Saha Airlines

Saha Airlines
هواپیمایی ساها

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IATA ICAO Callsign - IRZ SAHA
Founded	1990
Ceased operations	3 May 2013
Operating bases	Mehrabad International Airport
Fleet size	11
Parent company	Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Headquarters	Tehran, Iran

Saha Air Lines Boeing 707 at Mashhad in January 2011.

Saha Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی ساها‎‎), also known as Saha Air, was an airline based in Tehran, Iran. The airline has not been active since 2013 although it still exists.

History

The company was established in 1990 as Saha Air Lines and was wholly owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force. It operated domestic passenger services using two Airbus A300s and one Boeing 707 (a converted tanker), with cargo charters having been carried out with two Boeing 747 freighters when required. It was the last civil operator of the Boeing 707.

On 3 May 2013, all flight operations were suspended. In July 2013, the CEO of Saha Airlines stated in an interview with ISNA that the company is trying to buy or lease new planes.

Destinations

A Saha Air Lines Boeing 747-200F at Maastricht Aachen Airport, Netherlands. (1996)

Scheduled flights were operated from Saha's base at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport to various domestic destinations.

Fleet

A Saha Airlines Airbus A300 landing at Tehran-Mehrabad, Iran. (2010)

The Saha Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft when it was active:

Saha Airlines Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Notes
Airbus A300-600R	2
Boeing 707-300C	5	Last airline operator of the type 1 written off in a crash
Boeing 747-100SF	1
Boeing 747-200F	3
Total	11

Incidents and accidents

• 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 onboard, 3 passengers were killed.