Iran Air

For the similarly named airline, see Iran Air Tours.

Iran Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
IR[1] IRA[2] IRANAIR[2]
Founded1944 as Iranian Airways Company[3]
Commenced operations1961 as Iran Air[4][5][6]
AOC #FS-100[7]
Hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programSkyGift[8]
Subsidiaries
Homa Aviation Training Center
Fleet size30[11]
Destinations75
Parent companyMinistry of Roads &
Urban Development of Iran (60%)[12]
HeadquartersMehrabad Airport, Tehran, Iran[13]
Key peopleBrig. Gen. Shamseddin Farzadipour, Chairman & CEO[14]
RevenueIncrease $329.74 million (2013)[15]
Operating incomeDecrease $7.99 million (2013)[15]
Net incomeDecrease -$71.67 million (2013)[15]
Total assetsDecrease $477.62 million (2013)[15]
Total equityDecrease $34,972 (2013)[15]
Employees10,696 (2013)[15]
Websitewww.iranair.com

Iran Air, officially known as The Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: هواپیمایی جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Havāpeymāyi-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslāmiye Irān), or before known as The National Airline of Iran (Persian: هواپیمایی ملی ایران, romanized: Havāpeymāyi-ye Melli-ye Irān), is the flag carrier of Iran, which is headquartered at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran. As of 2024, it operates scheduled services to 72 destinations in Asia and Europe. Iran Air's main bases are Imam Khomeini International Airport and Mehrabad International Airport, both serving Tehran, the capital of Iran. Domestically, Iran Air is commonly known as Homa (Persian: هما),[16] which is the name of a mythical Persian phoenix or griffin,[17] and also the acronym of Iran National Airlines in the Persian language. The airline's cargo division, Iran Air Cargo, operates scheduled services internationally using one cargo aircraft.[9][18][13]

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  6. ^ "IranAir". Archived from the original on 2 July 2009.
  7. ^ "Air operator certificate operations specifications" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  8. ^ Co., MehrYasan. "SkyGift". www.skygift.ir. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  9. ^ a b "IranAir Cargo". cargo.iranair.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Opening of IranAir Catring". news.iranair.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  11. ^ https://www.iranair.com/cabin-class [bare URL]
  12. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ a b "IranAir Official Site". www.iranair.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  14. ^ "New heads of CAO, Iran Air appointed". 9 August 2020.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ "Iran Air - Official website of Iran Air "Homa" in Scandinavia". iranair.se.
  17. ^ "Achaemenid Persian Griffin Capital at Persepolis - archaeolog". web.stanford.edu. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 94.