ATA Airlines () 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
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 RefsGeorgia Tbilisi Tbilisi International Airport Iran Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport Ahvaz Qasem Soleimani International Airport Ardabil Ardabil Airport Asaluyeh Persian Gulf Airport Bandar Abbas Bandar Abbas International Airport Birjand Birjand International Airport Bushehr Bushehr Airport Hamadan Hamadan International Airport Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport Jiroft Jiroft Airport Kerman Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Airport Kermanshah Kermanshah Airport Kish Kish International Airport Maku Maku International Airport Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport Qeshm Qeshm International Airport Rasht Rasht Airport Sabzevar Sabzevar Airport Sari Dasht-e Naz Airport Shiraz Shahid Dastgheib International Airport Sirjan Sirjan Airport Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport Mehrabad International Airport Urmia Shahid Bakeri International Airport Yazd Shahid Sadooghi Airport Zahedan Zahedan Airport Iraq Baghdad Baghdad International Airport Najaf Al Najaf International Airport Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwait International Airport Russia Moscow Vnukovo International Airport KazanTerminatedTurkey Ankara Ankara Esenboğa Airport Istanbul Istanbul Airport İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport
Fleet
Current fleet , ATA Airlines operates the following aircraft:
+ ATA Airlines fleetAircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotesAirbus A320-2002—168Boeing 737-3002—138Boeing 737-5001—129Embraer ERJ 145ER3—50McDonnell Douglas MD-821—155McDonnell Douglas MD-835—161McDonnell Douglas MD-872—130Total17—
Former fleet The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of August 2026): 1 further McDonnell Douglas MD-83 destroyed during the 2026 Iran war. 1 further Airbus A320-200 1 further Boeing 737-300
See also List of airlines of Iran
References
External links
ATA Airlines official website