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List of defunct airlines of Iran

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This is a list of defunct airlines of Iran.[1][2]

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced operations Ceased operations Notes
Aban Air[3]K5ABE20062007
Air Taxi company[4]
Image
1958?1980Merged to create Iran Aseman Airlines
Air Service[4]1980
Aram Air[5]ImageIRW20002002
Aria Air TourIRX19992001
Aria AirImageIRXARIA20012014
Arvand Airlines[3]
Atlas Air[5]
Image
20002001
Atrak AirImageAKATRATRAK20132018
AWA Airways 2016 did not start[6]
Bon Air[7] 1997 1998
Bonyad Airlines[8]
Dena Airways
Image
 D9 DAI DENA 2016 2021-2022 Government Airline[citation needed]
Eagle Air 1948 1949 merged into Iranian Airways[9]
Esquith Air 1997[10]
Eram AirImageYEIRYERAM AIR20052013
Fly Qeshm 2016 Joint airline between Iranian and chinese investors, did not launch,[11] operated CRJ 900[12]
Fars Air QeshmImageQEQFZFARS AIR20062013
Fars Air QeshmImageQEQFZFARS AIR20172021
Faraz Qeshm Airlines renamed to Qeshm Air
Helicopter Company of Iran 1980 [13]
HESA AirlinesImageH8SPN20112014Rebranded as Sepahan Airlines
Hoor Aseman Airlines 1980 merged into Iran Aseman Airlines[14]
Iran Air Joint Stock Company
Image
 1944 1961 First Incarnation of Iranair
Iranair Regional
Image
 2018 never launched[15]
Iranian Air TransportIRGIATC19922009Rebranded as Naft Airlines
Iranian Airlines20102010Formed by Saha Airlines. Project cancelled July 2010.
Iran National AirlinesImageIR19621973Renamed/merged to Iran Air
Iranian AirwaysImage19441961Renamed/merged to United Iranian Airlines
Iranian Post & Telecom Aviation Services 1990 1997 [16]
Iranian State Airlines
Image
 1938 1946 State owned, replaced by Iranian Airways which later became Iran Air[17]
Jam Air 2018 2018 Never Launched[18]
Junkers Airline Company in Iran 1927 1932 First Commercial Iranian Airline, owned by Junkers[19]
Mohann Air 2001
Naft AirlinesImageNVIRG20092017Renamed/merged to Karun Airlines
National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) Airlines 1960s ???? [20]
North Star Maritime 1977 [21]
Pariz Air[8]IRE19972001
Pardis Air 2020 2024? AOC suspended[22]
Pars Air[4]ImagePRA20062008
Pars Air Company 1970 1980 merged into Iran Aseman Airlines[23]
Pasargad Airlines 2013 ???? Cancelled[24]
Persian Air ServicesPAS19541962Merged with Iran Air
Qeshm Air
Image
 2000 2006 renamed to Pars Air[25]
Sabalan Airlines 2012 2020s failed
Saffatt AirlinesIRV19982017[26]
Safiran AirlinesImageSFNSAFIRAN19882007
South Air Services 1963 1992 rebranded as Iranian Air Transport Company[27]
TA Air 2004 2005 [28]
Tara Airlines 1994 1995 renamed to Tara Helicopter Company[29]
Tehran Airlines THR 2016 2020 never commenced[30]
United Iranian Airlines19611962Renamed/merged to Iran National Airlines
Yas AirImageMHD20082014

Further reading

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  • Manoucherians L., Illustrated Directory of civil aircraft of Iran 1924-2022, Top Kit Publishing, vol. 1, ISBN 978-0-578-29194-9.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  2. ↑ "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  3. 1 2 "مجوز سه شركت هواپيمايي ديگر لغو شد" (in Persian). Iran Civil Aviation Organization. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Aseman History". Iran Aseman Airlines Fars Branch. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  5. 1 2 "مجوز 8 شرکت هواپیمایی داخلی لغو شد/ مهلت چند ماهه به 7 ایرلاین‌". Fars News (in Persian). 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "( AWA Airways )".
  7. ↑ "Bon Air history from Iran, rest of world".
  8. 1 2 "شركت هاي هواپيمايي فعال و غير فعال" (in Persian). Iran Civil Aviation Organization. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Eagle Airlines (Iran)".
  10. ↑ "Esquith Air".
  11. ↑ "Fly Qeshm history".
  12. ↑ "Iran's Fly Qeshm set for 10 CRJ 900s".
  13. ↑ "Helicopter Company of Iran".
  14. ↑ "Hoor Aseman Airlines".
  15. ↑ "( IranAir Regional )".
  16. ↑ "IPTAS (Iranian Post & Telecom Aviation Services)".
  17. ↑ "Industry Spotlight: Airlines". Archived from the original on 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2026-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  18. ↑ "(Jam Airlines) history from Iran, rest of world".
  19. ↑ Lester, Stephanie (2022-12-05). "Industry Spotlight: Airlines". American Iranian Council. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
  20. ↑ "Post-1979 airline industry".
  21. ↑ "North Star Maritime".
  22. ↑ "Iran's CAA warns Pardis Air lacks licence, bars Kish flights". ch-aviation. Archived from the original on 2025-11-07. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  23. ↑ "Pars Air Company".
  24. ↑ "Parsagard Airlines fleet".
  25. ↑ "Pouya Air".
  26. ↑ "Saffatt Airlines". cargoforwarder.eu. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  27. ↑ "Iranian Air Transport Company (IATC)".
  28. ↑ "TA Air".
  29. ↑ "Tara Airlines".
  30. ↑ "Tehran Airlines (ii)".
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