An Iranian aircraft supply and repair company that the U.N. Security Council has identified as an entity affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); reportedly owned by Bonyad Taavon Sepah on behalf of the IRGC Aerospace Force (IRGC-AF).

Services include the calibration of aerial measuring equipment, the design and construction of aerial systems, and the supply and repair of aircraft and helicopter parts; other services have included the design and construction of air testers and the provision of specialized training courses; has maintained departments specializing in commerce, engineering, finance, logistics, operations, and planning.

Has claimed to have two equipment-calibration centers, two repair hangers, three spare-part warehouses, and 20 specialized shops; has maintained an oil analyzer lab, an avionic and power plant and airframe center, and centers for battery charging, calibration, and the decoding of flight data recorders; has repaired the Antonov An-74 cargo aircraft, the Dassault Falcon 20 business jet, the Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft, the Mi-171 military helicopter, and the Sukhoi Su-25 jet aircraft; has maintained the Mi-171 for the IRGC-AF; has run simulator training for the Mi-171 and An-74.

Clients have included the IRGC-AF, the IRGC Navy, the Iranian Air Force, Iran Aircraft Industries (IACI), Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (IAMI), and Iran Helicopter Support and Renewal Industries (PANHA); has reportedly maintained the IRGC-AF's fleet of transport and combat aircraft; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, received financing from the United Arab Emirates-based company Sakan General Trading (Royal Credit General Trading) to purchase military aircraft tires for the Syrian Air Force.

Subsidiaries have included Pouya Air (Yas Air); according to the U.N. Security Council, received assistance from Pouya Air to violate paragraph 5 of U.N. Security Council resolution 1747 (2007), which prohibited Iran from supplying, selling, or transferring arms or related material; considered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to be the same entity as Pouya Air.

In 2015, held meetings in Tehran, Iran, with Russian Helicopters, part of Rostec Corporation, to discuss the delivery and maintenance of Russian-manufactured helicopters; in September 2007, reportedly negotiated with the Russian companies Aviaexport and Tupolev to build a service center in Iran for Russian aircraft; in 2000, reportedly signed an accord with Uzbekistan to train air specialists.

Company officials include Mashaaleh Tarhani (managing director), Mohammad Mohammadi Bakhsh (chairman of the board of directors), Kamal Rabbanizadeh (deputy chairman of the board of directors), and Shamsaldin Farzadipour (member of the board of directors); other officials have included Akbar Taklimi (manager), Ghassem Rajabi (managing director), Mansour Avizheh, and reportedly Maryam Baghjari (director of statistics and information analysis).

Registration number is 166871; national identification number is 10102094073.

Established in 2000 or 2001.

Sanctions

Designated by the U.N. Security Council on March 24, 2007, pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), as an entity involved in or supporting Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; with some exceptions, the designation requires states to freeze assets that are owned or controlled by the entity, directly or indirectly, and to ensure that assets are not made available to the entity.

Previously removed from the U.N. list on October 18, 2023, following the expiration of targeted sanctions on Iran; returned to the U.N. list on September 28, 2025, as part of the reimposition of sanctions on Iran.

Listed by the European Union on April 21, 2007, as an entity linked to Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or Iran's development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; with some exceptions, E.U. member states must freeze assets owned or controlled by the entity, directly or indirectly, and prevent assets from being made available to it.

Added on April 25, 2024, to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), freezing its assets under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting transactions with U.S. parties, pursuant to Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism, and Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and their delivery systems; also subject to the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, which restrict the use of the U.S. financial system for transactions involving Iranian entities.

Foreign parties facilitating transactions for the entity or otherwise assisting the entity may be subject to U.S. sanctions; foreign financial institutions facilitating transactions for the entity may be prohibited from opening or maintaining correspondent or payable-through accounts in the United States; subject to heightened U.S. export license requirements (with a presumption of denial) due to involvement in activities related to terrorism and WMD proliferation.

Sanctioned (with all successors, sub-units, and subsidiaries) by the U.S. Department of State on April 30, 2018, under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act; sanctions apply for two years and ban the U.S. government from procuring from, contracting with, providing assistance to, or issuing export licenses involving controlled items for the entity.

Sanctioned by the governments of Australia, Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom, restricting business and financial transactions with the entity and/or freezing its assets in those countries.

Listed by the Japanese government in 2025 as an entity of concern for proliferation relating to missiles and nuclear weapons.

Listed by the British government in 2015 as an entity of potential concern for WMD-related procurement, but removed in 2017 after the U.K. withdrew its Iran list.