Home Iran Air has used Boeing 747 passenger jets for years — but their purchase was arranged before 1979’s revolution. One of the planes is seen here at the domestic Mehrabad airport in Tehran in 2013. Iran Air has used Boeing 747 passenger jets for years — but their purchase was arranged before 1979's revolution. One of the planes is seen here at the domestic Mehrabad airport in Tehran in 2013.

Iran Air has used Boeing 747 passenger jets for years — but their purchase was arranged before 1979’s revolution. One of the planes is seen here at the domestic Mehrabad airport in Tehran in 2013.

Iran Air has used Boeing 747 passenger jets for years — but their purchase was arranged before 1979's revolution. One of the planes is seen here at the domestic Mehrabad airport in Tehran in 2013.

Iran Air has used Boeing 747 passenger jets for years — but their purchase was arranged before 1979’s revolution. One of the planes is seen here at the domestic Mehrabad airport in Tehran in 2013.