Three former Air Peace Boeing 737 aircraft exported to Iran

Nigerian airline Air Peace sold three of their Boeing 737 aircraft to an unknown buyer. Two of the aircraft ended up in Iran, despite US sanctions which forbid to sell Westerns aircraft to Iran. All three aircraft received an Mozambique registration.

This article is part of an investigative series tracking the aircraft that Iran acquires despite international sanctions.

Boeing 737-500 C9-BQQ (27533) arrived at Maputo from Lagos at May 12, 2026 and is former 5N-BQQ. At an yet unknown date the aircraft continued to Iran. https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/boeing-737-500-c9-bqq-unknown/e56kxr

Boeing 737-500 C9-BUJ arrived at Maputo May 19, 2026 from Luanda. The first leg of the delivery flight started May 18 when the aircraft left Lagos for Luanda. Flightnumber APO7804 was used. Which airline or operator is using APO is not known. This is former 5N-BUJ. At an yet unknown date the aircraft continued to Iran. https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/boeing-737-500-5n-buj-air-peace/e9dppr

The aircraft were sold to an Egyptian company according a source..

The third former Air Peace Boeing 737, model 300, which was sold to an unknown company is 5N-BQV. It was registered as C9-BQV (29339) and flew on June 27 2026 from Lagos to Dar es Salaam. It used the registration as callsign. The aircraft will continue its ferry flight to Sohar in Oman. This airport was used before as the final stop before flying to Iran.