Formation Iran Air

iranian airways douglas dc-3 freighter in 1954

iranian airways founded in may 1944 reza afshar , gholam ebtehaj. post-war, first passenger flight tehran mashhad, followed tehran-esfahan-shiraz-bushehr-abadan-ahwaz service. in 1946 airline established service cairo, baghdad , tel aviv, , in april 1947, paris. between 1945 , 1962, airline became major domestic carrier, operating international flights europe each week. fleet consisted of douglas dc-3s initially, supplemented douglas dc-4 , vickers viscount aircraft later on.

in 1954, privately owned airline persian air services (pas) established. pas operated freight services, followed passenger operations between tehran , other major cities in iran. in 1960, pas initiated passenger service several european destinations, including geneva, paris, brussels , london, using boeing 707 , douglas dc-7 aircraft leased sabena.

iranian airways nationalized in 1961. on 24 february 1962, iranian airways , pas merged form iran national airlines corporation (homa), known iran air, using homa bird symbol. homa public sector venture combined 2 predecessor air carriers. among aircraft used avro yorks, douglas dc-3s, douglas dc-6s , vickers viscounts. carrier became full member of international air transport association (iata) in 1964. first airline operate boeing 747sp.