Safiran Airlines is a cargo airline

Airline

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 based in Tehran

Tehran

Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

, Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. It specialises in international cargo flights on a charter basis, especially outsized cargo, handling and wet-leasing aircraft when required.

History

The airline was established in 1988 and started operations in 1990. It is owned by MA Habibian and family (30%), MB Nahvi and family (30%), MJ Nahvi and family (25%) and other shareholders (15%).

Fleet

As of March 2008 the Safiran Airlines fleet includes:

• 3 Antonov An-140
  Antonov An-140
  |-Accidents and Incidents:The An-140 has suffered five major accidents. Two of them had no fatalities, and three had all on board killed.#In December 2002 an aircraft carrying many of Ukraine's top aviation designers and engineers crashed into a mountainside as it was preparing to land in...
  
   (Hesa IrAn-140 derivative)
• 2 Boeing 737-300

External links

Safiran Airlines official website