PIA to Dry Lease 4 Wide-body and 4 Turboprop Aircraft

[Moin]

And ANA is retiring their entire fleet of 747-400's this month and will sell them off for as little as $25 million each........damn.

[Abbas Ali]

Today was bids opening day.

According to Express News channel, PIA has rejected all bids submitted for Boeing 777 and ATR aircraft.

A total of five companies submitted their bids.

The aircraft offered in bids were older than PIA requirement.

PIA sought aircraft built in 2010 or later under this bidding invitation.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

According to newspaper reports, following five organizations/companies offered aircraft to PIA under this bidding invitation.

* Standard Chartered Bank
* DV Bank
* Bank of China
* Air Lease Corporation (ALC)
* Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE)

None of the offered aircraft were built in 2010 or later as required in bidding invitation.

Some of the aircraft offered were built in 1999. However, according to DAWN newspaper report, some of bidders offered aircraft with deliveries starting in 2015 or later.

The Chairman PIA has said that the airline is looking to add Boeing 777s in the widebody aircraft category.

A new bidding invitation will be issued soon.

Abbas

[Moin]

Fine let them continue this trend. They'll end up with jack all.

[imran747]

how they can get 777s after 2010 its most used aircraft on market so whats goi ng on which super saeen is giving these tenders