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nope, it's at manilla airport, notice the a380 at the back, it will be in karachi by now
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Shaheen air has bought AP-BKF as well from Bhoja air.
It is a B737-400.
AP-BKF being painted from Bhoja to Shaheen Colours | Facebook
It is a B737-400.
AP-BKF being painted from Bhoja to Shaheen Colours | Facebook
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Pakistan’s Airblue to double fleet within two years
Pakistani carrier Airblue has plans to double its fleet to 12 aircraft within the next two years.
The carrier wants to add four 70-seater turboprops to its fleet by early 2013, says Airblue's general manager for commercial, Raheel Ahmed.
It is considering the ATR 72 and the Bombardier Q400, though the airline has not decided whether the aircraft will be bought or leased.
Airblue is scheduled to take delivery of two Airbus A340-300s in early September. These aircraft are on a five-year lease from International Lease Finance Corporation.
Ahmed says that the A340s will have 342 seats in a single class configuration. The aircraft will be deployed on a direct Islamabad-Manchester service, replacing the existing Islamabad-Istanbul-Manchester route.
In August, the airline took delivery of one Airbus A320, which will be used to up frequencies on its domestic routes.
As part of its network expansion plans, Airblue may launch new destinations in Europe, Middle East and China. A timeline has not been specified for these plans. Ahmed adds that the carrier aims to be a major player on services to Europe.
According to the Flightglobal Ascend online database, Airblue operates four A319 and two A320 aircraft in its fleet.
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Pakistani carrier Airblue has plans to double its fleet to 12 aircraft within the next two years.
The carrier wants to add four 70-seater turboprops to its fleet by early 2013, says Airblue's general manager for commercial, Raheel Ahmed.
It is considering the ATR 72 and the Bombardier Q400, though the airline has not decided whether the aircraft will be bought or leased.
Airblue is scheduled to take delivery of two Airbus A340-300s in early September. These aircraft are on a five-year lease from International Lease Finance Corporation.
Ahmed says that the A340s will have 342 seats in a single class configuration. The aircraft will be deployed on a direct Islamabad-Manchester service, replacing the existing Islamabad-Istanbul-Manchester route.
In August, the airline took delivery of one Airbus A320, which will be used to up frequencies on its domestic routes.
As part of its network expansion plans, Airblue may launch new destinations in Europe, Middle East and China. A timeline has not been specified for these plans. Ahmed adds that the carrier aims to be a major player on services to Europe.
According to the Flightglobal Ascend online database, Airblue operates four A319 and two A320 aircraft in its fleet.
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Airblue to increase frequencies to Lahore and Islamabad from Karachi.
Number of flights increasing from September 1.
Karachi-Islamabad - 4 flights daily
Islamabad-Karachi - 4 flights daily
Karachi-Lahore - 3 flights daily
Lahore-Karachi - 3 flights daily
Number of flights increasing from September 1.
Karachi-Islamabad - 4 flights daily
Islamabad-Karachi - 4 flights daily
Karachi-Lahore - 3 flights daily
Lahore-Karachi - 3 flights daily
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PIA plane skids off Lahore airport runway – The Express Tribune
LAHORE: The passengers and crew members remained unhurt when a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane skidded off the runway on its landing due to heavy rain, said a PIA spokesperson on Friday.
The ATR plane, flight PK-653, was on a routine flight from Islamabad to Lahore and was carrying 42 passengers and four crew members.
According to PIA, the pilot controlled the plane when it skidded but the main gear of the aircraft collapsed.
The PIA said that the damage of the aircraft will be assessed and an inquiry will be conducted into the incident.
The runway for larger aircrafts at the airport, on which the incident took place, was closed down immediately after, however the other runway for smaller aircrafts remains functional.
Some earlier reports suggested that the plane had made a crash landing and the flight staff and passengers sustained minor injuries. However, the PIA spokesperson negated the reports.
Earlier today, a Lahore-bound PIA plane made an emergency landing in Quetta due to technical problems.
It was earlier reported that almost a third of PIA flights have suffered delays this year due to technical and administrative reasons, dealing a severe blow to the national flag carrier’s business.
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated the plane was resting on its “left” instead “right” side. The error is regretted.
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Looks like MLG collapsed. One runway (18R/36L) is being used for flights of aircraft upto A320 category. The runway 18L/36R is closed for the night, probably waiting for the team and lifts to come from Karachi.
LAHORE: The passengers and crew members remained unhurt when a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane skidded off the runway on its landing due to heavy rain, said a PIA spokesperson on Friday.
The ATR plane, flight PK-653, was on a routine flight from Islamabad to Lahore and was carrying 42 passengers and four crew members.
According to PIA, the pilot controlled the plane when it skidded but the main gear of the aircraft collapsed.
The PIA said that the damage of the aircraft will be assessed and an inquiry will be conducted into the incident.
The runway for larger aircrafts at the airport, on which the incident took place, was closed down immediately after, however the other runway for smaller aircrafts remains functional.
Some earlier reports suggested that the plane had made a crash landing and the flight staff and passengers sustained minor injuries. However, the PIA spokesperson negated the reports.
Earlier today, a Lahore-bound PIA plane made an emergency landing in Quetta due to technical problems.
It was earlier reported that almost a third of PIA flights have suffered delays this year due to technical and administrative reasons, dealing a severe blow to the national flag carrier’s business.
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated the plane was resting on its “left” instead “right” side. The error is regretted.
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Looks like MLG collapsed. One runway (18R/36L) is being used for flights of aircraft upto A320 category. The runway 18L/36R is closed for the night, probably waiting for the team and lifts to come from Karachi.
Are you incapable of reading? The aircraft was landing, not taking off.
Secondly, thousands of aircraft t/o and land in inclement weather and do so perfectly safely.
Lastly, what this incident shows, like previous accidents in Pakistan is the general poor training standards of Pakistani pilots. Unfortunately, due to it's structure, the CAA is limited in what in can do.
By the way, this is the second time a PIA ATR has gone off the runway in less than 18 months. The first time the weather was good.
The Pakistani CAA and Pakistani airlines need to be independently audited. Swallow your pride and get some foreigners to do it.
Funnily enough. DGCA and the Indians have the same lingering issues.
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Service with the A-340?
BTW, any source.?
Well hello there. NLC to set up airline, for Cargo ops and low cost pax service.
http://www.nlc.com.pk/websitef.nsf/job/criteria03sep12.pdf?OpenFileResource
BTW, any source.?
Well hello there. NLC to set up airline, for Cargo ops and low cost pax service.
http://www.nlc.com.pk/websitef.nsf/job/criteria03sep12.pdf?OpenFileResource
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Their facebook fan page is the only source for now, i guess Manchester and Birmingham would be served by a340 non stop and London Luton will be served via Istanbul with a320 family.
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Pakistanis are the people that migrate to other countries alot ...Our civil aviation needs to be really good lol...
As Air-Blue and Shaheen will expand....PIA will face competition and it will also improve its service! So overall...a good trend.
This time , PIA did a commendable job in Umrah Services....
As Air-Blue and Shaheen will expand....PIA will face competition and it will also improve its service! So overall...a good trend.
This time , PIA did a commendable job in Umrah Services....
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