It’s not often you see a Boeing 777 just completely destroyed, but that’s the footage that’s now emerging from a recent attack. Before we get into this, let me just mention that I’m coming at this exclusively from an aviation perspective (give how rare hull losses are), rather than from a political perspective.
Mahan Air is the largest airline in Iran, with a fleet of around 35 aircraft. The plane that was attacked had the registration code EP-MTC, and it was a 25-year-old Boeing 777-200ER. The plane had only joined Mahan Air’s fleet in December 2025, so it was in service for around three months before it was destroyed.
The plane initially started flying in 2001 for Singapore Airlines. When Singapore Airlines retired the plane in 2015, it started flying for NokSkoot, the low cost carrier from Thailand.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
