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Sepahan Airlines (Persian: هواپيمايي سپاهان) was an airline based in Isfahan, Iran. The company is an internal division of the manufacturer Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) and operated a fleet of 6 HESA-assembled Antonov An-140 turboprop aircraft.[1]

Sepahan Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign H8 SPN SEPAHAN
Founded	2010
Ceased operations	2014
Operating bases	Isfahan International Airport
Parent company	HESA

Following the 10 August 2014 crash, the entire IrAn-140 fleet in Iran was grounded, pending the outcome of the investigation,[2] ultimately leading to the indefinite cessation of all Sepahan Airlines operations as it owned no other type of aircraft.

Former fleet

Aircraft	Notes
IrAn-140	6 of this type were operated. All remaining 5 grounded indefinitely after the hull-loss crash of one of them.

Accidents and incidents

On 10 August 2014, a HESA IrAn-140 operating flight SPN 5915 to Tabas crashed near Tehran Mehrabad International Airport, killing at least 39 passengers.[3] The plane had taken off from the airport moments earlier at 9:45 hours local time (0515 UTC), before at least one of its engines failed.[4]

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