Manas Airways (Bishkek) is reportedly looking to acquire an A340-300 for onward lease to Iran the Aerotransport database has said. According to the report, the Kyrgyz carrier could acquire N282AT (cn 216), formerly with Pakistan's AirBlue (PA, Karachi International), with plans to operate it on behalf of Mahan Air (W5, Tehran Mehrabad). The aircraft was cancelled from the US register on July 17 according to the FAA.

The Iranian carrier currently operates two ex-Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt International) A340-300s, EP-MMA (cn 20) and EP-MMB (cn 56).