Safiran Airlines (, Havâpeymâyi-ye Safirân) was a cargo airline based in Tehran, Iran. It specialised 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 was owned by M. A. Habibian and family (30%), M. B. Nahvi and family (30%), M. J. Nahvi and family (25%) and other shareholders (15%). The management structure is as follows: Chairman: M. B. Nahvi Managing Director: M. A. Habibian VP Technical Support: Kamal Bakhshi
Fleet As of March 2008 the Safiran Airlines fleet includes:
3 Antonov An-140 1 Boeing 737
Accidents
On 12 August 2005, a Safiran Airlines HESA IrAn-140 diverted to Arak Airport due to an engine failure. During landing, the aircraft overran the runway and was badly damaged. There were no fatalities. The cause of the engine failure appeared to be technical problems with the fuel control unit. The airframe was eventually repaired in the early 2010s and is to be used by HESA as a test bed for the future versions of the aircraft. After the Arak incident, Safiran Airlines returned its two remaining examples to HESA.
References
External links
Safiran Airlines official website Official website Safiran airlines aircraft