ATA Airlines ( fa, هواپیمایی آتا, Havâpeymâyi-ye ÂTÂ) is an Iranian

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based in

Tabriz International Airport Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport ( fa, فرودگاه بین‌المللی شهید مدنی تبریز) is an airport that serves Tabriz, Iran. It is the primary airport of Tabriz. The runway of the airport is also used by Tactical A ...

. It operates scheduled domestic and international services in the

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, as well as charter services.

History

The airline was established on 17 December 2008 and started scheduled operations in 2010 with services on domestic routes. Its first flight was performed on 31 December 2009 from Tabriz to Mashhad. The airline's name translates to 'father' in Turkish and

Azeri Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic people living mainly in Azerbaijan (Iran), northwestern Iran and the Azerbaijan, Republi ...

languages. Although the company has a logo similar to American airline American Trans Air, it bears no relationship to that firm.