It was a subsidiary of Gryphon Holdings, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, which provided contract air services to various American airbases in the Middle East and South Central Asia.

It initially operated as an indirect carrier utilizing ATR 72 aircraft from Swiftair SA of Madrid, Spain.

A year later, Gryphon Holdings introduced DC-9 services to Baghdad with the support of Global Airways, a South African air charter company.

Concurrent with the US 2012 draw down from Iraq, Gryphon concentrated its focus in support of Afghanistan from Dubai.

Gryphon Airlines (Rovos Air) was sold to a South African company in 2014.