PIA Invites Bids to Wet Lease up to Two Wide-body Aircraft

[Abbas Ali]

Bid invitation in today's (March 30) newspaper:

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) invites sealed bids from interested parties for the wet lease of two wide-body aircraft:

Seating Configuration: 300 plus seats
Year of Manufacture: 2005 or later
Number of Aircraft: Up to two
Lease Term: 4th August 2016 to 16th October 2016 (extendable)
Delivery: 1st August 2016
Minimum Guaranteed Block Hours: 700 hours per aircraft (during the lease term)
Tender Method: Single stage single envelope

Bids received will be opened on April 29, 2016.



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[Abbas Ali]

Apparently for Hajj flights.

Abbas

[uzairali]

A330-300, b777.

Doubt anyone would lease 787, a350 or a380.

[Abbas Ali]

Boeing 767 also possible.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Bid document on following link:

http://www.piac.com.pk/cms/tenders/5402 ... 202016.pdf

Twinjet widebody aircraft are sought under this bid invitation.

Abbas

[Pakistan-1]

My guess is that Air Asia X will bring their A333s again

[Arslaan]

Yeah, most likely going to be leasing A332/A333.

[uzairali]

Boeing 767 also possible.

Abbas

Says 300+ seats. only 767-400 (very few numbers) in 2 class operate 304 seats. Otherwise 269 in 2 seats for 300 and 290 one class i believe.

[Abbas Ali]

^A number of Mega Maldives Boeing 767-300ERs are configured to carry 300 passengers in two class layout (12 Business and 288 Economy Class).

http://megamaldivesair.com/en/flying/our-fleet

But their Boeing 767s were built before 2005 and that will prevent their participation in this bidding process.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Bids opening day today.

Abbas