PIA Invites Bids to Dry Lease up to Two Wide-body & up to Four Narrow-body Aircraft

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BTW, induction of Boeing 777 (AP-BMS) may also enable PIA to easily start sending its Boeing 777s abroad one by one for installation of new Business and Economy Class seats with new IFE after the end of post-Hajj flights operation.

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Any updates on the seating configuration of AP-BMS ?
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khizer wrote: Mon Jul 31, 2017 4:43 pm Any updates on the seating configuration of AP-BMS ?
Total Seats: 442 (Three Class)

Business Class: 18 Seats (2-3-2)
EY Plus: 40 Seats (2-4-2)
EY: 384 (3-4-3)
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PIA has no more economy plus any more on any aircraft.

Would not make sense in selling 40 economy plus seats on this aircraft, either convert the full front section with 35 club seats or put in the economy seats.

Though 2-4-2 economy plus is a great layout.
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According to DAWN News channel, the recently inducted Boeing 777-3Q8ER registration AP-BMS will perform its first commercial flight for PIA from Karachi to Islamabad on August 4.

AP-BMS is configured to carry 442 passengers in three-class layout.

18 x Business Class
40 x Premium Economy Class
384 x Economy Class

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Abbas Ali wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:16 pm According to DAWN News channel, the recently inducted Boeing 777-3Q8ER registration AP-BMS will perform its first commercial flight for PIA from Karachi to Islamabad on August 4.

AP-BMS is configured to carry 442 passengers in three-class layout.

18 x Business Class
40 x Premium Economy Class
384 x Economy Class

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Also, as part of this Tender effort PIA should get below mention two A320's.

Aircraft Type: Airbus A320-216
Construction Number: 4143
Year of Manufacture: 2010
Engines: 2 x CFM International CFM56-5
Last Known Operator: Alitalia
Last Known Registration: EI-DTN
Offered by: AerCap


Aircraft Type: Airbus A320-216
Construction Number: 4152
Year of Manufacture: 2010
Engines: 2 x CFM International CFM56-5
Last Known Operator: Alitalia
Last Known Registration: EI-DTO
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Today, Boeing 777-300ER registration AP-BMS began performing commercial flights for PIA when it departed from Karachi at 4:13 PM as flight PK-308 to Islamabad.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bms
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/pk308

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From tomorrow, AP-BMS will also start performing PIA international flights, according to statement of airline's spokesperson on a news channel.

The B777 on its first commercial flight for PIA PK-308 from Karachi to Islamabad performed today carried 300 passengers.

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PIA Boeing 777-300 (AP-BMS) in new livery

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Today, AP-BMS performed PK757 (LHE-LHR), marking the beginning of it's international flights.
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Boeing 777-3Q8ER registration AP-BMS approaching London-Heathrow Airport on its first international flight for PIA as PK-757 from Lahore on August 5.

ImagePakistan International B777-3 AP-BMS by PJ Hutt, on Flickr

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

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Is there another change in livery design?
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Abbas Ali wrote: Sun Aug 06, 2017 10:41 am Boeing 777-3Q8ER registration AP-BMS approaching London-Heathrow Airport on its first international flight for PIA as PK-757 from Lahore on August 5.

ImagePakistan International B777-3 AP-BMS by PJ Hutt, on Flickr

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

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Pakistan is painted on AP-BMS belly.

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