Fleet
Due to the sanctions imposed by the US government, Iranian airlines can only acquire aircraft which are at least seven years old and have been purchased through a third party rather than directly from Boeing or Airbus. The Mahan Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of November 2012)
| Type | Total | Seating | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J | Y | Total | |||
| Airbus A300B2 | 3 | 20 15 |
236 231 |
256 246 |
A300B2K-3C model |
| Airbus A300B4-100 | 1 | Airbus A300B4-103 model | |||
| Airbus A300B4-200 | 2 | Airbus A300B4-203 model | |||
| Airbus A300-600 | 13 | 24 | 227 232 |
251 256 |
10 A300B4-603 model 3 A300B4-605R |
| Airbus A310-300 | 10 | 10 12 |
186 190 |
196 202 |
1 (EX-301) operated by Kyrgyz Trans Avia 1 A310-304 (EP-MHO) 6 A310-304(ET) 1 A310-308 (EP-MNP). 1 ex-German Government. (EP-VIP) |
| Boeing 747-300 Combi | 2 | 26 | 412 | 438 | Boeing 747-3B3(M) model |
| Boeing 747-400 | 3 | 44 | 394 | 438 | Boeing 747-422 model EP-MNB and EP-MNC stored at Tehran EP-MNB, EP-MNA, EP-MNC Stored |
| BAe 146 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 39 | ||||
The 3 747-400s were according to the British High Court unlawfully taken by Mahan from their real owners Blue Sky Airlines in 2008 using forged bills of sale. When ordered to bring the aircraft back to Europe, Mahan apparently claimed they could not do so because they were being investigated by the Iranian authorities for fraud and the aircraft had to be kept in Iran.
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