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{{Infobox_Airline |airline=Iran Air|logo=Iran Air logo.gif |logo_size=180px|fleet_size=49|destinations=54|IATA=IR|ICAO=IRA|callsign=IRANAIR|parent=Iran National Airlines Corporation|founded=1962, [Iran
[Imam Khomeini International Airport [airline of Iran, based in Tehran. It operates services to 20 scheduled and 5 charter destinations. The cargo fleet operates services to 35 international and 25 domestic destinations. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran.

Its acronym Homa (mythology) () is derived from two sources: the initial letters of the name in Havapeyma'i-ye Melli-ye Iran; and from Homa (mythology), a griffin of Persian mythology.

History Formation

In 1946 , a group of businessmen founded Iran's first flag carrier under the name of Iranian Airways. Operations covered domestic and regional passenger and freight services plus a weekly freight service to Europe. The fleet consisted of Douglas DC-3s initially, supplemented by Douglas DC-4 and Vickers Viscount aircraft later on. In 1954 , the privately owned airline Persian Air Services (PAS) was established, which initially operated only freight services, followed by passenger operations between Tehran and major cities in Iran. In 1960 , PAS initiated service to several European destinations, including Geneva, Paris, Brussels and London, using Douglas DC-7C aircraft leased from Sabena.

On 24 February 1962, Iranian Airways and PAS were merged to form Iran National Airlines Corporation, known as Iran Air. It was as a public sector venture that combined the assets and liabilities of the two predecessor air carriers. Among the aircraft used were Avro York, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-6 and Vickers Viscount. The carrier became a full member of International Air Transport Association in 1964.

Golden Age In 1965 , Iran Air took delivery of its first jet aircraft, the Boeing 727, followed by the Boeing 737 in 1971 , the stretched Boeing 727 in 1974 , and three variants of Boeing 747s (747-100, -200 and SP) starting in 1975 . By the mid-1970s, Iran Air was serving numerous key cities in Europe with non-stop and one-stop flights (there were over 30 flights per week to London alone).

On 8 October 1972, Iran Air placed an order with British Aircraft Corporation for two Concorde supersonic jets plus 1 option. These orders were cancelled in April 1980 in the wake of Iran's Islamic Revolution, making Iran Air the very last airline to cancel its Concorde orders. at Heathrow in August 1979

On 29 May 1975, the Tehran-London-New York City route was inaugurated with Boeing 707s, followed by the use of Boeing 747 and 747SP aircraft later on. In 1978 , the airline acquired six Airbus A300B4 aircraft for use on its domestic trunk and busy regional routes. By the end of that year, Iran Air was serving thirty-one international destinations stretching from New York City to Beijing and Tokyo. Plans were made at that time to offer direct services to Los Angeles, California and to Sydney, for which the airline's long range 747SP aircraft were ideally suited. This would have allowed Iran Air to use Tehran as a convenient midway point between East and West because of its home base's favourable geographical location. Such plans were never realized.

By the late 1970s, Iran Air was the fastest growing airline in the world, and one of the most profitable. By 1976 , Iran Air was ranked second only to Qantas as the world’s safest airline, having been accident free for at least 10 consecutive years. Although both airlines were accident free, Iran Air came second only because of fewer operational hours flown compared to Qantas. Prior to this ranking, a fatal accident occurred on 25 December 1952, in which 27 of the 29 passengers onboard perished when their Douglas DC-3 crashed on landing.

After the Islamic Revolution In the wake of Iran's Islamic Revolution, Iran Air began to reorganize its international operations as of 26 February 1979, discontinuing service to a range of foreign destinations. Tehran was designated as the only official gateway to Iran, while Shiraz could be used as an alternate only in case of operational requirements. All other cities in Iran lost their international status.

The last departure from New York was on 7 November 1979. The last scheduled flight from Tehran to New York City on 8 November 1979 was diverted at the last minute to Montreal, prompted by an embargo suddenly imposed by the US government. Subsequently, the Boeing 747SPs became extensively used on the airline's European and Asian routes. In 1980 , the first of six new Airbus A300 joined the fleet.

After the start of the Iran-Iraq War in September 1980 , Iran Air's domestic and international operations were often subject to cancellation and irregularity in line with the changing wartime situation. This continued until August 1988 when a cease-fire agreement took effect. Right from the start of the Iran-Iraq War, Abadan - gateway to Iran's oil-producing region - lost all its air links because the airport had to be closed down.

1981 saw the official name of the airline changed to The Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran Air carried 1.7 million passengers in that year. In 1990 , the first of six Fokker F100 jets was added to the fleet, and five more units joined later on. In 2001 , the airline bought six second-hand Airbus A310 aircraft (five -200 and one -300 series) since the US authorities blocked the planned purchase of new Airbus A330 units. In 2005 , the carrier bought another two ex-Olympic Airlines Airbus A300s. In the wake of the growing tension between the US and Iranian governments over Iran's nuclear programme, the plan to supply Boeing spare parts or aircraft to upgrade the aging fleet of Iran Air was blocked by the USA and members of the EU. However a new agreement between Iran and the United States at the end of 2006 has changed that and allowed an overhaul of Iran Air's fleet. Iran/USA agreement

The airline is wholly owned by the Government of Iran and has 7,500 employees (at March 2007).

Iran Air Family Iran Air Tours Iran Air Tours is a low cost airline based at Mashhad International Airport (MHD), and is a subsidiary of Iran Air. At the time,Soviet-design Tu-154M jets are the backbone of this airline in use but recentley this airline accuired a number of airbus A300B4 and MD-83 aircrafts on lease and of course in hybrid livery from Turkey and increased it's flights to domestic cities like Mashhad, Zahedan, Ahwaz and...Iran Air Tours initiated scheduled operations only in 1990, taking over the bulk of domestic services formerly operated by Iran Air.Iran Air Tours has been responsible for the remarkable build-up of a very extensive route network focused on the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, home to Shi'ite Muslims' holiest shrine. Reservations for Iran Air Tours flights can be made via the Iran Air system, which is the only widely available airline reservations system in Iran.The carrier also operates charter flights reaching as far as Northern Europe.

Homa Hotel Group Homa Hotel Group is a subsidiary company of Iran Air, which owns a chain of five star hotels in major cities of Iran. These Homa hotels are located in Tehran, Shiraz, Bandar Abbas and Mashad (two hotels). All the hotels were constructed prior to 1979 with the exception of the second Mashad hotel built in the late 1990s.

The hotel group was established by the government after the 1979 Iranian revolution and has more than 800 furnished rooms. Most of the hotels were under private control prior to 1979 but were nationalized soon after. The most famous of these was the Homa Hotel Tehran which used to be the luxurious Tehran Sheraton prior to being nationalised in 1979. While the hotels are rated five-star, the facilities, decor and service are not quite up to five-star international standards.

Services Hajj and Umrah Operations Special Hajj charter operations form a major part of Iran Air's annual activities, and play an important role for religious, national, financial and professional reasons. Every year, tens of thousands of pilgrims fly from major cities in Iran to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's important aerial gateway to Mecca, to take part in pilgrimage ceremonies. These special Hajj charter flights are arranged in such a way that pilgrims spend a minimum time in Saudi Arabia to perform their religious duties before returning home.

In the year 2001, Iran Air carried around 60,000 pilgrims to / from Jeddah within a span of 40 days. 352 Hajj charter flights were operated from / to 17 different cities in Iran, an achievement that was very remarkable in that these flights were operated in addition to the other daily Iran Air scheduled service commitments.

Iran Air also operates special charter flights from cities in Iran to Jeddah during the Umrah season. In order to deal with the operational requirements and to meet traffic demand, the airline leases aircraft including Boeing 747-200s and Airbus A300B2s .

Destinations See: Iran Air destinations

Fleet



The Iran Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of July 2007){]|align=center|4|align=center|261|align=center|International|align=center||-|Airbus A300|align=center|4|align=center|277|align=center|Domestic, International|align=center||-|Airbus A310|align=center|6|align=center|215|align=center|International|align=center||-|Airbus A310|align=center|2|align=center|167-203|align=center|Domestic, International|align=center||-|Airbus A340|align=center|1|align=center|261|align=center|International|align=center|Leased from Conviasa|align=center|4|align=center|154|align=center|Domestic, International|align=center||-|[Boeing 747|align=center|1|align=center|449|align=center|International|align=center||-|Boeing 747|align=center|6|align=center|449|align=center|International|align=center|3 new 742's added as August 2007|-|Boeing 747SP|align=center|2|align=center|305|align=center|International|align=center||-|Fokker F100|align=center|18|align=center|104|align=center|Domestic, International|align=center||-|Boeing 747|align=center|7|align=center|Cargo|align=center||align=center|all of them transferred to IRAF|-|Boeing 747|align=center|1|align=center|Cargo|align=center||align=center|all of them transferred to IRAF|-|align=center|Total|align=center|48|align=center||align=center||-|}





Fleet modernisation

Previously operated

Iran Air have retired some of their Boeing 747, Boeing 747 and Boeing 747. The Boeing 737s and Boeing 707s were retired in the mid 1990s.

Livery The airline's livery is an all white fuselage, with Iran Air in dark, block letters above the passenger windows, and a dark blue drawing of Homa (mythology) on the tail, with a shade of dark-blue over it.

Trivia

Incidents and accidents



External links

Regional Iran Air websites:

Historical reviews:For a complete history of the airline see:

References

{{Infobox_Airline |airline=Iran Air|logo=Iran Air logo.gif |logo_size=180px|fleet_size=49|destinations=54|IATA=IR|ICAO=IRA|callsign=IRANAIR|parent=Iran National Airlines Corporation|founded=1962, [Iran
[Imam Khomeini International Airport [airline of Iran, based in Tehran. It operates services to 20 scheduled and 5 charter destinations. The cargo fleet operates services to 35 international and 25 domestic destinations. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran.

Its acronym Homa (mythology) () is derived from two sources: the initial letters of the name in Havapeyma'i-ye Melli-ye Iran; and from Homa (mythology), a griffin of Persian mythology.

History Formation

In 1946 , a group of businessmen founded Iran's first flag carrier under the name of Iranian Airways. Operations covered domestic and regional passenger and freight services plus a weekly freight service to Europe. The fleet consisted of Douglas DC-3s initially, supplemented by Douglas DC-4 and Vickers Viscount aircraft later on. In 1954 , the privately owned airline Persian Air Services (PAS) was established, which initially operated only freight services, followed by passenger operations between Tehran and major cities in Iran. In 1960 , PAS initiated service to several European destinations, including Geneva, Paris, Brussels and London, using Douglas DC-7C aircraft leased from Sabena.

On 24 February 1962, Iranian Airways and PAS were merged to form Iran National Airlines Corporation, known as Iran Air. It was as a public sector venture that combined the assets and liabilities of the two predecessor air carriers. Among the aircraft used were Avro York, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-6 and Vickers Viscount. The carrier became a full member of International Air Transport Association in 1964.

Golden Age In 1965 , Iran Air took delivery of its first jet aircraft, the Boeing 727, followed by the Boeing 737 in 1971 , the stretched Boeing 727 in 1974 , and three variants of Boeing 747s (747-100, -200 and SP) starting in 1975 . By the mid-1970s, Iran Air was serving numerous key cities in Europe with non-stop and one-stop flights (there were over 30 flights per week to London alone).

On 8 October 1972, Iran Air placed an order with British Aircraft Corporation for two Concorde supersonic jets plus 1 option. These orders were cancelled in April 1980 in the wake of Iran's Islamic Revolution, making Iran Air the very last airline to cancel its Concorde orders. at Heathrow in August 1979

On 29 May 1975, the Tehran-London-New York City route was inaugurated with Boeing 707s, followed by the use of Boeing 747 and 747SP aircraft later on. In 1978 , the airline acquired six Airbus A300B4 aircraft for use on its domestic trunk and busy regional routes. By the end of that year, Iran Air was serving thirty-one international destinations stretching from New York City to Beijing and Tokyo. Plans were made at that time to offer direct services to Los Angeles, California and to Sydney, for which the airline's long range 747SP aircraft were ideally suited. This would have allowed Iran Air to use Tehran as a convenient midway point between East and West because of its home base's favourable geographical location. Such plans were never realized.

By the late 1970s, Iran Air was the fastest growing airline in the world, and one of the most profitable. By 1976 , Iran Air was ranked second only to Qantas as the world’s safest airline, having been accident free for at least 10 consecutive years. Although both airlines were accident free, Iran Air came second only because of fewer operational hours flown compared to Qantas. Prior to this ranking, a fatal accident occurred on 25 December 1952, in which 27 of the 29 passengers onboard perished when their Douglas DC-3 crashed on landing.

After the Islamic Revolution In the wake of Iran's Islamic Revolution, Iran Air began to reorganize its international operations as of 26 February 1979, discontinuing service to a range of foreign destinations. Tehran was designated as the only official gateway to Iran, while Shiraz could be used as an alternate only in case of operational requirements. All other cities in Iran lost their international status.

The last departure from New York was on 7 November 1979. The last scheduled flight from Tehran to New York City on 8 November 1979 was diverted at the last minute to Montreal, prompted by an embargo suddenly imposed by the US government. Subsequently, the Boeing 747SPs became extensively used on the airline's European and Asian routes. In 1980 , the first of six new Airbus A300 joined the fleet.

After the start of the Iran-Iraq War in September 1980 , Iran Air's domestic and international operations were often subject to cancellation and irregularity in line with the changing wartime situation. This continued until August 1988 when a cease-fire agreement took effect. Right from the start of the Iran-Iraq War, Abadan - gateway to Iran's oil-producing region - lost all its air links because the airport had to be closed down.

1981 saw the official name of the airline changed to The Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran Air carried 1.7 million passengers in that year. In 1990 , the first of six Fokker F100 jets was added to the fleet, and five more units joined later on. In 2001 , the airline bought six second-hand Airbus A310 aircraft (five -200 and one -300 series) since the US authorities blocked the planned purchase of new Airbus A330 units. In 2005 , the carrier bought another two ex-Olympic Airlines Airbus A300s. In the wake of the growing tension between the US and Iranian governments over Iran's nuclear programme, the plan to supply Boeing spare parts or aircraft to upgrade the aging fleet of Iran Air was blocked by the USA and members of the EU. However a new agreement between Iran and the United States at the end of 2006 has changed that and allowed an overhaul of Iran Air's fleet. Iran/USA agreement

The airline is wholly owned by the Government of Iran and has 7,500 employees (at March 2007).

Iran Air Family Iran Air Tours Iran Air Tours is a low cost airline based at Mashhad International Airport (MHD), and is a subsidiary of Iran Air. At the time,Soviet-design Tu-154M jets are the backbone of this airline in use but recentley this airline accuired a number of airbus A300B4 and MD-83 aircrafts on lease and of course in hybrid livery from Turkey and increased it's flights to domestic cities like Mashhad, Zahedan, Ahwaz and...Iran Air Tours initiated scheduled operations only in 1990, taking over the bulk of domestic services formerly operated by Iran Air.Iran Air Tours has been responsible for the remarkable build-up of a very extensive route network focused on the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, home to Shi'ite Muslims' holiest shrine. Reservations for Iran Air Tours flights can be made via the Iran Air system, which is the only widely available airline reservations system in Iran.The carrier also operates charter flights reaching as far as Northern Europe.

Homa Hotel Group Homa Hotel Group is a subsidiary company of Iran Air, which owns a chain of five star hotels in major cities of Iran. These Homa hotels are located in Tehran, Shiraz, Bandar Abbas and Mashad (two hotels). All the hotels were constructed prior to 1979 with the exception of the second Mashad hotel built in the late 1990s.

The hotel group was established by the government after the 1979 Iranian revolution and has more than 800 furnished rooms. Most of the hotels were under private control prior to 1979 but were nationalized soon after. The most famous of these was the Homa Hotel Tehran which used to be the luxurious Tehran Sheraton prior to being nationalised in 1979. While the hotels are rated five-star, the facilities, decor and service are not quite up to five-star international standards.

Services Hajj and Umrah Operations Special Hajj charter operations form a major part of Iran Air's annual activities, and play an important role for religious, national, financial and professional reasons. Every year, tens of thousands of pilgrims fly from major cities in Iran to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's important aerial gateway to Mecca, to take part in pilgrimage ceremonies. These special Hajj charter flights are arranged in such a way that pilgrims spend a minimum time in Saudi Arabia to perform their religious duties before returning home.

In the year 2001, Iran Air carried around 60,000 pilgrims to / from Jeddah within a span of 40 days. 352 Hajj charter flights were operated from / to 17 different cities in Iran, an achievement that was very remarkable in that these flights were operated in addition to the other daily Iran Air scheduled service commitments.

Iran Air also operates special charter flights from cities in Iran to Jeddah during the Umrah season. In order to deal with the operational requirements and to meet traffic demand, the airline leases aircraft including Boeing 747-200s and Airbus A300B2s .

Destinations See: Iran Air destinations

Fleet



The Iran Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of July 2007){]|align=center|4|align=center|261|align=center|International|align=center||-|Airbus A300|align=center|4|align=center|277|align=center|Domestic, International|align=center||-|Airbus A310|align=center|6|align=center|215|align=center|International|align=center||-|Airbus A310|align=center|2|align=center|167-203|align=center|Domestic, International|align=center||-|Airbus A340|align=center|1|align=center|261|align=center|International|align=center|Leased from Conviasa|align=center|4|align=center|154|align=center|Domestic, International|align=center||-|[Boeing 747|align=center|1|align=center|449|align=center|International|align=center||-|Boeing 747|align=center|6|align=center|449|align=center|International|align=center|3 new 742's added as August 2007|-|Boeing 747SP|align=center|2|align=center|305|align=center|International|align=center||-|Fokker F100|align=center|18|align=center|104|align=center|Domestic, International|align=center||-|Boeing 747|align=center|7|align=center|Cargo|align=center||align=center|all of them transferred to IRAF|-|Boeing 747|align=center|1|align=center|Cargo|align=center||align=center|all of them transferred to IRAF|-|align=center|Total|align=center|48|align=center||align=center||-|}





Fleet modernisation

Previously operated

Iran Air have retired some of their Boeing 747, Boeing 747 and Boeing 747. The Boeing 737s and Boeing 707s were retired in the mid 1990s.

Livery The airline's livery is an all white fuselage, with Iran Air in dark, block letters above the passenger windows, and a dark blue drawing of Homa (mythology) on the tail, with a shade of dark-blue over it.

Trivia

Incidents and accidents



External links

Regional Iran Air websites:

Historical reviews:For a complete history of the airline see:

References



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