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{{short description|Iranian airline}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Iran Aseman Airlines
| logo = Iran Aseman Airlines logo.png
| logo_size = 150
| image = [[File:EP-ATD Fokker 100 Iran Aseman Airlines (12241357033).jpg|250px]]
| caption = Iran Aseman Airlines [[Fokker 100]]
| IATA = EP
| ICAO = IRC
| callsign = ASEMAN
| founded = {{Start date and years ago|1970}}<br />as Air Taxi
| commenced = {{Start date and years ago|1980}}<br />as Iran Aseman Airlines
| hubs = * [[Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport]]
* [[Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport]]
* [[Shiraz Shahid Dastgheib International Airport]]
* [[Imam Khomeini International Airport|Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport]]
* [[Mehrabad International Airport|Tehran Mehrabad Airport]]
| ceased = 
| frequent_flyer = 
| lounge = 
| alliance = 
| subsidiaries = 
| fleet_size = 22
| destinations = 35
| parent = Iranian Civil Pension Fund Investment Company
| headquarters = [[Mehrabad International Airport]], [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
| key_people = * Capt Hassan Ghasemi (CEO)<ref>{{citation|title=Iran's Aseman signs final deal for 30 Boeing 737s: IRNA|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-aseman-boeing-idUSKBN1910HT|work=Reuters|author=Bozorgmehr Sharafedin|editor=David Clarke|date=10 June 2017|access-date=2 November 2017}}</ref>
| website = {{url|www.iaa.ir}}
| aoc = 
| num_employees = About 4000
}}

'''Iran Aseman Airlines''' ({{langx|fa|هواپیمایی آسمان|Havāpeymāyi-ye Āsemān}}) is an Iranian airline, the third-largest in the country, headquartered in [[Tehran]]. It operates scheduled domestic passenger services and regional international services.
[[File:An Iran Aseman A340-311 Landing in Tehran.jpg|thumb|233x233px|An Iran Aseman Airlines A340-311 landing in Tehran.]]

== History ==
The airline was established and started operating in 1980. The airline's historic links go back to 1958 to the airline Air Taxi Co., which was rebranded as Pars Air in the 1970s and later as Iran Aseman Airlines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/operators/6609|title=Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Operator index > Iran > Air Taxi Co.|first=Harro|last=Ranter|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=18 February 2018}}</ref> In March 2007, it was owned by Iranian [[Civil Servants Pension Organization|Civil Pension Fund Investment Company]] and had 298 employees. It has since been privatized.

The logo of Aseman Airlines is navy blue and is inspired by a flying [[Crane_(bird)|Crane]] (Dorna). In August 2014, Iran Aseman Airlines made changed the combination of its logo and livery to the current version. The design was prepared by a designer from Mashhad named Saeed Khosrovan, and was soon implemented on all aircraft operated by the airline.

In July 2016, the [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]] of the airline was issued an [[arrest warrant]] because of an alleged sum of approximately $37 million in public debts to Iran Airports & Air Navigation Company.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/5663910/حکم-جلب-مدیرعامل-شرکت-هواپیمایی-آسمان-صادر-شد | title=حکم جلب مدیرعامل شرکت هواپیمایی آسمان صادر شد }}</ref>

In February 2017, it emerged that Aseman Airlines was in talks with an Irish firm to lease seven [[Airbus A320neo]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/53188-iran-aseman-airlines-set-to-lease-seven-a320neo|title=Iran Aseman Airlines set to lease seven A320neo|access-date=18 February 2018}}</ref>
In April 2017, the airline signed a Memorandum of Agreement with [[Boeing]] for the purchase of 30 [[Boeing 737 MAX]] aircraft with options for another 30 aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2017-03-17-Boeing-Announces-Agreement-with-Iran-Aseman-Airlines-for-30-737-MAXs|title=News Releases/Statements|access-date=18 February 2018}}</ref> In June 2017, Iran Aseman Airlines signed a final deal to buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets.<ref name="reuters.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-aseman-boeing/irans-aseman-airlines-signed-final-deal-to-buy-30-boeing-planes-irna-idUSKBN1910HT|title=Iran's Aseman signs final deal for 30 Boeing 737s: IRNA|date=10 June 2017|access-date=18 February 2018|newspaper=Reuters}}</ref> In June 2018, Boeing announced it would not be able to deliver any aircraft to Iranian airlines due to the US's sanctions against Iran.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/boeing-says-not-deliver-aircraft-iran-163408191.html|title=Boeing says it will not deliver any aircraft to Iran|access-date=2018-06-07|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141422/https://www.yahoo.com/news/boeing-says-not-deliver-aircraft-iran-163408191.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 13 January 2019, the airline operated the last [[Boeing 727]] commercial passenger flight worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/boeing-727-last-flight-scli-intl/index.html|title=Last ever Boeing 727 passenger jet bows out|first=Jack |last=Guy|date=2019-01-22|website=CNN Travel|language=en|access-date=2019-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsinflight.com/2019/01/16/the-last-boeing-727-passenger-flight/|title=The last Boeing 727 passenger flight....|date=January 16, 2019|access-date=July 21, 2019|archive-date=January 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119013422/http://newsinflight.com/2019/01/16/the-last-boeing-727-passenger-flight/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The airline is currently banned from operating in the airspace of the [[European Union]] for "failing to meet [safety-related] regulatory oversight standards of the EU".<ref>{{CELEX|id=02005R2111-20230411|text=Consolidated text: Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2005 on the establishment of a Community list of air carriers subject to an operating ban within the Community and on informing air transport passengers of the identity of the operating air carrier, and repealing Article 9 of Directive 2004/36/EC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/safety/air-ban/search_en|title=List of airlines banned within the EU|date=September 22, 2016|website=Mobility and Transport - European Commission|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref>

== Fleet ==
 
[[File:ATR ATR-72-500 (ATR-72-212A), Iran Aseman Airlines AN1245665.jpg|thumb|right|An Iran Aseman Airlines [[ATR 72-500]]|232x232px]]

===Current fleet===
{{As of|2025|8}}, Iran ASeman Airlines operates the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Global Airline Guide 2025 - Iran Aseman Airlines |magazine=Airliner World |date=September 2025 |page=62}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! Aircraft
! In service
! Orders
! Passengers 
! Notes
|-
|[[Airbus A320-200]]
|1
|&mdash;
|
|
|-
|[[Airbus A340-300]]
|1
|&mdash;
|257
|
|-
|[[Boeing 737-400]]
|3
|&mdash;
|144
|To be retired once A320-200s return to service
|-
|[[Fokker 100]]
|9
|&mdash;
|100
|
|-
!Total
!22
!0
!colspan=2|
|}

===Former fleet===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! Aircraft
! Total
! Introduced
! Retired 
! Notes
|-
|[[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320-200]]
|5
|2014
|2021
|All planes grounded due to sanctions.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
|-
|[[ATR 72]]
|5
|1993
|2019
|1 crashed as [[Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704|Flight 3704]]
|-
|[[Boeing 727-200]]
|4
|1998
|2019
|Last commercial passenger operator of the Boeing 727
|}

== Accidents and incidents ==

* On 4 October 1990, an Iran Aseman [[Fokker F27 Friendship]] ([[Aircraft registration|registration]] EP-ANA) overran the runway upon landing at [[Ramsar Airport]] and came to rest at a concrete wall 100 metres behind the runway. There were no fatalities among the 46 passengers and four crew members on board, and the aircraft was fully repaired.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 EP-ANA Ramsar Airport (RZR) |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/325938 |access-date=18 February 2018 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 12 October 1994, [[Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746]], a [[Fokker F28 Fellowship]] (registration EP-PAV) en route from [[Isfahan]] to [[Tehran]] suffered a sudden loss of power in both engines at 23:05 local time, 35 minutes after take-off from [[Isfahan International Airport]]. The aircraft spiraled into an uncontrolled descent and crashed near [[Natanz]], killing all 59 passengers and seven crew members on board.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 EP-PAV Natanz |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/324882 |access-date=18 February 2018 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 18 July 2000, Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 775, a [[Fokker F28 Fellowship]] (registration EP-PAU) en route from [[Tehran]] to [[Ahvaz]], was damaged beyond repair when the pilot missed the runway upon a low-visibility landing attempt at [[Ahvaz Airport]] and instead touched down next to it. A successful [[go-around]] was executed, and there were no injuries among the 84 passengers and four crew members on board.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 EP-PAU Ahvaz Airport (AWZ) |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/323469 |access-date=18 February 2018 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 26 August 2010, a [[Fokker 100]] (registration EP-ASL) operating Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 773 from [[Tehran]] to [[Tabriz]] overran the runway upon landing at [[Tabriz International Airport]] and was substantially damaged when it plunged into a canal. Two out of the 103 passengers on board were injured, while none of the seven crew members were hurt.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 100 EP-ASL Tabriz Airport (TBZ) |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/321250 |access-date=18 February 2018 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref><ref name="Fars2">{{cite web |title=Plane Skids off Runway in Northwestern Iran |url=http://english.farsnews.ir/newstext.php?nn=8906050742 |access-date=27 August 2010 |publisher=Fars News Agency}}</ref>
* On 10 May 2014, a [[Fokker 100]] (registration EP-ASZ), was damaged in a landing accident at Zahedan Airport (ZAH), Iran. The airplane operated Flight 853 from Mashhad Airport (MHD). According to local media, the left-hand main undercarriage failed to extend or lock prior to landing. A forced landing was carried out on runway 35. The airplane swerved to the left and came to rest 1450 meters (4760 feet) past the runway 35 threshold and 23 meters (75 feet) to the left of the centreline.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 100 EP-ASZ Zahedan Airport (ZAH) |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/320533 |access-date=18 February 2018 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 18 February 2018, [[Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704]], an [[ATR 72-200]] (registration EP-ATS) flying from Tehran to Yasuj, crashed into the [[Zagros Mountains]], south of [[Isfahan]] after it disappeared from radar, 85 minutes after taking off from [[Mehrabad Airport]].<ref>{{cite news |date=18 February 2018 |title='No survivors' in Iranian plane crash |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43103192 |access-date=18 February 2018 |work=BBC News}}</ref> All 66 people (60 passengers and six crew) were killed.

==See also==
* [[List of airlines of Iran]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{commons category-inline|Iran Aseman}}
* {{Official website|http://www.iaa.ir/}}
* {{in lang|fa}} [http://www.Asemanbooking.com/ Iran Aseman Airlines Ebooking website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090721231232/http://www.iaa-mhd.ir/ Iran Aseman Airlines Mashhad base website]
* {{in lang|fa}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20140208063248/http://asemanshargh.ir/ Iran Aseman Airlines Mashhad base website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121125084255/http://asemanfars.ir/Main/Main.aspx Iran Aseman Airlines Shiraz base website]
* {{in lang|fa}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20121028190654/http://asemanfars.ir/FarsiMain/FarsiMain.aspx Iran Aseman Airlines Shiraz base website]
* [http://fleet.myaviation.ir/aseman.htm Iran Aseman Airlines fleet list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809074933/http://fleet.myaviation.ir/aseman.htm |date=2020-08-09 }}
* [http://www.myaviation.ir/searchresult.aspx?lineid=23 Search Results - MyAviation.ir Iran Aviation Photography Gallery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205153057/http://www.myaviation.ir/searchresult.aspx?lineid=23 |date=2020-12-05 }} Iran Aseman Airlines photos]

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