The establishment of Iran National Airline “HOMA”
The geographical situation of Iran with its expanding spacious levels, remoteness of crowded areas from each other, lack of adequate means of transportation ( roads and railways),the need to initiate fast and safe connections between scientific and governmental organizations and most importantly , lack of an orderly equipment with high capacity to revive mutual aviation rights with other countries as well as securing more welfare and comfort for Iranians, led to a ratification by the board of ministers Cabinet to establish a national airline corporation on February 10th 1961. Following that, Iran National Airline was founded on February 24th, 1962 by merging two airlines, Iranian Airways and Persian Airways, and forming a new airline called Iran National Airline under the acronyms of HOMA and a griffin of Persian mythology which symbolizes the mythical Bird of Happiness and has been operating ever since.