Iran Aseman Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی آسمان, romanized: Havâpeymâyi-ye Âsemân) is an Iranian airline, the third-largest in the country, headquartered in Tehran. It operates scheduled domestic passenger services and regional international services. The logo of Aseman Airlines is navy blue and is inspired by a flying Crane (Dorna)
History
Merger and early Days
The airline was established and started operating in 1980 following the merger of several airlines, Air Taxi Company, Pars Air Services Company, Hoor Asseman Airlines, Helicopter Company of Iran and Helicopter Service Company of Iran , on June 30th 1980 the airline commenced operations.
The airline in the 1990's operated aircraft like the Fokker F 28 for jet services and the Fokker F 27 for regional services, one Fokker F 27 was written off in 1990.
The airline in 1994 had a fleet consisting of 36 aircraft, while most of these were light aircraft the Boeing 727 was in the fleet making it the first large jet aircraft in the Iran Aseman Airlines fleet.
The airline's first major accident happened when a Fokker F 28 crashed in 1994 when both its engines were contaminated with fuel. At the time the airline was known as Iran Asseman Airlines which later dropped one of the Ss in its name.
The 2000s
In January of 2001 the airline changed its name from Iran Asseman Airlines to Iran Aseman Airlines. In the 2000s the airline retired its Fokker F 28 fleet. March 2007, it was owned by Iranian Civil Pension Fund Investment Company and had 298 employees. It has since been privatized.
2010s
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 the same year the Dassault Falcon 20E was lost in an accident.
In July 2016, the 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. In 2016 the airline was the second largest in Iran by fleet size with 35 aircraft, only behind Mahan with 51.
In February 2017, it emerged that Aseman Airlines was in talks with an Irish firm to lease seven Airbus A320neos. 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. In June 2017, Iran Aseman Airlines signed a final deal to buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets. 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.
On 13 January 2019, the airline operated the last Boeing 727 commercial passenger flight worldwide.
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".
2020s
In 2023 the airline partnered with Chabahar Airlines for an MRO deal. The airline in May of 2025 was set to restructure, and add aircraft. In 2025 the airline won three court cases for three Fokker 100 engines. A scandal emerged at the airline after the airline's debt. On December 3 2025 the airline reduced its active Fokker 100 fleet down to two aircraft. In 2026 the airline reduced its fleet to three aircraft, the airline's staff have also not been paid for months. After 120 days Aseman resumed operations with three aircraft on May 12, 2026 using a Fokker 100 as flight 3790.
Fleet
Current fleet
As of August 2025, Iran Aseman Airlines operates the following aircraft:
Former fleet
Destinations
Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek
Tajikistan
Dushanbe
Caucasia
Armenia
Yerevan
South Asia
Afghanistan
Kabul
Southwest Asia
Bahrain
Bahrain International Airport
Iran
Abadan
Ahwaz
Ardabil
Asalouyeh
Bam
Birjand
Bojnord
Bushehr
Gheshm
Ilaam
Kermanshah
Khoy
Lamerd
Lar
Mashhad
Rafsanjan
Ramsar
Rasht
Sabzevar
Sahand
Sanandaj
Shiraz
Tabas