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Zagros Airlines is an Iranian airline headquartered in Tehran and based at Abadan International Airport.

Zagros Airlines
هواپیمایی زاگرس
Hevapimaii-ye Zagres

IATA ICAO Callsign ZV IZG ZAGROS
Founded	2005
Hubs	Mashhad International Airport Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport Tehran Mehrabad International Airport
Fleet size	16
Destinations	21
Parent company	Zagros Group
Headquarters	Tehran, Iran
Key people	Abdolreza Mousavi, owner
Website	www.zagrosairlines.com

History

Zagros Airlines was founded in 2005 in Abadan, Iran. The airline uses Mehrabad International Airport and Abadan International Airport as its operating bases. In 2007, Zagros Airlines started its first international route from Tehran to the Syrian capital of Damascus.

In September 2013, the airline took delivery of an Airbus A320-200. In January 2016, Zagros Airlines acquired Iran's first A319.[1] On March 14, 2017, the airline acquired its first A321-200 through wet lease from Khors Aircompany.[2]

Destinations

Country	City	Airport	Notes
Armenia	Yerevan	Yerevan Airport
Azerbaijan	Baku	Baku Airport
Iran	Abadan	Abadan International Airport
	Ahwaz	Ahwaz International Airport
	Arak	Arak Airport
	Isfahan	Isfahan Airport
	Kerman	Kerman Airport
	Kermanshah	Kermanshah Airport
	Kish Island	Kish International Airport
	Mahshahr	Mahshahr Airport
	Mashhad	Mashhad International Airport
	Rasht	Rasht Airport
	Shiraz	Shiraz International Airport
	Tabriz	Tabriz International Airport
	Tehran	Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport	International Hub
		Tehran Mehrabad International Airport	Domestic Hub
	Yazd	Yazd Airport
Iraq	Najaf	Najaf Airport
Turkey	Istanbul	Istanbul Airport
UAE	Dubai	Dubai International Airport

Fleet

As of August 2019, the Zagros Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[3]

Zagros Airlines fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers			Notes
			J	Y	Total
Airbus A319-100	1	—	—	142	142
Airbus A320-200	4	—	16	132	148
Airbus A321-200	1	—	31	118	149	[2]
McDonnell Douglas MD-82	6	—	—	157	157
McDonnell Douglas MD-83	4	—	—	172	172
Total	16	—

Fleet development

In June 2017, it was announced that the airline had signed an MOU with Airbus for an order of 20 A320neo and 8 A330neo aircraft.[4]

Accidents and incidents

• On 28 January 2016, Zagros Airlines Flight 4010 was landing at Mashhad International Airport's Runway 31R when the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration EP-ZAB, skidded off the runway, due to weather conditions. The aircraft was badly damaged but there were no injuries.[5][6]

The First Iranian Female Pilot

In July 2019, Zagros Airlines became the first Iranian Airliner to have a female Pilot, Neshat Jahandari became the first female pilot in the country ever since the Iranian Revolution. Mrs. Jahandari is known as a national treasure due to her influence in the nations female leadership. Currently, she is also the youngest Female Pilot in the country.^{[citation needed]}

The Same year in October 2019, exactly 3 month after Jahandari Introduction to Zagros Airlines, She was part of the first all Female Flight in Iran, as well as the Middle East Region.[7] This has majorly impacted Zagros Airlines reputation in Female leadership.

See also

• List of airlines of Iran

References

External links

Media related to Zagros Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Zagros Airlines

Zagros Airlines (persisch هواپیمایی زاگرس) ist eine iranische Fluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Abadan und Basis auf dem Flughafen Abadan.

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- [en] Zagros Airlines

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[es] Zagros Airlines

Zagros Airlines es una aerolínea chárter con base en Abadan, Irán. Su base de operaciones principal es el Aeropuerto de Abadan.

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[it] Zagros Airlines

Zagros Airlines è una compagnia aerea iraniana con sede a Teheran e base all'aeroporto Internazionale di Abadan.

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