List of defunct airlines of Iran

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

AirlineImage IATA ICAO CallsignCommenced operationsCeased operationsNotes
Aban Air [3] K5ABE20062007
Air Taxi [4]
Air Service [4] 1980
Aram Air [5] RA-76489 Ilyushin IL.76TD Aram Air (7269154232).jpg IRW20002002
Aria Air Tour IRX20012014
Aria Air Tupolev Tu-154M, Kolavia (Aria Air) AN1161655.jpg IRXARIA20002001
Arvand Airlines [3]
Atlas Air [5] 20002001
Atrak Air Atrak Air Airbus A320 on finals into Mehrabad.jpg AKATRATRAK20132018
Bonyad Airlines [6]
Eram Air Eram Air Tupolev Tu-154M Sharifi.jpg YEIRYERAM AIR20052013
Fars Air Qeshm Fars Air Qeshm Yakovlev Yak-42D KvW.jpg QEQFZFARS AIR20062013
Fars Air Qeshm IMAG1379.jpg QEQFZFARS AIR20172021
HESA Airlines Antonov (HESA) An-140-100, HESA Airlines AN2221381.jpg H8SPN20112014Rebranded as Sepahan Airlines
Iran Asseman Airlines JAA727B-IRAN.jpg Y7;EPIRC19802001Renamed/merged to Iran Aseman Airlines
Iran National Airlines Iran Air Boeing 707-300 Manteufel.jpg IR19621973Renamed/merged to Iran Air
Iranian Air Transport IRGIATC19922009Rebranded as Naft Airlines
Iranian Airlines 20102010Formed by Saha Airlines. Project cancelled July 2010.
Iranian Airways Douglas C-47B EP-ACK Iranian Natnl Ringway 24.04.54 edited-2.jpg 19441961Renamed/merged to United Iranian Airlines
Naft Airlines Iranian Naft Airlines Fokker 100.jpg NVIRG20092017Renamed/merged to Karun Airlines
Pariz Air [6] IRE19972001
Pars Air [4] Ilyushin Il-76TD, Pars Air AN1177363.jpg PRA20062008
Persian Air Services PAS19541962Merged with Iran Air
Photros Air KHP20062007
Saffatt Airlines IRV19982017 [7]
Safiran Airlines Safiran Airlines Boeing 737-300 KvW.jpg SFNSAFIRAN19882007
Tehran Airways THRTAW20012002
United Iranian Airlines 19611962Renamed/merged to Iran National Airlines
Yas Air Ilyushin Il-76TD, Yas Air AN1476163.jpg MHD20082014

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