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

Saha Airlines
هواپیمایی ساها

IATA ICAO Callsign - IRZ SAHA
Founded	1990
Operating bases	Isfahan International Airport Tehran Mehrabad International Airport
Fleet size	3
Destinations	5
Parent company	Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Headquarters	Tehran, Iran
Website	sahaair.com

History

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

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

Destinations

Saha Airlines serves the following destinations (as of March 2017)

City	Country	Airport
Ahwaz	Iran	Ahwaz International Airport
Isfahan	Iran	Isfahan International Airport
Kish Island	Iran	Kish International Airport
Mashhad	Iran	Mashhad International Airport
Shiraz	Iran	Shiraz International Airport
Tehran	Iran	Mehrabad International Airport [Hub]

Fleet

As of January 2019, the Saha Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[2]

Saha Airlines Fleet

Aircraft	In service	Notes
Boeing 737-300	3
Total	3

Saha Airlines Former Fleet

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

Accidents and incidents

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

References

External links

Media related to Saha Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Saha Air

Saha Airlines (ursprünglich Saha Airline, zeitweise auch Saha Air) ist eine iranische Fluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Teheran und Basis auf dem Flughafen Teheran-Mehrabad.

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- [en] Saha Airlines

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[es] Saha Airlines

Saha Airlines (ساها) es una aerolínea con base en Teherán, Irán. Opera vuelos de cabotaje de pasajeros con tres Boeing 737-300. Fue fundada en 1990 y es propiedad de la Fuerza Aérea Iraní. Los vuelos regulares domésticos incluyen vuelos diarios desde su base del aeropuerto de Mehrabad en Teherán a Mashhad, Isla Kish, Assoulyeh y sus aviones también efectúan apariciones regulares en Shiraz.

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[fr] Saha Airlines

Saha Airlines est une compagnie aérienne basée à Téhéran, Iran. Elle assure des vols intérieurs et charters cargo dans le monde entier excepté aux États-Unis et en Israël. L'entreprise a été fondée en 1990 et elle est entièrement détenue par l'Armée de l'air iranienne. Une rumeur[réf. nécessaire] dit qu'elle appartient au milliardaire Will Oast Saha.

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[it] Saha Airlines

Saha Airlines (persiano: هواپیمایی ساها) è una compagnia aerea iraniana con sede a Teheran che opera voli interni di linea.[1][2]

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