Karun Airlines
{{Short description|Iranian airline}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Karun Airlines
هواپیمایی کارون
Hevapimaii-ye Karun
| logo = New logo Karun Airlines (Iran) 2025.png
| image = File:Fokker 100 karun airline EP-MIS.jpg
| caption = Karun Airlines Fokker F-100
| IATA = NV
| ICAO = IRG
| callsign = Karun
| founded = 1992
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| fleet_size = 7
| destinations = 22
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| headquarters = Ahvaz, Iran & Tehran, Iran
| key_people =
- M. Parvanezadeh (CEO)
S.AMIRMOKRI(Managing Director)
| website = https://www.karunair.ir
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Karun Airlines (formerly Iranian Naft Airlines) is an airline based in Tehran, Iran. It operates cargo and passenger scheduled and charter services within Iran and to neighbouring regions. Its main bases are Tehran Mehrabad Airport and Ahvaz International Airport with secondary bases at Bandar Abbas International Airport, Isfahan International Airport and Shiraz International Airport.{{cite news |title= Directory: World Airlines |work= Flight International |page= 94 |date= 2007-04-03}}
History
File:Logo Karun Airlines (Iran) 2022.png
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, it has more than 600 employees.
In September 2017, it was announced that the airline was to be renamed as Karun Airlines.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/59147-irans-naft-airlines-rebrands-as-karun-airlines|title = Iran's Naft Airlines rebrands as Karun Airlines}}
Destinations
As of April 2023, Karun Airlines serves the following destinations:
Fleet
=Current fleet=
The Karun Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of January 2025:{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2019|page=17}}
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|+ Karun Airlines fleet |
| Aircraft
! In ! Orders ! Passengers ! Notes |
|---|
| Fokker 50
|1 |— |50 | |
| Fokker 100
|3 |— |100 | |
| Boeing 737-300
|3 |_ |149 | |
| Total
!7 !— ! colspan="2" | |
=Former fleet=
The airline previously operated a Boeing 737-300, leased from Khors Aircompany.
See also
References
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External links
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- {{in lang|en}} [http://www.naftairline.com/ Iranian Naft Airlines official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511201133/http://www.naftairline.com/ |date=2015-05-11 }} - unable to connect from UK 20150906
- [http://www.naftairline.com/en NaftAirline.com ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208110950/http://www.naftairline.com/en |date=2015-12-08 }} - works from UK 20150906
- [http://fleet.myaviation.ir/naft.htm Iranian Naft Airlines Fleet]{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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