Shaheen Air to Induct Four ex-KLM Airbus A330-200 Aircraft

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Re: Shaheen Air to Induct Four ex-KLM Airbus A330-200 Aircraft

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Shaheen Air Airbus A330-203 PH-AOK (BMK on the nosewheeldoor) made today a testflight as KLM9850 to the North Sea and back to Schiphol. Seen on the landing to runway 27.

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^ lovely photo - thank you Ger for sharing.

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Shaheen Air Airbus A330-203 with Dutch registration PH-AOK photographed at Amsterdam Airport on May 18. To be delivered to Shaheen Air as AP-BMK.

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160518 PH-AOK A332 KLM (will become AP-BMK Shaheen Air) by mzunguwamap, on Flickr

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160518 PH-AOK A332 KLM (will become AP-BMK Shaheen Air) by mzunguwamap, on Flickr

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When is it arriving into OPKC ?
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Nice action photo of AP-BMI landing at Manchester Airport as Shaheen Air flight NL-901 from Islamabad on May 22.

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ImageShaheen Airlines | A330-200 | AP-BMI | OPKC by abdus sattar00, on Flickr


2 more included in my spotting videos compilation:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M47R-FyYnGQ
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In recent days Shaheen Air has used Airbus A330-200 on routes including:

Domestic
Islamabad-Karachi
Karachi-Islamabad
Karachi-Lahore
Lahore-Karachi

International
Islamabad-Manchester
Manchester-Islamabad
Islamabad-Muscat
Muscat-Islamabad
Lahore-Muscat
Muscat-Lahore
Islamabad-Dammam
Dammam-Islamabad
Dammam-Lahore
Lahore-Dammam
Kuala Lumpur-Lahore
Lahore-Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur-Karachi
Karachi-Kuala Lumpur
Jeddah-Lahore
Lahore-Jeddah
Jeddah-Sialkot
Sialkot-Jeddah

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bmi
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bmj
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bml

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A nice video of NL landing at MAN

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AP-BMK is subject to some re-work after that is done, it will head out for another test flight which is expected around the end of june. Delivery is expected around 1st of July.
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Shaheen Air's fourth Airbus A330-203 with temporary registration 2-PAOK sticker photographed at Amsterdam Airport on June 21, 2016.

She'll be delivered to Shaheen Air as AP-BMK.

ImageShaheen A330-200 2-PAOK 2016-06-21 (2) AMS/EHAM by André Schmidt, on Flickr

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Shaheen Air's fourth Airbus A330-203 (AP-BMK) with temporary registration 2-PAOK sticker photographed at Amsterdam Airport on June 25, 2016. Probably underwent engines test in this area?

Image2-PAOK A330 Shaheen Air (Schiphol 25-6-2016) by Alexander Schelbergen, on Flickr

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2-paok is expected to undergo a test flight between 16:15-18:30. Has just been towed outside hangar 12 at Schiphol.
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Why are so many tests being done ? Was there any major problems with the aircraft before?
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^ This one might be aircraft delivery acceptance flight for Shaheen Air. Nothing unusual in more than one test flights. Sometimes even brand new aircraft perform more than one pre-delivery test flight.

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airborne at 1945.
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