ATA Airlines (Iran)

ATA Airlines
ATA airlines Airbus A320
IATA ICAO Call sign
I3 TBZ ATALAR
Founded17 December 2008;
17 years ago (2008-12-17)
Commenced operations
2010; 16 years ago (2010)
Hubs
Fleet size17
Destinations36
HeadquartersTabriz, Iran
Websitewww.ataair.ir

ATA Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی آتا, romanized: Havâpeymâyi-ye ÂTÂ) is an Iranian airline based at Tabriz International Airport, in northwestern Iran. It operates scheduled domestic and international services in the Middle East, as well as charter services.

The airline's name translates to 'father' in Azerbaijani languages. Although the company has a logo similar to that of American airline American Trans Air, it bears no relationship to that carrier.

History

Former logo from 2014.

The airline was established on 17 December 2008 and started scheduled operations in 2010 with services on domestic routes. It operated its first flight on 31 December 2009 from Tabriz to Mashhad.

In 2016 the airline began its Tehran-Baku-Tabriz flights. In 2018 it announced its Mashhad-Islamabad flights. Also in the year of 2018 it announced flights to Kazan. In 2021 the airline added three ERJ 145s to the fleet. The route to Kazan was dropped in 2018. In 2021 it was reported that the airline was eyeing a base in the city of Ardabil.

In 2023 the airline due to regulatory issues was given two weeks to shape up to standards or face restrictions, following issues related to safety or regulatory compliance. Also in 2023 there was rumors of an explosion which delayed an ATA Airlines flight, the rumor was denied by the airline. In May of 2023 the airline was forced to suspend international flights, the suspension was lifted two months later.

In 2024 the three ERJ 145s were put into service. In 2024 the airline added its first MD 87. In 2025 after a conflict ATA Airlines was the first airline to restart flight operations out of Tabriz Airport

Destinations

Country City Airport Notes Refs
GeorgiaTbilisiTbilisi International Airport
IranAbadanAyatollah Jami International Airport
AhvazQasem Soleimani International Airport
ArdabilArdabil Airport
AsaluyehPersian Gulf Airport
Bandar AbbasBandar Abbas International Airport
BirjandBirjand International Airport
BushehrBushehr Airport
HamadanHamadan International Airport
IsfahanShahid Beheshti International Airport
JiroftJiroft Airport
KermanAyatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Airport
KermanshahKermanshah Airport
KishKish International Airport
MakuMaku International Airport
MashhadShahid Hasheminejad International AirportHub
QeshmQeshm International Airport
RashtRasht Airport
SabzevarSabzevar Airport
SariDasht-e Naz Airport
ShirazShahid Dastgheib International Airport
SirjanSirjan Airport
TabrizShahid Madani International AirportHub
TehranImam Khomeini International AirportHub
Mehrabad International AirportHub
UrmiaShahid Bakeri International Airport
YazdShahid Sadooghi Airport
ZahedanZahedan Airport
IraqBaghdadBaghdad International Airport
NajafAl Najaf International Airport
KuwaitKuwait CityKuwait International Airport
RussiaMoscowVnukovo International AirportSeasonal charter
Kazan Terminated
TurkeyAnkaraAnkara Esenboğa Airport
IstanbulIstanbul Airport
İzmirAdnan Menderes AirportSeasonal

Fleet

ATA Airlines Airbus A320-200
ATA Airlines Airbus A320-200
ATA Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83

Current fleet

As of August 2026, ATA Airlines operates the following aircraft:

ATA Airlines fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 2 — 168
Boeing 737-300 2 — 138
Boeing 737-500 1 — 129
Embraer ERJ 145ER 3 — 50
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 1 — 155
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 5 — 161
McDonnell Douglas MD-87 2 — 130
Total 17 —

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of August 2026):

See also

References

  1. ↑ en.irna.ir https://en.irna.ir/news/82115362/ATA-s-1st-Tehran-Baku-Tabriz-flight-launched. Retrieved 2026-04-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Iranian airline to start Mashhad-Islamabad weekly service".
  3. ↑ "Iranian airline starts Tehran-Kazan direct flight".
  4. ↑ "Iran's ATA Airlines acquires three Embraer aircraft, says newspaper".
  5. ↑ "Iran's ATA Airlines eyes Ardabril base".
  6. ↑ "Iran's ATA Airlines given two weeks to shape up".
  7. ↑ "Iran's ATA Airlines rejects rumors of explosion during Najaf-Tehran flight".
  8. ↑ "ATA Airlines forced to suspend flights".
  9. ↑ "ATA Airlines resumes international flights".
  10. ↑ "ATA Airlines adds first MD 87".
  11. ↑ "Tabriz Airport resumes operations with first post-war flight".
  12. ↑ Tore, Iuliia (23 August 2024). "Iran's ATA Airlines Launches Charter Flights from Tehran to Moscow". Rus Tourism News. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - ATA Airlines". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 62.
  14. ↑ "Iran's ATA Airlines acquires a maiden B737-500". ch-aviation.
  15. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 17.
  16. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Incident McDonnell Douglas MD-83 EP-T.., xx Mar 2026". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2026-04-02.