Karun Airlines (formerly Iranian Naft Airlines) is an

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based in

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. It operates cargo and passenger scheduled and charter services within Iran and to neighbouring regions. Its main bases are Tehran Mehrabad Airport and

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with secondary bases at Bandar Abbas International Airport and

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History

The airline was established and started operations in 1992. In 2004 it officially became known as Iranian Naft Airline. Owned and operated by the Retirement Organization of

National Iranian Oil Company The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC; fa, شرکت ملّی نفت ایران, Sherkat-e Melli-ye Naft-e Īrān) is a government-owned national oil and natural gas producer and distributor under the direction of the Ministry of Petroleum of Ir ...

, it has more than 600 employees. In September 2017, it was announced that the airline was to be renamed as Karun Airlines.

Destinations

Fleet

Current fleet

The Karun Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2019:

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft: * 1

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, leased from Khors Aircompany

References

External links

Iranian Naft Airlines official website
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NaftAirline.com
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