Iran Aviation News

Two new companies, namely Fly Persia and Pars, were recently added to the list of airlines operating from Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport, according to the news portal of Ministry of…

Suspension of flights to/from France and Pakistan have been lifted after a gap of two months, according to the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran’s spokesperson.

Austrian Airlines will resume Vienna-Tehran flights as of July 17, says Mohammad Hassan Zibakhsh, spokesman of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran. 

Latest figures released by Iran Airports Company indicates partial recovery in airport traffic in the month to April 20, compared with the same period of last year, when it was harshly hit by…

The number of Tehran-Tabriz flights has increased by 70 flights per week from May 22, as ATA Airline is operating new flights on this route, according to the director general of East…

The number of passengers traveling to/from Iran registered an 80% decline in the fiscal 2020-21 compared to that of the previous year, according to statistics released by the Islamic Republic of…

Iranian airports' domestic passenger traffic in the last fiscal year (ended March 2021) declined by 38% year-on-year, as 25.05 million passengers were transported by planes during the period,…

Mahan Air’s 35-year-old Boeing 747-300 has now started to fly again, after over five years of maintenance and heavy C-check in Tehran. This Boeing 747-300 is the world’s last passenger Boeing…

A total of 24,763 flights carrying 1.95 million passengers were operated during the month ending March 20, showing an increase of 48% in the number of arrivals and landings, 26% in passengers…

All Iranian airlines except for four that have yet to complete their loan reception process have taken out a total of 25,440 billion rials ($106 million) in government loans under Covid-19…

The number of flights to and from Turkey have decreased by 95% since the end of Norouz (Iranian New Year) holiday (April 2) to date.  One of the main reasons behind this significant…

The suspension of UK flights has been lifted, as France replaces it on the flight ban list, according to the spokesperson of the National Aviation Organization. "Restrictions on UK flights were…

Suspension of flights to and from Britain have been extended until May 1, over the new Covid-19 strain in that country, according to the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Civil Aviation…

Iran lost 52% or $76 million of its revenues from overflight services in 2020 to rank 28th in the world in terms of income from air navigation services, the managing director of Iran Airports…

There is a great need for new commercial airplanes in Iran, as Iranian airline safety is a critical issue.   According to Jet Information Services, the following table lists…

Revenues from air passenger traffic and aircraft flying over Iran’s airspace have decreased by 80% since the coronavirus outbreak, says Siavash Amirmokri, managing director of Iran Airports…

Iran's flag carrier airline, Iran Air, needs at least 50 new jets to become profitable, says Touraj Dehqani Zanganeh, the head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran.

The suspension of flights to and from the UK has been extended until March 10, due to the spread of the new Covid-19 strain in the European country, according to the Islamic Republic of Iran…

Iraqi Airways will resume flights on Tehran-Najaf-Tehran and Mashhad-Najaf-Mashhad this week, as restrictions on issuing flight permits to Iranian airlines have been lifted, the spokesperson of…

Iran Airports Company’s revenues from overflight charges have decreased by 55% since the outbreak of Covid-19 in early 2020, compared with the same period of the year before, according to…

Iranian airports' domestic passenger traffic during the first three quarters of the Iranian fiscal year (Mar. 22-Dec 20, 2020) declined by 42% year-on-year to 18.3 million, according to the…

Airline companies’ debts to Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport amount to 5,100 billion rials ($20 million), the director general of the airport said. 

The Association of Iranian Airlines has sent a letter to President Hassan Rouhani seeking the termination of airlines’ obligation to sell tickets only up to 60% of planes’ total seating capacity…

A total of 2,374,344 passengers (2,105,375 Iranians and 268,969 foreign nationals) arrived in Iran during the eight months to Nov. 20, indicating an 85.35% decline compared with the…

Imam Khomeini International Airport City Company has received 2,000 billion rials ($7.84 million) in coronavirus loans at the lending rate of 12%, says Mohammad Mehdi Karbalaei, the airport…