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Pouya Cargo Air, trading as Pouya, is an Iranian cargo airline with its head office at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran. Third party maintenance is also performed;
Pouya Air is operated by the IRGC and its Pars Aviation Company;
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy report from 2017 states
that Pouya Air operates six Russian-made transport planes on loan from the IRGC
Aerospace Force;
The IRGC also purchased during 2012 two Brazilian-made Embraer ERJ-145ER regional jets (registration numbers EP-RAA and EP-RAD), which have a range of about 3,000 kilometers and can carry up to fifty passengers. Both jets were subsequently seen at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport still wearing South African registration and “Rey Airlines” livery; More important, having its own cargo and passenger fleet allows it to transport operatives or clandestine cargo with minimum observation by civil aviation authorities;
Pouya Air is being identified 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’;
In late 2012, Yas Air changed its name to Pouya Air, reflecting the third name change for this company since it began operations in 2000 as Qeshm Air’;
The first name change was to Pars Air in 2006 and later to Yas Air in 2008′
April 25, 2024 – Treasury Targets Networks Facilitating Illicit Trade and UAV Transfers on Behalf of Iranian Military
Iranian cargo airline Pouya Air was designated on March 27, 2012 pursuant to E.O. 13224 for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC-QF to transport illicit cargo, including weapons, to Iran’s proxies in the Middle East. Pouya Air is being re-designated under E.O. 13382 for its transshipment of Iranian military UAVs to Russia. Pouya Air’s Ilyushin-76 aircraft EP-PUS has transported UAVs and UAV-related cargo from Iran to Russia on behalf of the IRGC Aerospace Force. Some of the UAVs and UAV-related cargo was intended for the SEZ Alabuga.
Pouya Air is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, the IRGC Aerospace Force. EP-PUS is being identified as property in which Pouya Air has an interest. The IRGC Aerospace Force was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 on June 16, 2010.
The following aircraft has been added to OFAC’s SDN List:
EP-PUS; Aircraft Manufacture Date 1992; Aircraft Mode S Transponder Code 7342B3; Aircraft Model Ilyushin IL-76TD; Aircraft Manufacturer’s Serial Number (MSN) 1023409321; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions (aircraft) [SDGT] [NPWMD] [IRGC] [IFSR] (Linked To: POUYA AIR).
Industry:
Aviation Industry
Also Known As:
Pouya Cargo Air
Pouya
Established:
2008
Country:
Iran
Address:
Mehrabad Int. airport,between 4&6
Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport
Shiraz International Airport
Mashhad International Airport
Phone:
+98 21 66021616
Website:
www.pouyaair.com
E-mail:
commercial@pouyaair.com
info@poyaair.com
Fleet size: 6
Antonov An-74 (converted to passenger)
Ilyushin Il-76
Person of interests:
Mohammad Mohammadi
Articles/Reports:
Iran airports report Revolutionary Guards control of Iranian airports
Reason for the color:
» Pouya Air is operated by the IRGC and its Pars Aviation Company;
» Pouya Air is being identified 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;
» Pouya Air aircraft’s added to OFAC’s SDN list;
» Treasury Targets Procurement Networks and 31 Aircraft Associated with Mahan Air and Other Designated Iranian Airlines;
» Added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on April 25, 2024 pursuant to Executive Order 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, the IRGC Aerospace Force;