Iran Air

An Iranair Boeing 747-100 lands over the houses at London (Heathrow) Airport
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An Iranair Boeing 747-100 lands over the houses at London (Heathrow) Airport

Iran Air is the national and international airline of Iran, based in Tehran. Its acronym is Homa (هما in Persian), formed from the initial letters of the name in Persian, هواپیمایی ملی ایرانHavapeyma'i-ye Melli-ye Iran. It operates services to 20 scheduled and 5 charter destinations. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport (THR), Tehran.

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Code Data

  • IATA Code: IR
  • ICAO Code: IRA
  • Callsign: Iran

History

Iran Air was established on February 24, 1962, after Iranian Airways and Persian Air Services joined together under the name of Iran National Airlines Corporation, known as Iran Air. Iranian Airways had been the first Iranian flag carrier and was formed in 1946. Iran Air soon built a large route structure and a dense domestic network. The first planes used by the company were the Avro York, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-6 and Vickers Viscount.

In 1965, the company received its first jet plane, a Boeing 727. The much desired route to New York was opened in 1970 with Boeing 707 aircraft, but those aircraft were later replaced on the route with Boeing 747SP jets in 1976. In the late 1970s, Iran Air was the fastest growing airline in the world. In 1978, the airline bought six Airbus A300-B4 aircraft to be used on its domestic and regional routes.

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Homa, the ancient griffin of Persepolis, is the symbol of Iran Air.</center>
With the Islamic revolution of 1979, Iran Air had to halt its services to New York, as a consequence of the embargo imposed by the United States. Because of that, the Boeing 747SPs began to be used heavily on the airline's European and Asian routes. During the 1990s, Iran Air was able to buy Fokker F-100 planes, but, again because of the embargo, this was the only type that joined the fleet during the '90s. In 2001 the airline bought several second-hand Airbus A310 aircraft, when the United States blocked its purchase of new Airbus A330 aircraft.

The airline is wholly owned by the Government of Iran and employs 8,887 staff.

Incidents and Accidents

  • On 3 July, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 was over the Persian Gulf on its way to the Dubai from Bandar Abbas. The plane flew near the ship USS Vincennes, a U.S. Navy cruiser equipped with the most sophisticated radar and electronic battle gear. The ship mistook the airliner for an Iranian F-14 Tomcat. When the aircrew failed to respond to a message, the cruiser shot the airliner down with a missile. All aboard the plane died. The United States called the incident a tragic mistake. Newsweek published a long article ( “Sea of Lies”, July 13, 1992) that largely blamed Capt. Will Rogers, the Vincennes' commander. All 16 crew and 274 passengers were killed.

Services

Iran operates the following services (at January 2005):

Fleet

The Iran Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at June 2005):

External links

Regional Iran Air websites:

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

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