Term of Four Aircraft Leased by PIA Expiring Today

[Abbas Ali]

According to Express News channel, term of four aircraft wet/damp leased to PIA is expiring today (May 31).

The four aircraft are:

Boeing 737-8FH registration OK-TSC.
http://www.flightradar24.com/reg/oktsc

Boeing 737-8Z9 registration OK-TVX.
http://www.flightradar24.com/reg/oktvx

Airbus A320-214 registration OK-LEF.
http://www.flightradar24.com/reg/oklef

Airbus A320-214 registration OK-MEJ.
http://www.flightradar24.com/reg/okmej

The unavailability of these four aircraft will reduce the number of active aircraft in PIA fleet to twenty-four and affect airline's flights schedule, according to the news channel.

Probably PIA management will try to extend lease term of these aircraft.

Three aircraft are expected to join PIA fleet by the end of July, according to statement of airline's spokesperson quoted by Express News channel. Most likely those three aircraft are ex-China Eastern Airlines Airbus A320-214s (registrations B-6015, B-6016 and B-6017) to be acquired by PIA on dry lease from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS).

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Boeing 737-800 registrations OK-TSC and OK-TVX

OK-TSC and OK-TVX were acquired by PIA on damp/wet lease for two months (extendable) under following bidding invitation that appeared in August 21, 2013, newspaper.



The two Boeing 737-800s (OK-TSC and OK-TVX) were ferried to Karachi Airport from Prague on November 28, 2013.

Later the lese term of OK-TVX and OK-TSC was extended for four months from January 29 to May 31, 2014, according to a newspaper report.
hr Airbus A320-200 registrations OK-LEF and OK-MEJ

The two Airbus A320s (OK-LEF and OK-MEJ) were acquired by PIA on damp/wet lease from March 15 to May 31, 2014, under following bidding invitation that appeared in January 14, 2014, newspaper.



OK-LEF was ferried from Prague to Karachi on March 27, 2014, and OK-MEJ was ferried from Prague to Karachi on March 31, 2014.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

According to reliable sources, following three aircraft left Karachi Airport today as ferry flights probably to Prague.

Airbus A320-214 registration OK-LEF as ferry flight TVS-146P.
Airbus A320-214 registration OK-MEJ as ferry flight TVS-147F.
Boeing 737-8Z9 registration OK-TVX as ferry flight TVS-101F.

Abbas

[Amaad Lone]

What poor planning.

Four active aircraft gone, PIA should have extended their leases until some replacements arrived.

Now what will happened on June. 1st.

[Umair]

According to reliable sources, following three aircraft left Karachi Airport today as ferry flights probably to Prague.

Airbus A320-214 registration OK-LEF as ferry flight TVS-146P.
Airbus A320-214 registration OK-MEJ as ferry flight TVS-147F.
Boeing 737-8Z9 registration OK-TVX as ferry flight TVS-101F.

Abbas

These 3 A/C + OK-TSC (TVS100P) are overflying the Caspian Sea enroute to Prague as seen on FlightRadar24.

[Abbas Ali]

^ Yes, all four aircraft ferried from Karachi to Prague on May 31.

Airbus A320-214 registration OK-LEF.
http://www.flightradar24.com/reg/oklef

Airbus A320-214 registration OK-MEJ.
http://www.flightradar24.com/reg/okmej

Boeing 737-8FH registration OK-TSC.
http://www.flightradar24.com/reg/oktsc

Boeing 737-8Z9 registration OK-TVX.
http://www.flightradar24.com/reg/oktvx

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

PIA cuts 26 foreign, domestic flights

By Zulqernain Tahir

LAHORE: The Pakistan International Airlines has reduced 26 foreign and domestic flights after four planes were repatriated following expiry of their wet lease.

The national flag carrier has reduced seven flights on Dubai route, one each on Manchester, Barcelona, New Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, Dhaka, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait and the rest on domestic routes to cope with its operations with a fleet of 25 aircraft.

Anticipating the situation, the PIA had floated tenders for acquiring 10 or so planes on dry lease, but its deal with a Qatar-based leasing company could not materialise.

The PIA has been trying hard to acquire up to 15 planes to keep its existing routes and restore the old ones.

“Reducing the number of flights is not good for the national flag carrier which is already in a financial mess. The PIA management should not have let this situation occur and it would reflect bad on its reputation,” said a source.

“We have reduced 26 flights on foreign and domestic routes after repatriation of four planes the PIA had acquired in December last year on wet lease – two each from Turkish and Czech Republic airlines,” PIA spokesman Mashhood Tajwar told Dawn.

Mr Tajwar said: “We will get three planes on dry lease next month. Similarly, we are going to have four planes on wet lease and its tender will open on June 9.”

The airline was also in the process of acquiring 10 more aircraft on dry lease, he added.

Source: DAWN