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ABOUT

IRANAIR

IRANAIR HISTORY

Iranian Airways Company was founded in May 1944 and Iranians led to a ratification by the board of ministers to
operated its first passenger flight right after World War II from establish a national airline corporation on February 10th,
Tehran to holy city of Mashhad. The airline also had weekly 1961. Following that, on February 24th 1961, both Iranian
freight services to Europe and its fleet consisted of DC-3s, Airways and Pars Airways merged to form a new airline as
DC-4s, and Viscounts. Within a period of 17 years (1945- IranAir with the acronyms of HOMA, a griffin of Persian
1962) the company developed into a major domestic airline mythology which symbolizes the mythical Bird of Happiness.
with a few international flights per week. In 1954 a second IranAir, the first airline to order and operate Boeing 747SP
private airline, Persian Air Services was formed. Initially in the world, having the mission of obviating the domestic
it operated only freight services to Europe, but in 1960 it aviation transportation needs accompanied by observing the
commenced passenger flights to several European destinations safety principles and forming transportation services with
using leased equipment. The geographical situation of Iran neighboring and countries in distance, officially commenced
with its expanding spacious levels, relative remoteness of its activities in April 1962. Dating back to 1970's, in a TV
crowded areas from each other, lack of adequate means of commercial about IranAir, a passenger says: "Let IranAir
transportation (railways and roads), the need to initiate safe take you on a journey to adventure you will never forget -
and fast connections, and lack of an orderly equipment with romantic, exciting, breathtaking Iran." IranAir became a full
high capacity to revive mutual aviation rights with other member of IATA in 1964 and is now flying to 28 international
countries as well as securing more welfare and comfort for and 26 domestic routes as an IOSA registered airline