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[Jango]

Karachi is being turned into a second hub for Emirates.

5 flights a day. 1 daily to lahore and Isl. So that makes it, 49 flights a week to these cities. Pak Airspace taken over by emirates literally.

PIA really needs to up it's game in this sector.

Only three destinations are serced with 5 flights a day by Emirates, London Heathrow, Karachi, and Delhi.

Similarly, the top 5 pax loads for Emirates.

1-India
2-UK
3-Saudi Arabia
4-Pakistan.

 

[SHAMK9]

Karachi is being turned into a second hub for Emirates.

5 flights a day. 1 daily to lahore and Isl. So that makes it, 49 flights a week to these cities. Pak Airspace taken over by emirates literally.

PIA really needs to up it's game in this sector.

Only three destinations are serced with 5 flights a day by Emirates, London Heathrow, Karachi, and Delhi.

Similarly, the top 5 pax loads for Emirates.

1-India
2-UK
3-Saudi Arabia
4-Pakistan.

PIA should make new islamabad airport its hub and try to win over karachi again.

 

[Jango]

PIA should make new islamabad airport its hub and try to win over karachi again.

I think Karachi is a lost cause for international flights.

PIA should now take control of Lahore, and then try to make Isl the new hub, as you said. Not as a Engineering and fleet hub, but certainly for the flights. With the intoduction of newer 737's and 777's, this can be expected.

 

[Jango]

LAHORE – The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched a started probe into the Friday’s accident when a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane skidded off the runway.
Safety Investigation Board (SIB) President Air Commodore (r) Basit visited the Lahore airport and recorded the statements of the crew including pilot and copilot. The defense secretary also visited the Lahore airport.
According to the sources, pilot Faheem said in his initial statement that the plane descended quickly, touched the overrun area and rammed into a foundation of the runway constructed for arresting barrier of the PAF planes.
However, a CAA senior official said the statement could be verified after calibration of the plane.
A PIA Engineering Branch official said that it could not be asserted that length of runway was insufficient for landing of an ATR plane. He said that runway length required for the landing of ATR was 4,000-foot, whereas the length of runway of Allama Iqbal International Airport was more than 8,000-foot.
He said the rain could not be cited as a reason for the accident because the planes landed amid the downpour in South East Asian states like India, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand and Malaysia. He, however, said heavy crosswind mattered in such circumstances.
The official said the most probable cause of this accident was the defective Anti Skid Braking System. Another technical officer said that in case of a thin layer of water covering runway, a plane makes hard landing at high speed and aquaplaning could take place generating frictional heat that could damage braking system.
Air Vice Marshal Mushaf Mir in an inquiry revealed that some pilots had been recruited against up to Rs4 million graft per head during the PPP previous government and former PIA managing director Ijaz Haroon was involved in the case.
Well-placed sources said had First Officer Raheel, the newly-recruited officers of the PIA, controlled the plane, it would have been a violation of Aviation Rules. Also, authorities opened the Lahore airport runaway was opened for all sorts of flights at 7:30 pm. An officer of CAA said on anonymity said the plane had been repaired and it would be removed from the scene on Sunday (today).

Probe into Friday

 

[SHAMK9]

Shaheen's second A330-300

 

[Jango]

Shaheen's second A330-300

This aircraft in this livery= Best looking aircraft in pakistan.

The B-777 of PIA in old livery was also very very good.

 

[Safriz]

PIA leasing two Boeing 747 from Saudi Airlines - thenews.com.pk

PIA to purchase five Boeing 777 aircraft: Defence Minister | DAWN.COM

 

[SHAMK9]

AirBlue a340

 

[SHAMK9]

Another shot of AirBlue's a340

 

[fatman17]

Saturday, September 15, 2012


PIA flights hit technical snags (bird hits)

Staff Report

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) was forced to change its domestic flight schedule and cancellation of one domestic flight as two of its aircraft were rendered technical due to bird hit at Islamabad and Karachi airports, PIA spokesman said on Friday.
Flight PK 390, a Boeing 737 on a scheduled flight from Lahore to Islamabad was bird hit in the late afternoon while landing at Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad.
The same aircraft was to perform PK 369 from Islamabad to Karachi, due to non-availability of aircraft, flight PK 369 with 118 passengers had to be cancelled. These passengers were adjusted on PK 309 and an incoming international flight PK 853 which will now bring them to Karachi from Islamabad. Passengers on PK 309 will reach Karachi by 9pm while PK 853 will arrive at 3am in the morning (Saturday).
Another flight PK 307 arriving from Lahore to Karachi late Thursday night was also bird hit at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi due to which an Airbus A310 aircraft was declared technical and the aircraft is being repaired at the PIA Engineering facility.

 

[cloud_9]

PIA flight lands back in Karachi due to technical fault

KARACHI: A PIA flight, scheduled to go to Islamabad from Karachi, landed back at its departure airport on experiencing a technical fault, reported Express News on Monday.
The flight was already 20 minutes late and was landed back 15 minutes after its departure.

 

[SHAMK9]

PIA flight lands back in Karachi due to technical fault

PIA needs to get the 737-300s and a310s out of service ASAP, these technical glitches are becoming a norm these days.

 

[Edevelop]

Air Blue and Shaheen Air are really improving. I would like to see more destinations from them.

PIA needs to get the 737-300s and a310s out of service ASAP, these technical glitches are becoming a norm these days.

PIA needs to replace 737-300 with new generation 737-800. I heard they were placing an order. Any news?

 

[Fieldmarshal]

Air Blue and Shaheen Air are really improving. I would like to see more destinations from them.



PIA needs to replace 737-300 with new generation 737-800. I heard they were placing an order. Any news?

they will be here in a couple of months

 

[fatman17]

Wednesday, September 19, 2012


PIA MD Rao Qamar Suleman resigns


ISLAMABAD: Air Chief Marshal (r) Rao Qamar Suleman on Tuesday resigned as Managing Director of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) citing health concerns (corruption in PIA) He was appointed as managing director in March and elevated to the position of chairman and CEO in May, said a PIA spokesman. He reorganised top management, brought about other changes and also prepared the PIA Business Plan with the consultation of the employees of the corporation. The government fully supported and backed Air Chief Marshal (r) in all his endeavours to revitalise the national flag carrier. However, due to health reasons, Suleman felt that he may not be able to do justice with his assignment. Therefore, he requested the federal government to relieve him. The government reluctantly accepted his resignation. Spokesman said the air chief marshal thanked the federal government for accepting his request. Meanwhile, PIA Deputy Managing Director Captain Junaid Younus will be acting managing director following the resignation of Rao Qamar, the PIA spokesman said. The Ministry of Defence issued a notification on Tuesday. app