due to problems in Beijing and Urumchi airports.

"China aviation officials have announced that the flights will be resumed," CSI spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh told IRNA.

"The flights have been cancelled from Dec. 1, 2009 for one month and will be resumed on Jan. 1, 2010," he added.

Jafarzadeh emphasized that the flight cancellations are not for political reasons.

Before the flight cancellation, China Southern Airlines had three Beijing-Tehran flights through Urumchi every week.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=112703&sectionid=3510212

TEHR_IR

December 10th, 2009, 12:18 AM

Indian plane makes emergency landing in Tehran

A Boeing 777 from the Indian airline Jet Airways made an emergency landing in Iran's Mehrabad airport, says Iran's Aviation Organization.

“The plane was heading from London to Mumbai when it had to land in Tehran due to a technical fault in its fuelling system,” Reza Jafarzadeh, the spokesman for Iran's Aviation Organization, said on Sunday.

The airliner, which had 370 passengers, took off at 11:45 a.m. (0815 GMT) after repairs, about five hours after landing, he added.

The Mumbai-based Jet Airways is India's second largest airline after Air India.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=113006&sectionid=3510212

TEHR_IR

December 10th, 2009, 12:21 AM

Mahan Air will start Tehran-Caracas with B747

iranair777

December 10th, 2009, 11:54 AM

Mahan Air will start Tehran-Caracas with B747

How long do you think it would be before they start flying to america if allowed? Any source for this news?

Also people, whenever an airline is going to recieve an aircraft, its not an order. And order is a brand new plane and not a second hand one ;)

TEHR_IR

December 10th, 2009, 03:31 PM

iranair777

December 10th, 2009, 09:01 PM

^^
Iran Air already flew with B747-SP to caracas, 2years ago....so I don't see why Mahan Air couldn't do that.
Now Conviasa flies to Tehran from Caracas with A340-200 but now Mahan Air will start the route also...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=abSJVyV9fghU

there are also other sources but they are in Turkish, Spanish and French.
Of course I know that, what I meant is do you think mahan would be allowed to fly to america considering iran air's application was blocked a while back?
Does convaisa actually fly the route? I thought they stopped ???

TEHR_IR

December 10th, 2009, 09:03 PM

^^ No, They can, Iranian carriers can fly to South America so much as it wants, no problem....
it is the USA which is not allowed.
yes Conviasa still flies it 3times a week Caracas-Damascus-Tehran and they have codesharing with Iran Air

alitezar

December 11th, 2009, 04:58 AM

merci baraye axha va news bahal Tehr-Ir :)

TEHR_IR

December 12th, 2009, 07:39 PM

^^ khahesh mikonam dooste aziz x

TEHR_IR

December 12th, 2009, 07:40 PM

Iran Air announces low web fares for 2010

Iran Air has announced the release of new web-fares for 2010, with the price of an economy return from London Heathrow to Tehran starting at just £318.00, fully inclusive of taxes and service charges.

Iran Air operates widebodied aircraft, either Airbus 300 or Boeing 747, three times weekly from London Heathrow's Terminal 3 direct to Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport. Onward connections to Isafahan, Mashhad, Tabriz and Shiraz are available online free-of-charge, providing the transit time in Tehran is no more than 24 hours.

All fares are now available through the Iran Air London Office website at iranair.co.uk, which has been developed in partnership with Alternative Airlines.

Mr Dayoush Niknam, UK General Manager for Iran Air said: "These fares are not just tactical reductions. We understand that whilst the demand for air travel to Iran continues to grow - in terms of business traffic, as well as leisure and VFR - it is a price sensitive market. Even with our direct flights, we need to establish IranAIr as a year-round price competitive airline".

Mr John Pope, Managing Director of Alternative Airlines said: "The local web site is a growing distribution channel for IranAir. We took twice as many online bookings for IranAir in September as we did in August and then doubled the number of bookings again for October. With these competitive new fares now available for 2010, we are expecting online bookings to continue to grow rapidly during December."

http://www.easier.com/63519-iran-air-announces-low-web-fares-for-2010.html

TEHR_IR

December 12th, 2009, 07:45 PM

Lufthansa from 29MAR10 is launching 4 weekly Munich – Tehran service onboard Privatair’s 2-class Boeing 737-800. Configuration is C24M84. Schedule as follows:

LH608 MUC2035 – 0345+1IKA 73H x247
LH609 IKA0455 – 0735MUC 73H x135

http://airlineroute.net/2009/12/07/lh-mucika-s10/

TEHR_IR

December 12th, 2009, 07:47 PM

KLM will increase it's flights to Tehran from 5 weekly to 6 weekly :)

TEHR_IR

December 13th, 2009, 08:36 PM

At Mehrabad Airport - Tehran

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/2/0/1/1625102.jpg

footiran

December 14th, 2009, 03:34 PM

^^
lovely pic

Homa's third SP EP-IAC is back from overhaul and she is doing some ground tests(i call it return of the king or should i say queen :D )

http://i49.tinypic.com/30m1hzq.jpg

old pic of EP-IAC, showing her overhaul
http://i47.tinypic.com/2hn8k1f.jpg

Alpha Charlie welcome back :banana:
http://i46.tinypic.com/dm8doh.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/2h2mnmp.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/rvd8ud.jpg

TEHR_IR

December 14th, 2009, 06:28 PM

^^ Wow, that's great news! :D

alitezar

December 15th, 2009, 09:53 AM

Excellent pix footiran and great news Tehr-Ir..thanks all :)

footiran

December 15th, 2009, 03:15 PM

^^ Wow, that's great news! :D

i dont know what homa's engineers do too keep these classic planes air worthy
iran air were hopeless to see its SPs in the sky again, but now 3 of them are already flying and this one is joining them too
homa's maintenance is world class

Excellent pix footiran and great news Tehr-Ir..thanks all :)

ur welcome aliterzar jan:)

IRANA320

December 15th, 2009, 03:50 PM

Cabin shot of Iran Air A320 EP-IED:

http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=de&sl=fa&u=http://www.4shared.com/file/169793229/daa70b68/Image210.html%3FdirPwdVerified%3D64e01632&prev=/search%3Fq%3Daerospacetalk%26hl%3Dde%26sa%3DG&rurl=translate.google.de&usg=ALkJrhgHUWPmofqJhbIUtMLReZdaRUHbMQ

hope IR will change the interior... looks quite old

TEHR_IR

December 15th, 2009, 05:18 PM

^^
I'm going to fly with it sunday from Cologne

TEHR_IR

December 15th, 2009, 05:57 PM

IKIA AIRPORT

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/1/7/7/5/37073_1260266577.jpg

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/1/8/4/2/15450_1260197248.jpg

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/1/4/1/8/94596_1260014814.jpg

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/1/6/0/1/94149_1260198106.jpg

Herbicide

December 15th, 2009, 07:22 PM

IRANA320

December 16th, 2009, 07:46 PM

^^
I'm going to fly with it sunday from Cologne

Oh, great! Make some pictures if you can!

TEHR_IR

December 16th, 2009, 08:24 PM

Ok I will :)

TEHR_IR

December 18th, 2009, 12:41 AM

IKIA TEHRAN

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2752/4180321323_6f3e049884_o.jpg

TEHR_IR

December 21st, 2009, 01:53 PM

Turkish Airlines Carry 35000 Passengers to Mashhad in 9 Months
Turkish Airlines has carried nearly 35 Thousands passengers to Iran’s historic city of Mashhad in 9 months of 2009.

Nearly 35.000 passengers carried in 9 months during the March-December period in 2009. Turkish airlines decided to raise its flights number to 7.

Turkish Airlines Director of Mashhad, Gursel Ergul said they carried nearly 35 thousands passengers and 55 tone cargo to Mashhad from Istanbul since the March 25.

He added that Iranian civil aviation authority decided that they would carry nearly 8 millions of passengers in domestic and foreign flights in Iran. He also noted that they decided to raise their flights number to 7 in an every one week.

"Our plane occupancy rate nearly 65% for Mashhad. We are predicting that nearly 1 million and 230 thousands people will visit Turkey until the end of 2009 from Iran" said Ergul.

Mashhad is well known with Shiite Imam Reza Tombs which attracts nearly 20 millions of people around the world. Mashhad also a city where many famous personalities tomb is there Imam-ı Ghazali, Poet Firdausi and famous mathematician Omar Khayyam were some of them.

http://www.ftnnews.com/content/view/8103/33/

TEHR_IR

January 3rd, 2010, 02:42 PM

Ata Airline starts work in northwest Iran

TABRIZ – The first airline in the northwest of Iran funded by the private sector called Ata Airline started work in Tabriz.

The owner of the airline said that the company currently has four airplanes and hopes to expand its fleet in the near future, the Mehr News Agency reported.

Mohammad-Reza Zonouzi-Motlaq stated that over $25 million has been spent on the airline so far, and added, “none of their airplanes are Russian.

“Currently four Boeing MD83 airplanes are running in the airline.”

“These planes are of the 1996 models and each has a capacity of 165 passengers,” he noted.

Zonouzi-Motlaq pointed out that Tabriz will be the central point of the airline, adding that the airline is up to par with foreign standards and has the necessary permits to carry out international flights.

The airline flew its first ceremonial flight with regional officials as passengers to the holy city of Mashhad

http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=211184

footiran

January 4th, 2010, 04:55 AM

The newest member of Iran air
this A320 was made in 2003 and comes from Japan to join Homa

at this time she is parked in IKA near Mahan hanger
http://www.img98.com/images/3i1z2j3q2ejwvhcn296b.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)

she is being painted at mahan's hanger
http://www.img98.com/images/d5ho8gx0dmz4erspcbce.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)

it seems they made a mistake in painting registration. its suppose to be EP-IEG
http://www.img98.com/images/jsndyv8yn69nvyyh04u.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)

http://www.img98.com/images/mp3f52co8n3hroftq144.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)

her pic in airliners.net
http://www.img98.com/images/2z6ywjp1idy7w69ppy9.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)

IRANA320

January 4th, 2010, 05:05 PM

^^
yes "ATA Airlines" will start with 4 ex onur air MD-83... :ohno:
I would never fly with MD, they are very unsafe!
Hope we will see EP-EFG/IEG flying soon!

Herbicide

January 5th, 2010, 05:42 PM

^^
There are no unsafe aircraft types. Safety is the resposibility of the airline and aviation authority. The manufacturers have done their work with rigorous testing etc a long time ago.

IRANA320

January 6th, 2010, 06:31 PM

Bad news:
IRAN AIR A320 EP-IEF performing flight IR 430 has made an emergency landing at ahwaz with
(only) 40 passengers after the left engine failed after liftoff ...
:ohno::ohno::ohno::badnews::badnews:

EP-IEF landed safely.

http://avherald.com/h?article=424e54ea&opt=1

Now EP-IEF stands at Ahwaz:ohno:

footiran

January 7th, 2010, 03:31 AM

finaly both Iran air's 747sp EP-IAC and A300 EP-IBV are ready to be delivered back to Homa.
FARS Co announced that these two planes are ready to fly and their overhaul is done. Fars co will give these planes back to Iran air before end of this week.
despite all the sanctions on iran's aviation, farsco managed to complete the overhaul of 6 747s up to now which alpha charlie was the last one. they believe they can now fully overhaul all the long range planes by themselves which is a big achievement for iran's aviation
finally our lovely alpha charlie can fly again:banana:

here are pics of celebration of this event in farsco

http://www.img98.com/images/cpecsev91ntzjc0geyk.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/kzm6bo4v7hwghr9vcc1x.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/gloqfs0vh6d62mlvfs3.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/8kpcor2dq39n5bosoyle.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/owz9mj5lgkqt4igphh.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/egw5pnk43tvabponwo8h.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/nfkx2u0fcnsuwn2l4q1s.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/ledh4y67p4t3wm4bp6c9.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/r5plgoev3u8t232yjrt.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/9brf8igdibhvl2d9moyv.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/ci12ipql0xbxxeehc6b.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/71yz887rjnqq2pu1rjc.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/jufgdqrvcu97lbcrcyk.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/gjxqsc6ug8z7w8dods5t.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/d26hetyq2pm5oe0jmf3s.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)

footiran

January 7th, 2010, 03:39 AM

Iran airrrrrrrr
http://www.img98.com/images/9e89ogemzrrs782punv.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/5kkkir3s0jicooeby242.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/pv6yfi4004qrn3t86ie1.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/joz9nzn7dzok9gb1gjy3.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/nzgmkcxq7hwvvoc1htt3.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/qfowlcjnvm1xcf2ioqzj.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/u2h903fg91qot9ih7t76.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/j7fsylqohi409bypbfxy.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/hz85j9lstk3dwf7lr9u.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/hr75botwxdjmffuvn3d.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/868mw1zb5upbv39scm2.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/90k80cfb0d6e0fum22zz.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/ko3j9mgyyrb0ed7um051.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/dwjkv48zc5wc6koufihy.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/5pp7fsk19e10pc1b8166.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)

footiran

January 7th, 2010, 03:46 AM

http://www.img98.com/images/m0ef7hg7gb09dnox84mf.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/v5erypipsju8iru263e.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/mpr8q42pc0ww1r74xo.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/thln0wqd8vj50mdm57h7.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/9q8gyw48f4m93ejdsbjj.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/0rfux7u1y0rkvu1woq2w.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/jgtsq0gsl4ux5gqx05.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)

footiran

January 7th, 2010, 03:52 AM

now enjoy some high quality pics :D
http://www.img98.com/images/gtnt5ospt7h2vfhjgrqo.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/9rmw6x3wktommbyjxcyo.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/dzrse88qd8qc7405jxfg.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/y4pttcvhc5q74632y75.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/6yq1czqno6odtoi3xwyx.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/30jl83mt23df9c677m0m.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/lgsjwmosczgzsh7l928l.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/xlkqd7wolj1vi1ccljhu.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/fm05swrmiuwpdj0kkq.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/3biq5sco6humw9fmvrue.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)

footiran

January 7th, 2010, 04:00 AM

btw doesnt EP-IAC look brand new? it looks she just came out of production line :D
http://www.img98.com/images/cj6o39wjbyt8yiy67hdd.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/2de73w8c9orjy7il0sjd.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/o6qqhdrvzoeu7wo31831.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/my2cwwfzxvekn7k7r9vx.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/se5mdch6yxptd0vwyxtc.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/cx8ylwvghom6lpezi53o.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/4enh62z0cphdulxwoyfn.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/4wurd6nh00oh7xi0jk20.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/9880c68df7x5ncr5svx.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/qhij5rt6xptj8pe2x34o.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)

IRANA320

January 7th, 2010, 04:15 PM

EP-IEF at Ahwaz
http://www.privateimage.com/images/32x50i3mxndg16kbsq3z.jpg

EP-IEE is flying now:
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/3/8/8/1631883.jpg

EP-IRS is back from D-Check with new colours: wow... very nice!

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/2/1/9/1633912.jpg

EP-IED has a new interior:banana:
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/2/0/3/1630302.jpg

Herbicide

January 8th, 2010, 03:16 AM

@footiran, wow these old aircraft aircraft look so immaculate and new!

@IranA320, great to see IEE flying. But I dont think IED's interior is new.

Note EP-SHD Saha B747-100 cargo being overhauled behind EX-301 (sadly EX-301 is stored @THR at the moment):

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/9/0/9/1635909.jpg

IRANA320

January 8th, 2010, 03:39 PM

^^
yes EX-301 is grounded for C-Check at THR
This is the picture of the old interior of IED:

http://dc184.4shared.com/img/169793229/daa70b68/Image210.jpg?sizeM=3

Herbicide

January 8th, 2010, 07:44 PM

^^ But you can see that its the same: navy blue leather seats with twelve grey leather business class seats beyond the curtain at the front. Whats changed?
This picture with EX-301 was taken back in March. It is now listed as stored and no pictures of it active since 2008. I think it is probably grounded due to a problem not easily resolved.

asif iqbal

January 9th, 2010, 01:59 AM

Its amazing to see how well they have been restored they look as good as new, a job well done by Irans aviation industry

does anyone know the overhaul procedure in terms of the replacements and checks they do? do they also overhaul the engines?

IRANA320

January 9th, 2010, 04:17 PM

Herbicide

January 9th, 2010, 09:14 PM

^^ Looks to me like very dark blue in both pics.:dunno:

happygamer

January 10th, 2010, 08:56 AM

I live near the mashad aircraft in iran . it's name is SHAHID HASHEMI NEJAD and i hear some bad sounds from one airplane , looks like its have an program coz its very close ! i,m very scare ! I hope it doesn,t crush on my house ! :ohno: i think its Tupolev !
( please change irans Tupolev ! they are very old !
- I dont say the Tupolev are bad ! just the iran Tupolev are very danger ...
------------------------------------
من در نزدیک فرودگاه شهید هاشمی نژاد مشهد زندگی می کنم و صداهای بدی می شنوم که از هواپیما میاد . انگار مشکل فنی داره چون خیلی نزدیکه و صداش خیلی ناجور . امیدوارم روسرم سقوط نکنه ! از قیافش معلومه توپولوفه !
- نمی گم توپولوف بده ، ولی توپولوف های ایران خیلی قدیمی هستند ...

TEHR_IR

January 11th, 2010, 06:25 PM

Wow very nice Iran Air 320.....
I flew with Mahan Air 310-300 yesterday, and it was very nice to

happygamer

January 11th, 2010, 06:58 PM

but I dont accept mahan air take off ! its too dangerus ! looks like Aseman air ...

TEHR_IR

January 11th, 2010, 08:56 PM

^^ actually they flew very well to Dusseldorf

IRANA320

January 14th, 2010, 03:31 PM

The first MD-82 with Iranian Registration! EP-LCI (ex.UR-BXN first flight 1987)

http://www.privateimage.com/images/sq5b4lo9ia8t7uua8gts.jpg

TEHR_IR

January 14th, 2010, 06:38 PM

^^ great

TEHR_IR

January 14th, 2010, 06:46 PM

Taban Air TU154M IKA-TEHRAN

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/3/2/6/1637623.jpg
Naft Airlines

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/1/0/7/1635701.jpg

Mahan Air 300-600 Iran

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/6/7/9/1634976.jpg
Tehran - Imam Khomeini International (IKA / OIIE)

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/9/6/7/1634769.jpg
Mahan Air B747-300
http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/1/8/6/5/52558_1261675568.jpg

TEHR_IR

January 14th, 2010, 06:51 PM

Mahan Air entering into close cooperation with Aviareps

Aviareps has been appointed by Mahan Air as their sales and marketing representative. The international airline and tourism management company has been contracted to assist Mahan Air with all sales, marketing and ticketing activities in Germany and the Benelux countries. Mahan Air runs a sales and ticket office in Dusseldorf, which will continue business as usual. The focus of the new cooperation with Aviareps is to strengthen the market position and to increase the market share of Mahan Air.

Mahan Air has developed an extensive route network spanning 28 cities in Europe, the Far East and the Middle East. Currently, the airline operates four weekly flights from Dusseldorf (Germany) to the Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran - every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This route is carefully coordinated with flights to Bangkok (Thailand), Amritsar and Delhi (both in India). Further convenient connecting flights to the new international destinations are planned for 2010.

“Aviareps is a valuable addition to our global GSA network,” said Mahan Air. “This appointment ensures that we will continue to offer a first-rate service to our customers in Germany and the Benelux countries, which are very important markets for us.”

Edgar Lacker, Vice President Passenger Sales Germany at Aviareps, points out: “We proudly include Mahan Air in our client portfolio. Thanks to the strong international network and our long experience, Aviareps will contribute to strengthening the position of Mahan Air in the contracted territories.”

http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/35047-Mahan-Air-entering-into-close-cooperation-with-Aviareps

footiran

January 15th, 2010, 02:58 AM

Mahan's new A306 pic collection
they really look nice

EP-MNR
http://www.img98.com/images/dzlf5hbomhihbl7kce64.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/1w2i4jbbmoi3716nl47.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)

EP-MNU
http://www.img98.com/images/6oop1b8p5g9w6k9z7wxj.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)

EP-MNQ
http://www.img98.com/images/r8iiqtegvg9svnwkvx7.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/wt40nzuj78inkigfksd.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)

EP-MNT
http://www.img98.com/images/wokz5osczss7ln1y5ezu.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)

EP-MNS
http://www.img98.com/images/yg4l1p3f1qvw7wdofqqs.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/n1bycy1m56oxijy75o.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/gb11xijl3r6cijhwcjc.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)
http://www.img98.com/images/xkjkvk9dsv5sk8xnlklr.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)

happygamer

January 15th, 2010, 06:43 AM

nice photos ...
its really nice .

footiran

January 16th, 2010, 05:06 AM

nice photos ...
its really nice .

thanks for ur comment

another pic of lovely Alpha Charlie during her long term overhaul in Farsco

http://www.img98.com/images/dgv8ztmzwwxl6ibhw.jpg (http://www.img98.com/)

IRANA320

January 17th, 2010, 01:57 PM

Another incident::ohno:

The engine of EP-IBB (A300-600) caught fire:

http://www.privateimage.com/images/nbnndx4nwh4l7f7r6zo9.jpg

Stockholm was closed for hours, no one was hurt.

TEHR_IR

January 17th, 2010, 04:00 PM

Iran-Bound Plane Slides Off Runway In Sweden

An Iran Air-owned Airbus bound for Tehran slid off a Stockholm runway on Saturday, but no one was hurt, a Swedish airport official said.

Some 172 people, including 23 crew members, were on board the Airbus 300-600 when it swerved off the runway and glided some 130 yards (100 meters) into the snow. Everyone was safely evacuated, Arlanda airport spokesman Anders Bredfall said.

One of the airport's three runways was closed as officials launched an investigation into the accident.

"Everyone has been safely evacuated and will be flown tomorrow instead," Bredfall said.

Bredfall said the cause of the accident was not immediately clear, but that it is possible that there were problems with one of the plane's two engines, possibly causing it to swerve. "But the investigation has to show what really caused it," he said.

Bredfall said the incident was not expected to cause any major delays to other scheduled flights.

http://media.npr.org/images/ap//AP_News_Wire:_World_News/2_SWEDEN___PLANE_INCIDENT.sff.jpg?t=1263707093

An Iran Air Airbus 300-600 stands in the snow after skidding off the runway on takeoff from Stockholm Arlanda Airport on Saturday Jan. 16, 2010. The aircraft was bound for Teheran and carried 173 passenger and crew, none of whom were injured.

http://media.npr.org/images/ap//AP_News_Wire:_World_News/1_SWEDEN___PLANE_INCIDENT.sff.jpg?t=1263707092

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122650436

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=116308&sectionid=351020605

TEHR_IR

January 17th, 2010, 04:02 PM

Accident: Iran Air F100 at Isfahan on Jan 15th 2010, nose gear collapse on landing

An Iran Air Fokker 100, registration EP-IDA performing flight IR-223 from Tehran Mehrabad to Isfahan (Iran) with 16 passengers, was landing on Isfahan's runway 26R, when the nose gear collapsed. The airplane came to a stop on the runway, no injuries occured.

Runway 08L/26R had to be closed overnight for about 19 hours until the airplane was removed from the runway.

The nose gear strut is reported to have fractured and completely separated from the airframe upon touch down of the nose gear strut.

http://avherald.com/h?article=425dc60f&opt=0

IRANA320

January 17th, 2010, 05:35 PM

iranair777

January 17th, 2010, 10:12 PM

What??? Only 16 passengers???
What is that?
I

thats exactly what i thought! recently the loads domestically are quite low. may be due to the situation in iran

IRANA320

January 18th, 2010, 03:01 PM

TEHR_IR

January 18th, 2010, 06:02 PM

27 airport projects to come on stream

TEHRAN -- Iranian Airports Holding Company declared that 27 airport projects will come on stream in 2 months.

The projects will be implemented at the cost of 275 billion rials (some $27.5 million), the Mehr News Agency reported.

Previously an official with the Iranian Airports Holding Company had stated that three hundred investment opportunities worth over $8 billion in 54 domestic airports have been identified.

“In studies carried out in the past two years we found out that most of the present opportunities existed in the international airports,” Rajab Mehrjoui said.

He said that the initial studies to hand over airport projects to the private sector were finished.

About $6 billion worth of the projects are related to Imam Khomeini (AS) airport and $2 billion is related to the other 53 airports, he said.

Mehrjoui said that according to forecasts the aviation industry in Asia would expand, and Iran thanks to its unique geographic location can take advantage of the situation

http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=212153

TEHR_IR

January 18th, 2010, 06:06 PM

Tehran demands no discrimination in US airport security measures

Tehran - Iran on Tuesday said there should be no discrimination in new security measures imposed by the United States on international passengers flying to that country. "If a country adopts new security measures, then it should not target innocent people from certain countries," Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said at a press briefing in Tehran.

Citizens from 14 countries - Afghanistan, Algeria, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen - are facing additional security checks when they fly to the United States.

"This is an unsuitable political application and instead of such methods, the real roots [of terrorism] should be explored," the Iranian spokesman said.

The US increased airport security after a Nigerian man allegedly tried to detonate a bomb on a US airliner shortly before its arrival in Detroit on Christmas Day.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/302145,tehran-demands-no-discrimination-in-us-airport-security-measures.html

iranair777

January 19th, 2010, 12:22 AM

Iranian People know that lots of the airplanes in Iran are in very bad conditions so they won't fly anymore.
Video to the accident of EP-IBB at Arlanda:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUnAQ5DZj2o&feature=player_embedded

EP-IBB lost parts of her engine and it caught fire... :-(
(I flew with her last August!:ohno:)

what happened from what I've read and seen is this:

Full power applied. A few seconds in after reaching about 40kts engine number one has a compressor stall. Due to the ineffectiveness of rudder at low speeds, the tiller should have been used. But by the time they managed to scan and work out what happened, engine number 2 was still at full power which causes the aircraft to be effectively 'pushed' towards the left. In this very short timespan, the tiller wouldn't have also worked, causing the aircraft to go off the runway and onto the hard frozen ground where steering would not be advisable due to a chance of damaging the gear. Plane stops, everyone gets off.

IRANA320

January 21st, 2010, 06:11 PM

Hope we will see EP-IBB flying soon

IRANA320

January 21st, 2010, 07:05 PM

http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6709739&nseq=5
EP-IBS under check
http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/2/1/6/4/73034_1263237461.jpg

TEHR_IR

January 22nd, 2010, 05:26 PM

Lufthansa to Launch Flights to Miami, Tashkent and Tehran

This summer Lufthansa will be offering flights from Munich to three new long-haul destinations. From the end of March, Tashkent, Tehran and Miami will be included in the timetable. In addition, services to Cairo, which were launched this winter from Munich, will be extended until 30 May 2010.

Lufthansa will begin operating the new service to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, on 28 March 2010. Many renowned multinational concerns have already established bases in the country because it is rich in raw material resources and agricultural produce. Germany is one of Uzbekistan’s principal import partners and is a key trading partner in terms of exports. Tashkent is also an interesting tourist destination. The city is the gateway to the legendary Silk Road.

Lufthansa will serve Tashkent three times a week (on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays). On each of those days, flight LH 644 will depart from Munich for Uzbekistan at 20.35 hrs. The route will be flown by a Boeing 737-800, which is currently operated on behalf of Lufthansa by the Swiss business jet operator PrivatAir. This aircraft has 24 seats in Business Class and 84 in Economy Class. On board the PrivatAir jet, passengers flying Business Class are treated to all the comforts of Lufthansa’s long-haul product. Economy Class passengers also enjoy a number of extra benefits. Due to the lower number of seats, passengers are guaranteed a very individual service, including personal in-seat video monitors. All the seats feature ergonomically designed backrests and additional legroom.

On 29 March, Lufthansa will resume services from Munich to Tehran. A PrivatAir Boeing 737 will be operated under the flight number LH 608. Flights will depart for the Iranian capital four times a week (on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays) at 20.35 hrs. This flight, with a two-class configuration, will offer all the comforts of Lufthansa’s long-haul product. Germany is one of the leading importers of agricultural goods and industrial products from Iran. For passengers interested in cultural trips, Tehran is a fascinating destination but not the only one worth visiting. The country as a whole has an abundance of historical sites and treasures.

Services to Miami from Munich will also be resumed on 29 March. The “Sunshine State” is an attractive destination – and not only for private travellers. Increasingly, companies in the health care sector and the IT industry are being drawn to the second-largest city in the state of Florida. Flight LH 460, operated by an Airbus A330, will depart from Munich three times a week (on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays) at 9.35 hrs. In addition, flights to Cairo will be continued until 30 May 2010. The thrice-weekly service to the Egyptian capital was launched in November 2009 and was originally planned as a winter seasonal service. From 28 March, Cairo will be served four times a week (on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays). As before, flights will be operated by a PrivatAir Boeing 737 in a two class configuration.

Fares to Miami and Tehran start at 499 euros, while flights to Tashkent are available from 779 euros. These fares apply to return flights in Economy Class and include all taxes, charges and the Lufthansa Ticket Service Charge if the booking is made online at www.lufthansa.com

http://www.asiatraveltips.com/news10/221-PrivatAir.shtml

TEHR_IR

January 22nd, 2010, 05:29 PM

Turkey's Pegasus to start flights to Iranian capital

The flights will be held from Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen International Airport on Thursdays and Sundays.

http://www.worldbulletin.net/images/news/62177.jpg

Turkish Pegasus Airlines will begin its Istanbul (Turkey)- Tehran (Iran) flights on Thursday.

The flights will be held from Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen International Airport on Thursdays and Sundays.

Pegasus Airlines was established in 1990 as a joint venture between Aer Lingus, Silkar Investment and Net Holding in Istanbul.

Pegasus has scheduled international flights to Amsterdam, Athens, Basel, Berlin, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Krasnodar, Copenhagen, Cologne, Lefkosa (Nicosia), London, Munich, Stuttgart, Tehran, Vienna and Zurich.

Before this Pegasus had flight's to Tehran, but only seasonal (B737-800)

iranair777

January 22nd, 2010, 11:38 PM

TEHR_IR

January 23rd, 2010, 12:04 AM

^^
yes, it's a B737-800

Iran Air from Cologne or Mahan Air from Dusseldorf :)

(if you live in Europe) otherwise, I would shose for Turkish or Lufthansa from the US :)

iranair777

January 23rd, 2010, 08:30 PM

forgot to mention its from LHR

TEHR_IR

January 23rd, 2010, 08:33 PM

it can sound weird...
but in some cases Emirates can be cheaper....
or you can go from Birmingham with Mahan Air A310-300 sometimes they use their A300-600 :)

IRANA320

January 24th, 2010, 12:20 PM

^^

no, mahan uses their A300-600 only for domestic routes or to dubai...

I think Iran Air is always the cheapest, but their website is out of time...
Mahan's homepage is modern and you can book your flight without problems.

TEHR_IR

January 24th, 2010, 01:36 PM

^^
actually I saw on flightstats.com that they had used in the month December twice their A300-600 :)
Mahan Air and Iran Air are almost the same in terms of prices, you also have a better service and more modern cabine on Mahan :)

TEHR_IR

January 24th, 2010, 01:47 PM

Iran bans airlines' purchase of old planes

Iran's minister of roads and transportation has declared that the Iranian airlines will no longer be allowed to buy cheap or old airplanes.

"[Iranian] Airlines are allowed to buy planes produced after 1995, but in the near future they will be allowed to purchase only planes that are produced after 2000," IRNA quoted Hamid Behbahani as saying.

Behbahani was speaking at Iran's first exhibition on investment opportunities in the airport industry and aviation on Saturday.

He said that Iran has 193 passenger planes, of which 25 were purchased this year (Iranian calendar).

"Just after the Islamic Revolution, Iran had only 20 passenger planes and four years ago Iran had 102 planes," Behbahani added.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=116919&sectionid=351020102

TEHR_IR

January 24th, 2010, 01:49 PM

Plane catches fire in Iran, injures at least 40

TEHRAN (Reuters) - At least 40 Iranians were injured when a Russian-made Tupolev aircraft caught fire as it landed in northeastern Iran on Sunday, state radio said.

"About 42 passengers, out of 157 aboard, were injured when the plane was landing at Mashhad city's airport," said Gholamreza Massoumi, head of Iran's emergency medical services.

There were no fatalities, said Iran's civil aviation spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh.

The official IRNA news agency said the incident occurred when the rear end of the plane, which belonged to Iran's domestic Taban Airliner, caught fire while landing.

Mashhad is a popular destination for pilgrims among Iran's majority Shi'ite Muslims.

The cause of the incident was being investigated, IRNA said.

Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency said on Sunday it will investigate the reasons behind the fire and said "weather conditions and visibility problems were most likely behind the incident," state-run news agency RIA-Novosti reported.

"The airplane touched the ground with a large load, resulting in part of the runway being damaged," it said.

In the worst plane crash in Iran in the past six years, a Tupolev aircraft crashed in 2009 in Iran on its way to Armenia, after catching fire mid-air and crashing into farmland killing all 168 people on board.

Iran has suffered a string of crashes in the past few decades, many involving Russian-made aircraft.

U.S. sanctions against Iran have prevented it from buying new aircraft or spare parts from the West, forcing it to add to its aging fleet of Boeing and Airbus planes with aircraft from Russia and other former Soviet Union states.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/24/AR2010012401022.html

TEHR_IR

January 24th, 2010, 01:54 PM

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http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2010/01/508026_orig.jpg

TEHR_IR

January 24th, 2010, 02:12 PM

IKIA AIRPORT/TEHRAN

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/2/8/7/3/66874_1263724378.jpg

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/8/3/9/1643938.jpg

TEHR_IR

January 24th, 2010, 02:22 PM

xPuu2YWfNAc

R7lNElVo1GE

IRANA320

January 24th, 2010, 04:09 PM

TEHR_IR

January 25th, 2010, 06:19 PM

Iran expresses sympathy over Ethiopian plane crash

TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iran expresses condolence over Ethiopian plane crash.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast voiced Iranian nation and government’s sympathy over the event which left a number of Lebanese and African countries nationals dead.

An Ethiopian Airline Boeing with 90 people on board crashed into the Mediterranean Sea after it caught fire only minutes after it took off. According to reports up to now more than 20 dead bodies have been found. Most of the passengers are believed to be dead.

http://www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1480216&Lang=E

TEHR_IR

January 26th, 2010, 07:06 PM

China Southern Relaunches Beijing-Urumqi-Tehran Route In February

The Xinjiang Branch of China Southern Airlines will relaunch its international air route from Beijing to Tehran via Urumqi with a total flight time of nine hours.

Three flights have been arranged each week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Flight CZ6025 will leave Beijing Capital International Airport and get to Urumqi Diwopu International Airport at 21:00, and then arrive at Tehran Airport at 21:30 local time. Return flight CZ6026 will depart from Tehran at 23:00 local time and get to the stopover airport in Urumqi at 8:10 local time.

This route was first launched by China Southern in September 2006. To get a visa on arrival, passengers holding Chinese passports need to apply for e-visa via the website of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and then print it out.

China Southern Xinjiang Branch already has 15 international air routes, and will launch Urumqi to Samarkand, and Urumqi to Lahore routes soon.

http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2010/01/26/14912-china-southern-relaunches-beijing-urumqi-tehran-route-in-february/

TEHR_IR

January 26th, 2010, 07:08 PM

Disaster averted as Iran Air flight lands with burst tyres

A major Republic Day disaster was averted at Mumbai Airport on Tuesday when an Iran Air Boeing-747 aircraft managed to land safely despite a set of burst tyres.

All 117 passengers and crew on the Tehran-Mumbai IR-810 were reported safe, according to airport sources.

The incident, which occurred around 8 am, was noticed by the pilot of the aircraft after landing as he was moving towards the passenger terminal.

He immediately alerted the concerned authorities and the aircraft was moved to a different location at Parking Bay No 49 where the passengers disembarked.

The airport officials carried out an inspection of the runway but nothing that could have led to the tyres bursting was found, sources revealed.

There was no impact on normal flight operations due to the incident.

Being a Tuesday, there will be restricted flight operations on account of the regular weekly runway maintenance that will be taken up from noon to 6 pm.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/mumbai/Disaster-averted-as-Iran-Air-flight-lands-with-burst-tyres/Article1-501843.aspx

iranair777

January 26th, 2010, 10:12 PM

TEHR_IR

January 27th, 2010, 12:00 AM

^^
B747-sp :)

Skyprince

January 27th, 2010, 03:50 AM

Mahan Air all of a sudden is launching Shiraz-KL today

iranair777

January 27th, 2010, 02:36 PM

^^
B747-sp :)

sorry i meant which specific reg was it :)

Mahan Air all of a sudden is launching Shiraz-KL today

well thats going to be a utter failure. any source on this?
they would be better off using the 744's on IKA-LHR if they can get a slot

TEHR_IR

January 27th, 2010, 04:10 PM

I don't know that :) I supose EP-IAD since it does most of Asian routes...
Mahan Air used to have a charter service to KL with B747-400 last year :)

TEHR_IR

January 28th, 2010, 08:26 AM

Mahan Air Makes Maiden Flight To KLIA

Mahan Air, made its maiden landing at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Thursday.

Its area manager (Far East & Dubai), Majid Kargaran, said the plane touched down at 10.37am after an eight-hour flight from Shiraz, Iran.

Majid said the airline offered twice weekly flights from Shiraz to Kuala Lumpur and vice-versa on Thursdays and Mondays, using the A310-300 which has a seating capacity of 196.

"It is a tremendous day for us and we hope to increase the frequencies to three to four flights a week," he said.

The inclusion of Mahan Air will see the number of West Asian airlines serving KLIA increase to nine, offering 64 flights weekly to various capital cities.

Currently, the other West Asian airlines flying to KLIA are Iran Air, Emirates, Gulf Air, Saudi Arabian Airline, Etihad, Qatar Airways, Kuwait Airways and Yemenia Yemen Airways.

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/state_news/news.php?id=471802&cat=ct

alitezar

January 28th, 2010, 10:00 PM

They should launch a flight from Shiraz to Istanbul..that;d be a good route to take.if Shirazis get connected to Turkey they can fly with Turkish to all over the places like Mashad and Tabriz..

iranair777

January 29th, 2010, 12:14 AM

I don't know that :) I supose EP-IAD since it does most of Asian routes...
Mahan Air used to have a charter service to KL with B747-400 last year :)

i understand if the flight to KL is from IKA, but from SHZ? Thats just an odd route. turkey from SHZ would be much more profitable. I would say that iranian carriers need to fly to more profitable destinations instead of others. One that can come into my head for mahan is LHR. With the recent increase in slot availability, i wouldnt think they would have too much trouble getting one

TEHR_IR

January 29th, 2010, 08:23 AM

^^
yes, you are right, but don't underetmitate it...Iran has alot tourists from/to Malaysia, and it also can be a stop-over for Australia:) but, yes THR would be better :)
Mahan already has flights to england "Brmingham"
BMI-321
Iran Air-300-600/747-200
Mahan Air 310-300
I think that's pretty good by now

TEHR_IR

January 29th, 2010, 08:44 PM

Incident: Iran Air B74S at Beijing on Jan 28th 2010, bird strike

An Iran Air Boeing 747SP, registration EP-IAA performing flight IR-801 from Tokyo Narita (Japan) to Beijing (China), struck a bird on approach to Beijing. The crew continued for a safe landing in Beijing.

The following examination revealed that the bird had been ingested into one of the engines forcing the cancellation of the onward leg to Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport (Iran). The 248 passengers for that leg had to be accommodated in Beijing and are expecting to continue their journey on Saturday (Jan 30th) with a delay of 32 hours.

http://avherald.com/h?article=4267e0cf&opt=0

IRANA320

January 29th, 2010, 10:21 PM

A new type and livery for Iran Air

http://www.cardatabase.net/modifiedairlinerphotos/photos/big/00010355.jpg

Does in not look good???

http://www.cardatabase.net/modifiedairlinerphotos/photos/big/00009242.jpg

F100

http://www.cardatabase.net/modifiedairlinerphotos/photos/big/00004948.jpg

Aseman Airlines B757
http://www.cardatabase.net/modifiedairlinerphotos/photos/big/00005800.jpg

TEHR_IR

January 30th, 2010, 12:11 AM

^^
I don't like them...
but the Iran Aseman looks cute on the B757:)
and the second one could be good for a Low-cost airline (for iran)
but not for Iran Air :)

TEHR_IR

January 30th, 2010, 12:19 AM

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/6/9/8/1645896.jpg

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/2/0/3/7/76222_1264269730.jpg

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/1/8/6/1/36091_1263937168.jpg

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http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/1/2/8/5/98179_1264084582.jpg

alitezar

January 30th, 2010, 12:46 AM

^^ Thanks Tehr-IR and IranA320 for the news, update and pix :)

iranair777

January 30th, 2010, 11:42 PM

^^
I don't like them...
but the Iran Aseman looks cute on the B757:)
and the second one could be good for a Low-cost airline (for iran)
but not for Iran Air :)

I agree.

About the LHR flight, Mahan will get good loads on the LHR flights if they start it as the IRA flights are usually packed anyway. Not many people I know of live in the north of england and are iranian (except for scotland) and no one would be willing to fly to manchester just to get on mahan

TEHR_IR

January 31st, 2010, 12:06 AM

^^
yes...I can agree with you now:)
but wath about countries like Belgium, Spain, Poland, they've a big population of Iranians too....

IRANA320

January 31st, 2010, 12:23 PM

^^
yes...I can agree with you now:)
but wath about countries like Belgium, Spain, Poland, they've a big population of Iranians too....

Iran Air had flights to Madrid few years ago but they stopped because it was not profitable.

TEHR_IR

January 31st, 2010, 01:33 PM

Yes, but that was a few years ago...
Spain is very popular amongst Iranian tourists and tour operators...
anyway I hope to see flights to Brussels :)
we need them...

IRANA320

January 31st, 2010, 04:33 PM

sorry i meant which specific reg was it :)

well thats going to be a utter failure. any source on this?
they would be better off using the 744's on IKA-LHR if they can get a slot

Mahan has grounded all three B747-400...:ohno:
maybe they aren't getting spare parts for them

TEHR_IR

January 31st, 2010, 05:01 PM

^^
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!
do you have any source of that? :'O

IRANA320

January 31st, 2010, 08:47 PM

^^

yes, aerotransport.org and aerospacetalk.ir

I heard Mahan will buy A340... lets see.

TEHR_IR

January 31st, 2010, 09:33 PM

^^
That's weird, I just saw on flightstats.com that Mahan has flights to Bangkok and Dubai with there 747-400 today...hmm

TEHR_IR

January 31st, 2010, 09:36 PM

Eurocypria to add Tehran, Kenya flights from Cyprus

State-owned carrier Eurocypria plans to fly to Tehran and Kenya this year, as the airline attracts fresh charter business from its existing client list of central and northern European tour operators seeking out new destinations.
Chairman Eleftherios Ioannou told the Financial Mirror that the new destinations are part of Eurocypria’s strategic plan introduced last summer that includes restructuring, maintaining low costs and increasing the yield per seat by becoming more efficient.
Cyprus has been trying to attract tourism from Iran, offering packages during the Iranian national and religious holidays, while developers are also keen to sell holiday homes to Iranians who have a higher national income and can afford to invest in Cyprus, thus securing a long-term visa or visitor’s residency permit.
Responding to management and trade union criticism from troubled national carrier Cyprus Airways that the charter airline should close down, Ioannou said that Eurocypria’s operating cost is 30% below CAIR and thus more attractive to tour operators.
“We only fly to where our tour operators want us, just like a tourist coach,” Ioannou said, adding that CAIR “has fixed routes, just like the urban buses.”
Eurocypria has been thrown a lifeline by a Polish tour operator that is keen to take a minority stake in the company and use this investment to expand its operations.
The chairman of the state-owned carrier said that once the government approves a 35-mln-euro capital increase programme, other investors may also bid for a share in the airline that operates charter flights to Cyprus and Greece, mainly from central and northern European airports. The capital injection plan is currently being reviewed by the Accountant General of the Republic.
Financial Mirror sources have confirmed that the Polish bidder is the country’s leading tour operator, Itaka, that already charters Eurocypria aircraft to take tourists to Mediterranean and north African holidays.
However, the Eurocypria chairman also lashed back at attacks from Cyprus Airways management and unions, who have been demanding that the charter airline be shut down in order to save the troubled national carrier’s survival. He added that there was no question about merging back with Cyprus Airways, but there was scope for cooperation to reduce costs.
Eurocypria operates a lean operation of six aircraft with 250 staff and crew and has a turnover of 100 mln euros, placing it on a path for quicker recovery than Cyprus Airways that is burdened with higher staff costs and loss-making routes.
According to the charter airline’s chairman, the company has already sold 70% of its seat capacity for 2010 and is expected to complete its programme for the whole year.
Despite recommendations from Easyjet board member and former CAIR consultant Vassilis Doganis that the charter carrier would no longer be viable as an operator to Cyprus, Eurocypria is expected to overturn its accumulated losses of 13 mln euros very soon.
“The company is in a state of full recovery,” chairman Ioannou stated.
“Cyprus Airways does have problems, but it is not up to us to say that,” Ioannou said, adding that “unfortunately, the opposite is true,” whereby the national carrier has been critical of the charter operator for nearly a year.
Ioannou’s statement sparked an announcement from CAIR that it “never aimed to be in conflict” with the charter operator, insisting that “Cyprus cannot withstand two state-owned airlines competing with each other which will unavoidably lead to catastrophic situations for both.”
The ink on CAIR’s announcement had not yet dried when it made and announcement of its own, saying that it would operate 100 charter flights this summer to Greece, Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic and Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh resort, many of which are destinations already served by Eurocypria.

http://www.financialmirror.com/News/Cyprus_and_World_News/19191

IRANA320

February 1st, 2010, 11:05 AM

^^
That's weird, I just saw on flightstats.com that Mahan has flights to Bangkok and Dubai with there 747-400 today...hmm

yes on mahan's website are also the 744 flights... Maybe they fly now only with 747-300.
I flew with their 744 in october to Dubai. Only 50-70 passengers on board!!!

IRANA320

February 1st, 2010, 12:31 PM

A new A310 Joined Mahan air`s Fleet during last Week

delivery Register :EK-31095

ex- Register : C-GTSI ( Air Transat-Canada )

MSN : 595

First Flight Date : 1991/8/30

Hope safe Flights for Mahan air`s new bird ... :-1 :-1 <:-P <:-P

IRANA320

February 2nd, 2010, 06:06 PM

Mahan Air :
A300-600 EP-MNR at DUS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXsCKa6zSLk

footiran

February 3rd, 2010, 04:50 AM

Mahan has grounded all three B747-400...:ohno:
maybe they aren't getting spare parts for them
it seems mahan cant fly them any longer due to USA sanction.
mahan ordered 6 744s but only 3 of them could reach tehran. because of USA interference other 3 couldnt get to tehran, and now USA demands that Mahan's 744s should be returned or mahan wont be able to use them in non domestic flights.
funny how irans authorities say "amrica hich ghalati nemitune bekone"

iranair777

February 3rd, 2010, 04:40 PM

Anyone know the exact aircraft which operated the LHR-IKA route on the 2nd of Feb, yesterday with iran air?

TEHR_IR

February 3rd, 2010, 07:31 PM

^^
A300-600 :)

iranair777

February 3rd, 2010, 09:16 PM

^^
A300-600 :)

thanks, do you have the reg?

TEHR_IR

February 3rd, 2010, 09:46 PM

^^
no, but my guess is EP-IBD :)

IRANA320

February 4th, 2010, 11:07 AM

^^
A300-600 :)

Do you have any source for this? I think a B747SP were possible too.

IRANA320

February 4th, 2010, 11:19 AM

The Mahan Air 744 are grounded at IKA:

http://www.gartal.com/page/mahanair.aspx

sad....

EP-IEA is transferred to Iranian Governement fleet!!!:ohno::bash:
The Iranian Governement has already one A321 :

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/4/4/0/1551044.jpg

TEHR_IR

February 4th, 2010, 06:14 PM

Do you have any source for this? I think a B747SP were possible too.
www.flightstats.com here you can check all the flights :)

IRANA320

February 4th, 2010, 09:56 PM

Yes , but these aircrafts are scheduled. You can't trust the Iran Air time table.

flightstats.com says that IR uses A300-600 to HAM every thursday and sunnday.
But this is wrong:

-thursday:(21/1/10)
http://i0.flugzeugbilder.de/91/04/1264110023_TN.jpg
http://flugzeugbilder.de/show.php?id=910414

-sunnday:(24/1/10)
http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/1/0/8/7/56786_1264343780.jpg
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6764620

The same with Cologne, Vienna, Moscow, Ankara, Istanbul, Dubai .............

TEHR_IR

February 5th, 2010, 12:34 AM

^^they are not from 24/1 it's uploaded on the 24th :)
although it was always correct when I used planes:)

IRANA320

February 5th, 2010, 03:17 PM

^^
the first picture was take at 21st the second on 24th

IRANA320

February 8th, 2010, 03:20 PM

A new type for Kish Air:

B757:
SX-BTH, first flight 1994, ex Sky Wings (Greece), they will lease it to Kish Air

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/8/0/1/1595108.jpg

At present it is grounded at Damascus but it will be delivered to Iran:
At Damascus:
http://www.privateimage.com/images/pzjo8bqeub0t17sgjy35.jpg

iranair777

February 8th, 2010, 11:24 PM

A new type for Kish Air:

B757:
SX-BTH, first flight 1994, ex Sky Wings (Greece), they will lease it to Kish Air

[IMG]http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/8/0/1

why isnt Iran air striving to get some widebodies or any boeing aircraft older than 7 years? If they can have 747's and A300's then they surely are getting the parts to maintain them??

IRANA320

February 9th, 2010, 04:06 PM

New plane for Taban Air:

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/8/9/6/1649698.jpg

After Taban Air Tu-154 crashlanding at MHD 3 days ago, they brought their first MD-82 today (27th of Jan) from Bulgaria. Ex reg: B-2151 (China Southern). hope for safe flights for this newcommer!

TEHR_IR

February 12th, 2010, 11:55 PM

^^ wow that's great news!
I hope these will replace the Tupolevs soon! anyway I hope more A320s for Iran's domestic flights :)

TEHR_IR

February 12th, 2010, 11:59 PM

Mashad Airport

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/7/9/1/1651197.jpg

300-603 Mahan Air at Mashad

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/1/5/1/1651151.jpg

TEHR_IR

February 13th, 2010, 12:02 AM

Iran may discharge Russian Tupolev airplanes

In reaction to several accidents involving Russian-built Tupolev passenger planes in Iran, the country weighs discharging its entire Tupolev fleet, an Iranian official says.

"All Iranian airline companies have been asked to refurbish their air fleet and to replace Tupolev air planes with other planes," Reza Nakhjavani, the Head of Civil Aviation Organization of Iran, said Sunday.

He said that 23 Tupolev airplanes are currently in service by different Iranian airline companies.

On Saturday, the private Iranian airline, Taban Air, decided to ground three of its Russian-made Tupolev passenger planes and replace them with medium range Boeing airliners.

"A Tupolev passenger aircraft has already been grounded and two others are set to be taken out of service as part of an attempt to refurbish the Taban Air fleet," Managing Director of the airline Asghar Abdullahpour said.

The move comes as a Taban Air flight, carrying 157 passengers and 13 crewmembers, crashed and caught fire at Mashhad International Airport in northeastern Iran on January 24. As many as 46 people sustained injuries in the incident.

The airliner, which was on a scheduled flight from Abadan, Iran, was a Russian-built Tupolev Tu-154.

Last August, a Tupolev TU-154M aircraft, operated by Iranian carrier Taban Air, was forced to make an emergency landing in Mashhad.

Iranian travel agents and airlines have reported a sharp drop in business amid growing concerns about flight safety.

"The crashes entail a lack of security in the Iranian airlines and discourages foreign tourists from coming to Iran," Mohammad Ali Vaqefi, member of the board of directors of Iranian tour operators, told ISNA news agency.

Iran says that the US sanctions on its aviation industry is partly to blame for the disastrous incidents.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=118157&sectionid=3510212

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February 13th, 2010, 12:03 AM

Iran Unveils Home-built Flight Simulator for Boeing 737: Report

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday unveiled the flight simulator for Boeing 737 which has been produced by Iranian experts for the first time in the country, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Ahmadinejad attended the 2nd National Festival on Innovations and Prosperity of the Islamic Revolution which is aimed at publicly introducing one thousand new and innovative projects designed and developed by Iranian experts and scientists.

Referring to the country's scientific achievements, he said that "The enemy doesn't want Iran to be equipped with science...( but) the enemy is not able to break Iran's progress," he was quoted as saying by the satellite Press TV without further elaboration.

The festival was held to mark the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution victory in Iran in 1979. To mark the occasion, Iran has launched a number of civil and military projects and inaugurated some others.

On Monday, Iran's first home-built twin-engine single-person Faez (Victor) aircraft was unveiled in the presence of Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, IRNA said

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the unveiling ceremony, the minister said that the Faez aircraft was completely built by experts of the ministry's space industries.

The 175 kg aircraft would travel a-1,500 km distance in three hours with a maximum speed of 240 km per hour, Vahidi said, adding that the plane is also capable of landing both in water and on the ground carrying various logistic, medical and postal cargos, according to IRNA.

Also, an Iranian air force commander said Sunday that Iran has successfully tested the prototype of its first domestically-built stealth fighter, Press TV reported.

"The plane, due to its physical attributes and the material used in its body, cannot be detected by any radar," Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, the force's coordination deputy, was quoted as saying.

According to Press TV, Iran on Wednesday also successfully test- fired a satellite rocket and unveiled three new satellites and a satellite carrier to mark the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution

http://english.cri.cn/6966/2010/02/08/2021s548855.htm

TEHR_IR

February 13th, 2010, 12:05 AM

Iran’s 1st single-person aircraft unveiled

Tehran : Iran’s first home-built twin-engine single-person aircraft was unveiled Monday in the presence of Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the unveiling ceremony, the minister said that the ‘Faez’ (Victor) aircraft was completely built by experts of the ministry’s space industries.

The ceremony was held on the occasion of the 31st victory anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution.

The 175-kilogram composites aircraft would travel a 1,500 km distance in three hours and with a maximum speed of 240 km per hour, Vahidi said.

He added that the plane is also capable of landing both in water and on the ground carrying various logistic, medical and postal cargos.

Faez has successfully passed all test flights, said the minister, adding that the aircraft had the ability to be upgraded to a double-person aircraft.

The brigadier general also inaugurated the production line for two home-built advanced drones of Ra’d (Thunder) and ‘Nazeer’ (Warner).

Vahidi said that the drones were designed to carry out patrolling, surveilling and fighting operations with high accuracy.

http://twocircles.net/2010feb08/iran_s_1st_single_person_aircraft_unveiled.html

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February 13th, 2010, 02:16 PM

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February 13th, 2010, 02:31 PM

airBaltic to launch Riga–Tehran service

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On 8 June, airBaltic will launch a thrice-weekly service between its Riga base and Tehran, Iran, for passengers travelling via the Latvian capital to/from Europe, Scandinavia, CIS countries, and the Baltic region.

Tero Taskila, chief commercial officer of airBaltic, commented, “Following the previously announced launches of Amman and Beirut, Tehran is already the third destination that airBaltic will start this year in the Middle East – a region that becomes ever more important in the world’s economic and political arena, and that has continued to grow even amidst global recession and generate increasing passenger numbers. The Iranian capital is a major cultural and business centre, and airBaltic will provide a vital link between Tehran and Scandinavia, Europe, CIS countries, Baltic region and our rapidly growing Finnish market.”

Flights to Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with the return flights to Riga on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. The airline will use Boeing 737 aircraft for a flight that will last for four hours and 45 minutes.

In the Middle East, airBaltic serves five destinations – Dubai, Tel Aviv, Amman, Beirut, and Tehran.

http://www.shephard.co.uk/news/5340/