PIA Airbus A310-300 Fleet Status

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Re: PIA Airbus A310-300 Fleet Status

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It seems that AP-BEQ Airbus A310 will be grounded soon.
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Are they planning to bring back BEG and BEC then?
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Seems today only BGP and BGO are active.
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aviator773 wrote:Are they planning to bring back BEG and BEC then?
AP-BEC already permanently grounded, as its photos was shared on previous posts. Probably, AP-BEG will be back soon.
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Alhamdulillah My father was on the test flight of AP-BEg and said that there was no problem with the aircraft and it will be back in service soon :D
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PIA Airbus A310-308 registration AP-BEG test flight performed today (May 18).

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Source: flightradar24.com

The A310 departed from Karachi at 4:44 PM and returned to Karachi at 5:57 PM.

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on which routes are these A310's being used now?

Are they still flying to European destinations, or limited to middle east and/or domestic flights?
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^ PIA is using A310s for its domestic, Middle East and Far East destinations.

On some occasions A310s were seen operating flights to London when Boeing 777s were unavailable for some reason like for example Hajj flight operations.

Following photo shows PIA Airbus A310-308 registration AP-BEQ on short finals to London-Heathrow Airport on March 23, 2014.

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AP-BEQ / Airbus A310-308 / 656 / PIA by Andrew Carroll, on Flickr

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PIA Airbus A310-308 registration AP-BEG returned to duty by performing airline's flight PK-370 from Karachi to Islamabad today.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ap-beg

Presently, following four A310s are active in PIA fleet.

Airbus A310-308 registration AP-BEG.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ap-beg

Airbus A310-308 registration AP-BEU.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ap-beu

Airbus A310-324ET registration AP-BGO.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ap-bgo

Airbus A310-324ET registration AP-BGP.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ap-bgp

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Re: PIA Airbus A310-300 Fleet Status

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so the A310 numbers are dwindling, down to 4 operational A310s with no widebodies coming.
Pretty soon it will be down to the 9 B777s for widebodies I guess.
Great going by current management, make it a regional airline with narrowbody inductions only.
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^ Actually some of Airbus A320s being acquired by PIA on dry lease will replace airline's Airbus A310-300s on some routes.

A320s on selected former A310 routes will also reduce PIA fuel bills.

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As fuel costs have fallen in the past year, the 1993 built fleet can offer PIA cheap 200 seat capacity for another few years.

Keeping a fleet of six A310-300 PIA should use them for long haul flights to revive routes to Europe and Far East.

Upgrade the cabins and put in 200 all economy layout and offer a good quality economy product.

While the A320s can cover South Asia, Middle East, U.A.E and domestic routes.
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With BGR currently grounded, are they possibly planning to bring back BGN?
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AP-BGP and AP-BEG seen active.
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Re: PIA Airbus A310-300 Fleet Status

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AP-BGR is currently doing a test flight.