Pakistan Civil Aviation | Information & News.

[muse]

Now what FLYDUBAI should do, is operate 200 series leased 747 to destinations in Pakistan at very competitive prices - lt will offer people excellent choice and competition will be good for all operators

 

[Edevelop]

Etihad Airways increases flights to Pakistan

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has increased its flights to the Northern city of Lahore from seven to 11 a week offering passengers more convenient travel options.


With the addition of the new services, Etihad Airways will now offer 27 weekly flights from four destinations in Pakistan which, along with Lahore, include Karachi, Islamabad and Peshawar.

The additional services will be operated by A320 aircraft fitted with 16 Pearl Business Class seats and will increase capacity by 21 per cent on the route.

These services also improve the number of connections over the airline’s Abu Dhabi hub to more than 500 connections a week (representing an increase of 20 per cent) to a number of key destinations in the GCC and Europe.

“The addition of the new flights will further strengthen commercial and cultural ties between Pakistan and the UAE and will lead to continued strong growth in traffic flows between Lahore, Abu Dhabi and beyond to many key destinations across our global network,” said Kevin Knight, Etihad Airways’ Chief Strategy and Planning Officer.

Since the start of flights to Lahore in 2006, Etihad Airways has carried more than one million passengers on this route.

Etihad Airways increases flights to Pakistan - Khaleej Times

PIA is under pressure now.

 

[Jango]

PIA looks as if it is banking on the new A320's to provide some uplift, otherwise foreign carriers have taken over the Karachi traffic, and are about to take over Lahore and Isl. Couple this with the other two low cost carriers i.e SAI and Airblue, PIA has a huge task up it's sleeve.

 

[Argus Panoptes]

PIA looks as if it is banking on the new A320's to provide some uplift, otherwise foreign carriers have taken over the Karachi traffic, and are about to take over Lahore and Isl. Couple this with the other two low cost carriers i.e SAI and Airblue, PIA has a huge task up it's sleeve.

Both Emirates and Etihad are using Dubai and Abu Dhabi as hubs to bring in passengers from the West and East and changeover in UAE, very efficiently. Their level of service at competitive prices is giving lots of other airlines headaches. PIA is in deep trouble.

 

[SHAMK9]

PIA will start flying to Chicago via Barcelona on 5th June

 

[Argus Panoptes]

PIA will start flying to Chicago via Barcelona on 5th June

That is good news, but the real advantage of PIA's 777s is non-stop flights from North America (originally Toronto, New York, Chicago and Houston, now only Toronto) to Pakistan. It is a pity that the US government does not allow PIA to do that due to lack of trust over security arrangements in Pakistani airports. At least the flight to Pakistan can be non-stop while the flight to USA needs to stop over.

The sad thing is that PIA can fly direct to Toronto, but not to USA direct.

 

[UmarJustice]

PIA, in a bid to overcome delays in flight operations, will induct five aircraft in its fleet on dry lease by March and April this year.

According to official sources, around eight narrow body aircraft (A-320) are being inducted on dry lease in the fleet of the national carrier.

In the first phase, five aircraft will be included during the current year to overcome shortage of planes and improve reliability, punctuality and regularity of flights.

The sources said that PIA's fleet consists of 38 aircraft, out of which, only 29 were in operation.

Currently, 13 planes have been grounded for the maintenance checks and five aircraft will be operational by end of this month, he added.

Some aircraft have been permanently grounded keeping in view the structural/corrosion issues and high cost of recovery.

The sources further revealed that PIA suffered loss during last Hajj operation due to subsidized fare and high fuel cost. PIA had fixed Rs.72,000 fare for the Hajj operation against normal fare of Rs.108,000, he added.

Currently PIA was not operating flights for South Africa and Kenya due to limited market size in African market, lack of commercial viability and fleet constraints.

Five aircraft to be inducted in PIA | The Nation

 

[fatman17]

PIA, in a bid to overcome delays in flight operations, will induct five aircraft in its fleet on dry lease by March and April this year.

According to official sources, around eight narrow body aircraft (A-320) are being inducted on dry lease in the fleet of the national carrier.

In the first phase, five aircraft will be included during the current year to overcome shortage of planes and improve reliability, punctuality and regularity of flights.

The sources said that PIA's fleet consists of 38 aircraft, out of which, only 29 were in operation.

Currently, 13 planes have been grounded for the maintenance checks and five aircraft will be operational by end of this month, he added.

Some aircraft have been permanently grounded keeping in view the structural/corrosion issues and high cost of recovery.

The sources further revealed that PIA suffered loss during last Hajj operation due to subsidized fare and high fuel cost. PIA had fixed Rs.72,000 fare for the Hajj operation against normal fare of Rs.108,000, he added.

Currently PIA was not operating flights for South Africa and Kenya due to limited market size in African market, lack of commercial viability and fleet constraints.

Five aircraft to be inducted in PIA | The Nation

avenue for more corruption.

 

[UmarJustice]

Engine of PIA plane catches fire midair

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Wednesday had to recall its Jeddah-bound plane after fire broke out in one of its engines. According to details, pilot of Karachi-Jeddah PIA flight PK-735 told the control tower about fault in engine number two of the plane a few minutes after take-off. The pilot switched off the affected engine and brought the flight back to Karachi airport for a safe landing.

The aircraft was carrying 465 passengers on board.

Engine of PIA plane catches fire midair | The Nation

 

[fatman17]

TI Pakistan advises PIA to procure 20 narrow-body aircraft on dry lease

February 21, 2013 IQBAL MIRZA


Transparency International Pakistan has advised Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to immediately procure 20 narrow body aircraft from Shahid Khaqan Abbassi MNA, who has offered brand new aircraft on lease at half the price for five Airbus 320 being leased by PIA at $36.8 million, with financing from Bank of China.

In a letter sent by TI-Pakistan Adviser Syed Adil Gilani on February 20 to Captain Muhammad Junaid Younus, Acting Managing Director PIA, he referred to the meeting of the Special Committee of the National Assembly on February 19, where MNA Shahid Khaqan Abbassi offered brand new aircraft on lease at half the price for five Airbus 320 being leased by PIA at $36.8 million, with financing from Bank of China.

HE QUOTED FOLLOWING DETAILS AS HAVE BEEN REPORTED:

a) The committee was informed that PIA would be getting five Airbus 320 at $36.8 million, with financing from Bank of China.

b) The committee noted that the five planes which PIA intends to get on dry lease were costly than open market rates.

c) Shahid Khaqan Abbassi even offered brand new aircraft at lease to PIA at half the price in response to a presentation made by PIA CFO Aftab Ahmed regarding business plan for revival of PIA.

d) Aftab explained that they had to abide by the PPRA rules and they were not in a position to negotiate.

Adil Gilani said if the above report was correct, " Transparency International Pakistan would like to suggest PIA to request MNA Shahid Khaqan Abbassi to provide four sets of five Airbus 320 new aircraft as reportedly offered by him in the Committee meeting, for six years dry lease immediately, at half the tendered price of $36.8 million.

Public Procurement Rules 2004 allows negotiated tendering under Rule No 42 (d) in certain cases.

RULE 42: ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF PROCUREMENTS:

A procuring agency may utilise the following alternative methods of procurement of goods, services and works, namely:-

(d) Negotiated tendering: A procuring agency may engage in negotiated tendering with one or more suppliers or contractors with or without prior publication of a procurement notification. This procedure shall only be used when,-

(iii) For reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the procuring agency, the time limits laid down for open and limited bidding methods cannot be met. The circumstances invoked to justify extreme urgency must not be attributable to the procuring agency:

Provided that any procuring agency desirous of using negotiated tendering as a method of procurement shall record its reasons and justifications in writing for resorting to negotiated tendering and shall place the same on record.

PIA has processed procurement of narrow body aircrafts in accordance with requirement of Public Procurement Rules 2004 from October 2012 to February 2013. As the lowest evaluated responsive bidder has offered five Airbus 320 being leased by PIA at $36.8 million, which as stated by MNA Shahid Khaqan Abbassi as double than the market prices, PIA may use Rule No 42 (d) (iii), for accepting the offer of MNA Shahid Khaqan Abbassi of providing four sets of five Airbus 320 or equivalent new aircraft on six-year dry lease immediately, at half the lowest tendered price of $36.8 million. The reason of extreme urgency is due to failure of bidders to offer narrow body aircrafts at economical cost, which is causing loss to PIA of billions of rupees in loss of traffic. PIA shall record the reason of using negotiated tendering under Rule No 42 (d), and justifications for resorting to negotiated tendering, as stated in paragraph five above in writing and shall place the same on record.

TI-Pakistan was striving for across the board application of Rule of Law, which was the only way to stop corruption, he said. Copies of the letter have been forwarded for the information with the request to take action under the authority vested in their respective jurisdictions: Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Islamabad; Registrar, Supreme Court of Pakistan, Islamabad; Chairman, NAB, Islamabad; Chairman, PIA, Islamabad; Auditor General, Islamabad; and Managing Director, PPRA, Islamabad.


Business Recorder, 2013

 

[imiakhtar]

PIA looks as if it is banking on the new A320's to provide some uplift.

The A320s will be replacements for the 737 and some a310s. They won't be providing growth. Details of the aircraft offered and bids submitted below:

http://www.ppra.org.pk/elv/1/pia101.pdf

Pictures available here:

History of PIA - Forum :: View topic - Details of Airbus A320 Aircraft Offered on Lease to PIA

 

[Jango]

The A320s will be replacements for the 737 and some a310s. They won't be providing growth. Details of the aircraft offered and bids submitted below:

http://www.ppra.org.pk/elv/1/pia101.pdf

Pictures available here:

History of PIA - Forum :: View topic - Details of Airbus A320 Aircraft Offered on Lease to PIA

Sir jee I never said that they will provide growth. I said it in the sense that the inoperable and old A310's and 737's will not be wasting time slots and delaying flights, so with the introduction of A320, the flights will be on time and punctual and as planned.

Isphahani hangar will no longer be filled with 10 antique aircraft.

 

[Jango]

Malik Riaz's new Hawker 4000 has landed in Pakistan.

 

[khanboy007]

good news

but

What about restoration of previous aircraft's

here is some thing i came across Airliners.net

i agree its not only PIA which has such images, but when aircraft are needed why not restore them

Photos: Boeing 737-340 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Photos: Boeing 747-240BM Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Photos: Boeing 747-240BM Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

NOTE: the two boeing 747's are different as seen from their liveries

atleast not waste those 747's

 

[SHAMK9]

good news

but

What about restoration of previous aircraft's

here is some thing i came across Airliners.net

i agree its not only PIA which has such images, but when aircraft are needed why not restore them

Photos: Boeing 737-340 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Photos: Boeing 747-240BM Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Photos: Boeing 747-240BM Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

NOTE: the two boeing 747's are different as seen from their liveries

atleast not waste those 747's

There is no point of restoring airplanes that are 20 years old, it's waste of money.