Mahan Air A310 transports fallen soldiers remains to Kerman

Iran media imagery of six unknown soldiers remains being transported by Mahan Air to Kerman for services and internment. The soldiers were lost in the Karbala-4 offensive in 1986 during the Iran-Iraq War.

Mahan Air A310-304, reg. EP-MHO (cn 488)

Aircraft transport flight to KER taking place 12OCT2017. KER has recently been renamed in memory of the late former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who was born and raised in Kerman.

KER serves as a hub for Mahan Air. The airline's flight simulator and crew training centrer is located at this location. It is also the main hub for Bootia-Mahan Aviation College,  a commercial pilot training serving Mahan Air's cadet pilot program.

Mahan Air is sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury for rendering transport services to IRGC-QF, in support of the Syrian Arab Republic and allied regional fighting forces.