Iran Air

Sanctions: Iran Air has been on the US Treasury (OFAC) sanctions list since 5 November 2018. Check the rules that apply to you before doing business with it. Source: OFAC sanctions list.

Iran Air is the national airline of Iran, based in Tehran. According to its website history page it was founded on 24 February 1962, when Iran National Airline was formed by merging Iranian Airways and Persian Airways. The airline is known as Homa, named after a griffin from Persian mythology that symbolises happiness.

History

• 1962: thirteen small aircraft and nearly 750 employees
• 1965: first jet flight, with a Boeing 727 on the Tehran to Beirut route
• 1978: six Airbus A300 aircraft bought, making Iran Air the first Airbus operator in the Middle East
• 1978: thirty-seven Boeing aircraft and more than 12,800 employees
• 2015: after the nuclear agreement, a contract for 118 Airbus aircraft was signed

Fleet

The fleet page lists Airbus A330, A300-600, A310, A300 and A320 family aircraft, Fokker 100 and ATR aircraft. The site says an average of 17 aircraft are ready to serve passengers each day.

Services

• Scheduled passenger flights from Iran
• Air cargo shipping
• Online flight schedule and flight information displays

Company facts

• Founded on 24 February 1962
• Brand name Homa
• Based in Tehran, Iran