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PIA to Buy Aircraft Meal Carts

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In today's (April 2) newspaper:

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) invites sealed bids on single stage two envelope basis from leading manufacturers or from their authorised distributors for the procurement of aircraft meal carts as per airline specifications and for existing PIA aircraft fleet.

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Products of PIA Precision Engineering Complex (PEC) included aircraft meal carts.

Is it still manufacturing meals carts for aircraft in current fleet of PIA like B777, A320 and ATR?

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Following bidders qualified bidding process:

Diethelm Keller Aviation - diethelmkelleraviation.com

Egret Aviation - egret-aviation.cn

Iacobucci HF Aerospace - ihfelectronics.com

Korita Aviation - korita-aviation.com

Zodiac Aerospace - zodiacaerospace.com

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Korita Aviation is the lowest evaluated bidder.

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Bids invitation in today's (January 6) newspapers:

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Are they so complicated things that they cannot be manufactured in Pakistan? I am sure any medium sized fabrication company can do it
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Notice in March 30 newspaper for re-tender of bids:

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PIA is seeking to buy ATLAS full size meal carts with ice trays (light weight version).

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ATLAS meal cart design is named after the initial group of carriers Alitalia, TAP, Lufthansa, Air France and Sabena that originated specifications for this meal cart design.

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Qualified bidders are:

Korita Aviation (korita-aviation.com).

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PIA notice in September 26 newspaper for re-tender of bids for procurement of aircraft meal carts.

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faisal-777 wrote: Fri Jan 06, 2017 7:42 pm Are they so complicated things that they cannot be manufactured in Pakistan? I am sure any medium sized fabrication company can do it
Bahijan, commission is word, you missing. They cannot make money on local manufacturing....
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Weren't these manufactured at the PIA Precision or PIA Engineering Complex sometime back. Abbas had once posted some photos as well.

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Here's 1994 photo of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto looking at certificated galley equipment such as meal trolleys manufactured by PEC for PIA.

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Thanks for reposting the photo Abbas. Obviously, gone are those days of manufacturing of such equipment.

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^ You're welcome Arshad.

Following bidders qualified:

Egret Aviation - (egret.aero)

Korita Aviation - (korita-aviation.com)

Zodiac Aerospace - (zodiacaerospace.com)

Lowest evaluated bidder is Korita Aviation.

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