Kish Air Explained

Airline:Kish Airlines
Iata:Y9
Icao:KIS
Callsign:KISH AIR
Founded:December 16, 1989
Commenced:1990
Hubs:
Fleet Size:11
Destinations:27
Headquarters:Kish Island, Persian Gulf, Iran
Key People:Cap. Ebrahim Siyahjani (CEO)
Website:Kishairlines.ir

Kish Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی کیش, Havāpeymāyi-e Kish) is an airline operating from Kish Island, Iran.[1] It operates international, domestic and charter services as a scheduled carrier. Its main bases are Kish International Airport and Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran.[2]

History

The airline was established on December 16, 1989, and started operations in 1990. It is owned by Kish Free Zone Organisation (79%), Kish Investment and Development (11%) and Kish Development and Servicing (10%).

To start its passenger operations, after receiving temporary operations permission, the airline leased two aircraft (three Tupolev Tu-154 and four McDonnell Douglas MD-82/MD-83) from Bulgaria Airlines on a wet lease. Kish Air received its air operator certificate (AOC) in 1991, thus becoming the first private company to receive its AOC from Civil Aviation of Iran. At this time the company began wet-leasing three Tupolev Tu-154Ms from Russian leasing companies, returning the previously leased Bulgarian aircraft. The company also wet-leased two Yakovlev Yak-42D aircraft from Russia.

Towards the end of 1992, the company was at the verge of bankruptcy, and most of the key managers were replaced. In 1999, Kish Air having enough financial strength, decided to replace its wet-leased fleet with dry leased and purchased aircraft, and was able to operate two dry leased and two purchased Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft and hire and train the required aircrew and maintenance personnel. At present Kish Air also operates a fleet of medium-range MD-80 series aircraft and short-range Fokker 100 on its domestic and international routes.

Destinations

As of September 2023, Kish Air operates services to the following destinations:

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
IranAbadanAyatollah Jami International Airport
AhvazQasem Soleimani International Airport
AsaluyehPersian Gulf Airport
Bandar AbbasBandar Abbas International Airport
ChabaharChabahar Konarak Airport
GorganGorgan Airport
IsfahanShahid Beheshti International Airport
KishKish International Airport
LamerdLamerd International Airport
MashhadShahid Hasheminejad International Airport
QeshmQeshm Airport
RashtRasht Airport
SariDasht-e Naz Airport
ShirazShahid Dastgheib International Airport
TabrizShahid Madani International Airport
TehranImam Khomeini International Airport
Mehrabad International Airport
YazdShahid Sadooghi Airport
ZahedanZahedan Airport
IraqNajafAl Najaf International Airport
KazakhstanAktauAktau International Airport
AlmatyAlmaty International Airport
OmanMuscatMuscat International Airport
TurkeyIstanbulIstanbul Airport
United Arab EmiratesDubaiDubai International Airport[3]

Fleet

As of April 2023, Kish Air operates the following aircraft:[4]

Kish Air fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrderPassengersNotes
C Y Total
Airbus A321-2002 - 281421701 stored
28142170
Fokker 1002 - - 100100
McDonnell Douglas MD-825 - - 161161One recently received from the Taliban from Kam Air[5]
McDonnell Douglas MD-832 - - 156156
Total11 -

Fleet development

In April 2017, it was announced that the airline planned to order six aircraft from ATR, with variant and delivery dates announced if, and when, the deal is signed by the airline. The aircraft were planned to be used to increase the number of flights on domestic flights in Iran.[6]

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft (at November 2017):[7]

Accidents and incidents

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. "Directory: World airlines." Flight International. 23–29 March 2004. 94.
  2. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 101 . 2007-04-03.
  3. Web site: Kish to Dubai flights has been launched. 9 June 2023.
  4. Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One) . Airliner World . October 2019 . 17.
  5. https://www.iranintl.com/en/202403155319
  6. Web site: Kish Air to buy six aircraft from ATR. www.iran-daily.com. 2 June 2017.
  7. Web site: Kish Air Fleet Details and History. www.flightradar24.com.
  8. Web site: Iranian Hijacker Wants To Stay In Israel. 2023-02-08. 1995-09-27. Dafna. Linzer. AP News.
  9. Web site: One Israel Story You've Probably Never Heard. 2023-02-08. 2022-05-04. Tabby. Refeal. Jewish Journal.
  10. Web site: Iranian hijacker converts to judaism. 2023-02-08. 2007-03-03. The Dawn.
  11. Web site: AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT 01/04 . General Civil Aviation Authority of the UAE . 21 August 2009.