This is a list of defunct airlines of Iran. Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced operations Ceased operations Notes Aban Air K5ABE20062007Air Taxi company 1958?1980Merged to create Iran Aseman Airlines Air Service 1980 Aram Air IRW20002002 Aria Air Tour IRX19992001 Aria Air IRXARIA20012014Arvand Airlines Atlas Air 20002001 Atrak Air AK ATR ATRAK 20132018AWA Airways2016did not startBon Air19971998Bonyad AirlinesDena AirwaysD9DAIDENA20162021-2022Government AirlineEagle Air19481949merged into Iranian AirwaysEsquith Air1997 Eram Air YEIRY ERAM AIR 20052013Fly Qeshm2016Joint airline between Iranian and chinese investors, did not launch, operated CRJ 900 Fars Air Qeshm QEQFZFARS AIR20062013 Fars Air Qeshm QEQFZFARS AIR20172021Faraz Qeshm Airlinesrenamed to Qeshm AirHelicopter Company of Iran1980 HESA Airlines H8SPN2011 2014 Rebranded as Sepahan AirlinesHoor Aseman Airlines1980merged into Iran Aseman AirlinesIran Air Joint Stock Company19441961First Incarnation of IranairIranair Regional2018never launched Iranian Air Transport IRG IATC 19922009Rebranded as Naft Airlines Iranian Airlines 20102010Formed by Saha Airlines. Project cancelled July 2010. Iran National Airlines IR 1962 1973 Renamed/merged to Iran Air Iranian Airways 19441961Renamed/merged to United Iranian AirlinesIranian Post & Telecom Aviation Services19901997Iranian State Airlines19381946State owned, replaced by Iranian Airways which later became Iran AirJam Air20182018Never LaunchedJunkers Airline Company in Iran19271932First Commercial Iranian Airline, owned by JunkersMohann Air2001 Naft Airlines NV IRG20092017Renamed/merged to Karun AirlinesNational Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) Airlines1960s????North Star Maritime1977 Pariz Air IRE 19972001Pardis Air20202024?AOC suspended Pars Air PRA 20062008Pars Air Company19701980merged into Iran Aseman AirlinesPasargad Airlines2013????Cancelled Persian Air Services PAS 19541962Merged with Iran AirQeshm Air20002006renamed to Pars AirSabalan Airlines20122020sfailed Saffatt Airlines IRV 19982017 Safiran Airlines SFNSAFIRAN 19882007South Air Services19631992rebranded as Iranian Air Transport CompanyTA Air20042005Tara Airlines19941995renamed to Tara Helicopter CompanyTehran AirlinesTHR20162020never commenced United Iranian Airlines 19611962Renamed/merged to Iran National Airlines Yas Air MHD 20082014
Further reading Manoucherians L., Illustrated Directory of civil aircraft of Iran 1924-2022, Top Kit Publishing, vol. 1, .
See also List of airlines of Iran List of airports in Iran
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