Pouya Air

Pouya Air, trading as Pouya, is an Iranian cargo airline with its head office at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran. Third party maintenance is also performed.

Pouya Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
PYA POUYA
Founded2008
Focus cities
Fleet size10
Parent companyIRGC
HeadquartersMehrabad International Airport
Key peopleMohammad Mohammadi
Websitewww.pouyaair.com

History

In late 2012, Yas Air changed its name to Pouya Air, reflecting the third name change for this company since it began operations in 2000 as Qeshm Air. The first name change was to Pars Air in 2006 and later to Yas Air in 2008. [1] Pouya Air is identified today as an alias for designated Iranian airline Yas Air, which was designated in March 2012 pursuant to E.O. 13224 for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC-QF for transporting illicit cargo, including weapons, to Iran's clients in the Levant.

Fleet

As of April 2019 the Pouya Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:

Pouya Air fleet
Aircraft In fleet Notes
Antonov An-74 3 All converted to passenger
Ilyushin Il-76 2 Cargo aircraft
Bombardier Challenger 600 series 1 Business jet
Embraer ERJ 145ER 2 Passenger aircraft[2]
Bombardier

crj 200

1 Business jet
Total 10

See also

References

  1. https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/pages/jl2618.aspx
  2. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 17.

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