Payam Air is a
cargo airline
Cargo airlines (or air freight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of air cargo, cargo by air. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.
In 2018, airli ...
based in
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. It operates cargo services for the Iranian postal, telecom and commercial services. Its main base is
Mehrabad International Airport
Mehrabad Interglobal Airport is an airport serving Tehran, the capital of Iran. Prior to the construction of the larger Imam Khomeini International Airport in 2007, Mehrabad was Tehran's primary airport for both international and domestic tr ...
, Tehran.
History
The airline was established in 1996 and is owned by
Iran Telecommunications Company (50%) and
Islamic Republic of Iran Post Company (50%). It has 245 employees (at March 2007).
At present 100% of the Payam is owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran Post company and is completely state owned.
Fleet
The Payam Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2021):
Previously operated
At January 2005 the airline also operated:
Flight International
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, 12–18 April 2005
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Ilyushin Il-76TD
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See also
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List of airlines of Iran
Iran has several private and public airline companies in operation. The oldest is the Iranian Airways Company, founded in 1944 (known as Iran Air since 1961).
As of June 2009, Iranian planes fly 45 international flight routes. Most of the fleet ...
References
External links
Payam Air
Airlines of Iran
Airlines established in 1996
Cargo airlines
Iranian companies established in 1996
companies based in Tehran
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