the age of the fleet would be give a better idea
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November, 2016.
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By Alexander Cornwell | DUBAI
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is evaluating an order for wide-body Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N) jets as it looks to upgrade its ageing fleet, an executive for the state-owned airline said on Tuesday.
"Boeing 777X would be a good option," the airline's executive director of human resources and works, Raheel Ahmed, told reporters on the sidelines of a conference in Dubai, adding that PIA is also looking at the Airbus A330 and A350 models.
PIA would consider purchasing the aircraft directly from the manufacturer and financing the order through a sale and leaseback arrangement, when an airline sells a jet to a lessor who then leases it back. It would also consider a direct leasing agreement, known as a dry lease.
Ahmed did not say when PIA would order the jets or how many it could buy. It has a fleet of 38 narrow-body and wide-body Airbus and Boeing jets, with three A310s to be retired on Dec. 31, he added.
Ahmed also said PIA would cut its 18,000 workforce by between 3,000 and 3,500 employees by the end of 2017 as the Pakistan government looks to turn around the loss-making airline and sell-off a 49 percent stake.
However, PIA later said Ahmed's figures were incorrect, and no decision had as yet been taken on how many jobs would be cut or over what timeframe.
A meeting between Pakistan's Privatization Commission and PIA top management was also held on Tuesday, "to determine the best suitable restructuring model to make PIA into a viable entity," a senior government official who attended the meeting told Reuters.
The official said restructuring would be done in two phases, carving out non-essential units within three to six months "to attain a clean balance sheet," followed by the gradual carving out of other business units.
The airline would spin-off four "special business units" from January 2017, starting with its catering business and later its flight training, engineering and courier businesses.
The units are planned to operate independently of PIA with their own general managers and marketing teams. PIA would later look to sell a stake in the units if they are profitable.
(Additional reporting by Mehreen Zahra-Malik in Islamabad; Editing by Mark Potter and Alexander Smith)
REUTERS/LUCY NICHOLSON
By Alexander Cornwell | DUBAI
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is evaluating an order for wide-body Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N) jets as it looks to upgrade its ageing fleet, an executive for the state-owned airline said on Tuesday.
"Boeing 777X would be a good option," the airline's executive director of human resources and works, Raheel Ahmed, told reporters on the sidelines of a conference in Dubai, adding that PIA is also looking at the Airbus A330 and A350 models.
PIA would consider purchasing the aircraft directly from the manufacturer and financing the order through a sale and leaseback arrangement, when an airline sells a jet to a lessor who then leases it back. It would also consider a direct leasing agreement, known as a dry lease.
Ahmed did not say when PIA would order the jets or how many it could buy. It has a fleet of 38 narrow-body and wide-body Airbus and Boeing jets, with three A310s to be retired on Dec. 31, he added.
Ahmed also said PIA would cut its 18,000 workforce by between 3,000 and 3,500 employees by the end of 2017 as the Pakistan government looks to turn around the loss-making airline and sell-off a 49 percent stake.
However, PIA later said Ahmed's figures were incorrect, and no decision had as yet been taken on how many jobs would be cut or over what timeframe.
A meeting between Pakistan's Privatization Commission and PIA top management was also held on Tuesday, "to determine the best suitable restructuring model to make PIA into a viable entity," a senior government official who attended the meeting told Reuters.
The official said restructuring would be done in two phases, carving out non-essential units within three to six months "to attain a clean balance sheet," followed by the gradual carving out of other business units.
The airline would spin-off four "special business units" from January 2017, starting with its catering business and later its flight training, engineering and courier businesses.
The units are planned to operate independently of PIA with their own general managers and marketing teams. PIA would later look to sell a stake in the units if they are profitable.
(Additional reporting by Mehreen Zahra-Malik in Islamabad; Editing by Mark Potter and Alexander Smith)
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I feel it would be more sensible for PIA to go with Lease options on these assets that is the modern way for an organization to expand with in their limits
Canadian company Bombardier has the world most efficient fuel efficient plane
and makes Metro Solutions (Trains) all over europe
They need some $$ these days PIA might get some Discounts dealing with them
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Canadian company Bombardier has the world most efficient fuel efficient plane
and makes Metro Solutions (Trains) all over europe
They need some $$ these days PIA might get some Discounts dealing with them
Top notch option
"World's most Fuel Efficient plane" for country like Pakistan such a plane is ideal for Local Markets
Game changer products this company makes
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I heard in news of pilot who was suppose to land in lahore he landed in Oman, how I mean seriously how could pilot does that ?
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Here is a question for those who are familiar with PIA operations...I'm sitting at Pearson Terminal and i noticed every single AC aircraft does single engine taxi. I thought it was only limited to Dash 8s, but i just saw a baby bus pull in with only no. 1 engine running.
Does PIA operate in the same manner to save cost?
Does PIA operate in the same manner to save cost?
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TEHRAN (IRNA): Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization on Saturday banned all flights from and to India and Pakistan due to the spread of new variant of COVID-19.
ICAO spokesman Mohammad Hassan Zibakhsh told IRNA that the decision was made by Iran’s Health Ministry and would be effective from Saturday midnight.
There are no routine flights between Iran and India and flights are operated occasionally, he said, however, connection flights are also prohibited.
Flights to and from 41 countries have already been prohibited by national ICAO and those who want to take flights from and to the countries listed as high risk are required to do coronavirus test in Iran, according to Zibakhsh.
TEHRAN (IRNA): Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization on Saturday banned all flights from and to India and Pakistan due to the spread of new variant of COVID-19.
ICAO spokesman Mohammad Hassan Zibakhsh told IRNA that the decision was made by Iran’s Health Ministry and would be effective from Saturday midnight.
There are no routine flights between Iran and India and flights are operated occasionally, he said, however, connection flights are also prohibited.
Flights to and from 41 countries have already been prohibited by national ICAO and those who want to take flights from and to the countries listed as high risk are required to do coronavirus test in Iran, according to Zibakhsh.
What is this funny business about first PIA flight to Australia being prevented. THe permission was revoked last minute. This is crazy
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is keen to start flights to Australia - so keen the airline is in route launch mode before they've been granted permission to fly. Multiple media outlets are reporting flights between Lahore (LHE) and Sydney (SYD) will start in April, but PIA will need an air operator's certificate (AOC) to fly passengers in Australia before that happens.
However, the scandal and accident plagued airline has a big reputation to live down. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) banned Pakistan International Airlines in 2020 after a scandal concerning fraudulent pilots' licenses. The FAA also takes a dim view of the airline. While EASA and FAA rulings don't dictate CASA decisions, it's fair to say they are highly influential.
A 2020 crash of a PIA Airbus A320 on approach at Karachi, which killed 98 people, won't help PIA's application to fly to Australia. While CASA won't necessarily knock PIA's application back, you could bet the house the safety regulator will go over the airline's recent performance with a fine-tooth comb - making the reports of an April start date for any PIA flights to Sydney wildly optimistic.
As for those proposed PIA scheduled passenger flights, CASA says it is still reviewing the application and indicates a decision may take a while. The agency's spokesperson added,
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is keen to start flights to Australia - so keen the airline is in route launch mode before they've been granted permission to fly. Multiple media outlets are reporting flights between Lahore (LHE) and Sydney (SYD) will start in April, but PIA will need an air operator's certificate (AOC) to fly passengers in Australia before that happens.
PIA application to fly received but not yet granted
This week, PIA's General Manager of Corporate Communications Abdullah Hafeez told Australia's SBS Radio that the airline has applied to operate passenger flights to Australia. Australia's airline safety regular, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), confirmed to Simple Flying an application was received from PIA on February 21 for a foreign air transport air operators certificate. A CASA spokesperson said.In the meantime, PIA has told CASA it will apply to operate a one-off flight to Sydney in April. That flight is coming up in PIA's April schedule but is not yet available for sale. PIA has timetabled PK9808 to depart LHE on a Friday evening for a lunchtime arrival in SYD the next day. The return flight, PK9809, departs SYD on Sunday evening for an early morning arrival in LHE.
Application for April flights yet to arrive at CASA
The problem is that many PIA watchers are taking these flights as a done deal - when that's not the case. Pakistan International Airlines has several obstacles to deal with before CASA green lights any flights in April. To start with, they need to lodge that non-scheduled flight application. A CASA spokesperson told Simple Flying on Tuesday.The safety regular clarifies a non-scheduled flight permission is a one-off approval where each proposed operation is subject to a safety assessment that specifically examines the foreign operator's assigned flight crew and airworthiness aspects of the particular aircraft being utilized.
PIA greenlight to fly not guaranteed
Given it's a matter of weeks until the presumed April flight, getting them off the ground may be a tall order. The Karachi-based airline has flown to Australia before. In 2020, PIA operated a repatriation flight between Melbourne and Lahore. But PIA remains a rare visitor to Australia. This surprises some, given the substantial Pakistani diaspora in Australia.However, the scandal and accident plagued airline has a big reputation to live down. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) banned Pakistan International Airlines in 2020 after a scandal concerning fraudulent pilots' licenses. The FAA also takes a dim view of the airline. While EASA and FAA rulings don't dictate CASA decisions, it's fair to say they are highly influential.
A 2020 crash of a PIA Airbus A320 on approach at Karachi, which killed 98 people, won't help PIA's application to fly to Australia. While CASA won't necessarily knock PIA's application back, you could bet the house the safety regulator will go over the airline's recent performance with a fine-tooth comb - making the reports of an April start date for any PIA flights to Sydney wildly optimistic.
As for those proposed PIA scheduled passenger flights, CASA says it is still reviewing the application and indicates a decision may take a while. The agency's spokesperson added,
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