Persian Air Services
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| Founded | 1954 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | February 24 1961 (merged to form Iranair | ||||||
| Destinations | 12+ across history | ||||||
| Key people | Ahmed Shafiq | ||||||
Persian Air Services was an Iranian airline that merged to form Iranair.
History
The airline was founded in 1954 by Ahmed Shafiq, who was the son of the Shah's late sister.[1] The airline was one of two Iranian airlines during the 1950s along with Iranair.
Persian Air Services would begin to operate cargo flights from Tehran to Geneva using a fleet of Avro York aircraft. The airline had flights operated for the Lebanese Trans Mediterranean Airways. The airline did this with a Douglas DC-7 leased from the Belgian flag carrier, Sabena. The airline would fly from Tehran to the cities of Geneva, Paris, Brussels, and London.[2]
Persian Air Services would pick blue, grey, and black as the colours of the airline and signed another contract with the British airline Skyways. The airline made PAS it's trading name.
In 1960 after initially only operating freight services the airline began passenger operations on flights to Europe.[3]
Merger and subsequent successors
On February 24, 1961, Persian Air Services merged with Iranian Airways. These two would later form United Iranian Airlines, which later became Iran National Airlines, which then became Iranair. Iranair in 1980 became Islamic Republic of Iran Airlines, though it is still known as Iranair.
Fleet
Destinations
Belgium
- Brussels
France
- Paris
Egypt
- Cairo
Greece
- Athens
Iran
- Abadan
- Shiraz
- Tehran
Iraq
- Baghdad
Kuwait
- Kuwait City
Lebanon
- Beirut
Qatar
- Doha
Saudi Arabia
- Dhahran
Switzerland
- Basel
- Geneva
See also
References
- ↑ "PAS (Persian Air Services)".
- ↑ "AVIATION".
- ↑ "Iran Air History". Archived from the original on 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2026-05-10.