An Iranian cargo airline that has been owned by Pars Aviation Services Company (PASC), which the U.N. Security Council has identified as an entity affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has transported illicit cargo to Iranian proxies in the Levant on behalf of the IRGC Quds Force (IRGC-QF).

According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has transported IRGC-QF personnel and weapons disguised as humanitarian aid; according to the U.N. Security Council, helped PASC violate paragraph 5 of Security Council resolution 1747 (2007), which prohibited Iran from supplying, selling, or transferring arms or related material.

Operates four Mi-171 military helicopters; has also operated the following aircraft, all of which appear on the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list:

• EP-GOL (Aircraft Construction Number: 8305; Aircraft Manufacture Date: 1991; Aircraft Model: IL-76TD; Aircraft Manufacturer's Serial Number (MSN): 1013409297)
• EP-GOM (Aircraft Construction Number: 8401; Aircraft Manufacture Date: 1992; Aircraft Model: IL76-TD; Aircraft Manufacturer's Serial Number (MSN): 1023409321)
• EP-GOQ (Aircraft Construction Number: 2006; Aircraft Manufacture Date: 1998; Aircraft Model: An-74T-200; Aircraft Manufacturer's Serial Number (MSN): 365470991032)
• EP–GOX (Aircraft Construction Number: 2101; Aircraft Manufacture Date: 1998; Aircraft Model: An-74T-200; Aircraft Manufacturer's Serial Number (MSN): 3654701211048)
• EP-GOY (Aircraft Construction Number: 2105; Aircraft Manufacture Date: 2002; Aircraft Model: An-74TK-200; Aircraft Manufacturer's Serial Number (MSN): 3654701211058)
• EP-LDA (Aircraft Manufacture Date: 1997; Aircraft Model: ERJ-145; Aircraft Manufacturer's Serial Number (MSN): 145025)
• EP-LDC (Aircraft Manufacture Date: 1997; Aircraft Model: ERJ-145; Aircraft Manufacturer's Serial Number (MSN): 145026)
• EP-PUA (Aircraft Manufacture Date: 1998; Aircraft Model: An-74; Aircraft Manufacturer's Serial Number (MSN): 3654701211055)
• EP-PUL (Aircraft Manufacture Date: 1983; Aircraft Model: IL-76; Aircraft Manufacturer's Serial Number (MSN): 33448393)
• EP-PUM (Aircraft Manufacture Date: 2002; Aircraft Model: An-74; Aircraft Manufacturer's Serial Number (MSN): 3654701211059)

In 2018, reportedly joined the IRGC in sending firefighting helicopters to the Hawizeh Marshes in Iraq; in 2017, reportedly received a South African-registered Embraer ERJ-145ER regional jet (registration number EP-RAA) from the IRGC; has reportedly received cargo aircraft from the IRGC.

In 2014, attempted to transport export-controlled General Electric CF6 engines from Turkey to Iran on behalf of the Turkish company 3K Aviation Consulting and Logistics.

In March 2011, flew weapons to Syria in coordination with Hezbollah and Syrian officials after receiving authorization from the IRGC-QF; in March 2011, operated a Syria-bound flight from Iran intercepted by Turkish authorities that was carrying 60 AK-47 assault rifles, 14 BKC/Bixi machine guns, 560 60-mm mortar shells, 1,288 120-mm mortar shells, and almost 8,000 rounds of ammunition despite listing "auto spare parts" on the cargo manifest, which a U.N. Panel of Experts described as a violation of paragraph 5 of U.N. Security Council resolution 1747 (2007); reportedly makes daily flights to Syria and uses Ilyushin aircraft to transport cargo to Damascus and Russia for the IRGC.

Airline officials include Hassan Soheili Ghahroudi (managing director), Mohammad Ali Samadi (chairman of the board of directors), Ali Vashghani Farahani (deputy chairman of the board of directors), and Abbas Nowruzi (member of the board of directors); other personnel include Sohrab Taghipour Ahangar (primary inspector) and Ali Naderi (alternate inspector).

Under the name Pouya Airlines, uses the registration number 189556 and the national identification number 10102315647; under the name Yas Air Kish International Aircraft Services Company, uses the registration number 3235 and the national identification number 10861548700.

Considered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to be the same entity as PASC; distinct from Pars Ocean Kish Company, an Iranian passenger airline established in 2015 or 2016 that also does business under the names Pars Airlines Company and Pars Air.

Began operations as Qeshm Air in 2000; changed name to Pars Air in 2006, Yas Air in 2008, and Pouya Air in 2012.

Sanctions

Designated by the U.N. Security Council on December 20, 2012, 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 December 2, 2011, 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 March 27, 2012, to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), blocking 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; also designated on April 25, 2024, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) 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.

Targeted by a temporary denial order (TDO) issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce on January 3, 2014, and renewed on July 1, 2014, forbidding participation for 180 days in export transactions involving items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

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.