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Iran Air is Iran’s national flag carrier. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran.
Iran Air’s history can be traced back to May 1944, when its forerunner Iranian Airways was established. The airlines commenced its first passenger flight right after the World War II from Tehran to holy city of Mashhad. In 1954, another private airline "Pars Airways" was established, which undertook freight services to Europe. In 1961, Iranian government decided to establish a national airline of Iran. Following this decision, on February 24, 1961 both "Iranian Airways" and "Pars Airways" merged to form a new airline called "IranAir" with the acronyms and the symbol of "HOMA" bird. This new airline commenced its activities in April 1962.
Iran Air has a modern fleet of 35 aircrafts. This includes 11 Fokker - 100, 4 Boeing 727-200, 4 Airbus 300-B2k, 4 Airbus 300-600, 2 Airbus 310-300, 6 Airbus 310-200, 1 Boeing 747-SP, 2 Boeing 747-200, and 1 Boeing 747-100. IranAir presently flies to 36 international and 21 domestic routes. In India, Iran Air flies to Delhi and Mumbai.