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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^ You mean as delivery flight to Pakistan?
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Re: Shaheen Air to Induct Four ex-KLM Airbus A330-200 Aircraft

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Test flight performed by Shaheen Air's fourth Airbus A330-203 (AP-BMK) with temporary registration 2-PAOK from & to Amsterdam Airport on June 29, 2016

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On July 5, Shaheen Air's fourth Airbus A330-203 registration AP-BMK is expected to depart from Amsterdam as delivery flight NL-1 to Karachi.

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Shaheen Air's fourth Airbus A330-203 (AP-BMK) with temporary registration 2-PAOK photographed at Amsterdam Airport on July 4, 2016.

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According to reliable sources, the A330 is now sporting its Pakistani registration AP-BMK at Amsterdam Airport after removal of temporary registration 2-PAOK sticker. It indicates the aircraft is being prepared for delivery flight to Pakistan under Pakistani registration.

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On following link is photo of Shaheen Air's fourth Airbus A330-200 sporting Pakistani registration AP-BMK at Amsterdam Airport on July 5.

http://www.jetphotos.net/photo/8313674

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

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Today, AP-BMK departed from Amsterdam as delivery flight NL-1 to Pakistan.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/nl1

AP-BMK departing from Runway 18L of Amsterdam Airport.

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

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AP-BMK landed at Karachi at 12:11 AM as delivery flight NL-1 from Amsterdam.

The A330 completed this flight in six hours & forty-nine minutes.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/nl1

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

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Finally the last of the four has arrived
Wish Shaheen Good Luck!
Will be anxiously waiting for the water cannon salute video! :D
Btw any info on AP-BMI seems to be still inactive after that incident :-k
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Today, AP-BMK began performing commercial/revenue flights for Shaheen Air when it departed from Karachi as flight NL-127 to Islamabad.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bmk

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

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According to the CEO of KLM 2 more A330's are expected to leave the fleet of KLM this year. Any idea if Shaheen will add more?

Source: http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/c ... rbus-vloot
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Re: Shaheen Air to Induct Four ex-KLM Airbus A330-200 Aircraft

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^ Shaheen Air is considering to induct more Airbus A330-200 aircraft.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/1301190/avi ... aft-fleet/

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Makes sense considering how the lease rates for the A332 are in pennies.
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After the end of Shaheen Air Manchester service on February 15, the airline's Airbus A330-200s are utilised mostly on routes between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

In recent days Shaheen Air Airbus A330-200 aircraft were seen busy performing flights between following cities:

International:

Islamabad-Jeddah
Islamabad-Riyadh
Islamabad-Dammam

Lahore-Jeddah
Lahore-Riyadh
Lahore-Dammam

Lahore-Guangzhou

Peshawar-Jeddah
Peshawar-Riyadh

Sialkot-Jeddah

Domestic:

Islamabad-Karachi
Karachi-Lahore

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