Expansion Iran Air

iran air boeing 707–320 @ frankfurt airport in 1970



iran air boeing 747sp @ john f. kennedy international airport in 1976

in 1965, iran air took delivery of first jet aircraft, boeing 707 , boeing 727-100, followed boeing 737–200 in 1971, stretched boeing 727-200 in 1974 , 3 variants of boeing 747 (747-100, −200 , sp), starting in 1978–1979. mid-1970s, iran air serving cities in europe non-stop , one-stop flights, including on 30 flights week london alone.

on 29 may 1971, tehran new york city route inaugurated, using boeing 707s making stop-over @ london heathrow airport. shortly thereafter, route upgraded non-stop flight using boeing 747sps, making iran air second middle eastern carrier (after el al), offer non-stop service new york. flight, iran air set new world record in time , distance non-stop, scheduled long-haul flight (12 hours , 15 minutes, 9,867 km – 6,131 mi – 5,328 nm). in 1978, airline acquired 6 airbus a300 aircraft use on domestic trunk , busy regional routes. end of year, iran air serving 31 international destinations stretching new york city beijing , tokyo. plans made offer direct services los angeles , sydney, airline s long range boeing 747sp aircraft ideal. have allowed iran air use tehran midway point between east , west, because of favorable geographical location. such plans never realized.

by late 1970s, iran air fastest growing airline in world , 1 of profitable. 1976, iran air ranked second qantas, world’s safest airline, having been accident free @ least ten consecutive years. although both airlines accident free, iran air came second because of fewer operational hours flown compared qantas. prior ranking, fatal accident had occurred on 25 december 1952, in 27 of 29 passengers on board perished when douglas dc-3 crashed on landing.