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| Founded | 2008 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Destinations | 22 | ||||||
| Parent company | IRGC | ||||||
| Headquarters | Mehrabad International Airport | ||||||
| Key people | Mohammad Mohammadi | ||||||
| Website | www.pouyaair.com | ||||||
Pouya Air (Persian: هواپیمایی پویا, romanized: Havâpeymâyi-ye Puyâ), trading as Pouya, is an Iranian airline with its head office at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran. It operates both passenger and cargo flights to domestic locations in Iran, as well as a few international destinations in West Asia.
In late 2012, Yas Air changed its name to Pouya Air. The first name change was to Pars Air in 2006 and later to Yas Air in 2008. Pouya Air is identified today as an alias for designated Iranian airline Yas Air, which was designated in March 2012 pursuant to E.O. 13224 for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC-QF for transporting illicit cargo, including weapons, to Iran's clients in the Levant.[citation needed]
Pouya Air serves the following destinations (as of May 2023):
As of April 2023 the Pouya Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In fleet | Notes | ||
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| Embraer ERJ 145ER | 4 (as of July 2026) | Passenger aircraft | ||
| Ilyushin Il-76 | 1 (as of July 2026) | Cargo aircraft | ||
| Bombardier Challenger 600 | 1 | Business jet | ||
| Bombardier CRJ100/200 | 1 | Business jet | ||
| Total | 8 | |||
As of August 2025 Pouya Air operated 1 further Ilyushin IL-76.
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