AST Pakistan Airways to introduce DC-9 freighter service
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AST Pakistan Airways to introduce DC-9 freighter service
AST Pakistan Airways DC-9-33 freighter - Image Source: AST Pakistan Airways
Latest news from airline's official website:
* AST Pakistan Airways to start Umrah flights from Karachi and Lahore after Hajj 2006.
* AST Pakistan Airways to introduce daily courier service between UAE & Pakistan using DC-9-33 freighter painted in airline’s own green colour scheme.
* AST Pakistan Airways to establish office at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi.
Also check-out airline's website with new look at www.astpakistan.com
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Well, I wouldnt call them gas guzzlers considering they are still used on a large scale in many western countries and by many well known airlines for passenger and cargo operations. For example, Northwest Airlines (NWA), DHL, USJet, Evergreen International, FedEX are just afew names. Thank God they didnt go for those russian made aircraft that are true gas guzzlers!raza wrote:another Gas-guzzler airline with old a/c
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Which aircraft are u thinking about? Russians have (relatively) new and old aircrafts. Just an example: the TU-204 is comparable to the 757.PK777 wrote:Thank God they didnt go for those russian made aircraft that are true gas guzzlers!
Most probably you are talking about the Il-76 and An-26 type.
Btw, the DC-8 is a beautiful aircraft.
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Yes, I was refering to those. Remember when Bhoja air and Hajvairy Airlines, they used the Il-86 russian jet liners. they accumulated a higher gas to passenger ratio, hence, causing them to make losses and eventually bankrupcy.flyingsystem wrote: Which aircraft are u thinking about? Russians have (relatively) new and old aircrafts. Just an example: the TU-204 is comparable to the 757.
Most probably you are talking about the Il-76 and An-26 type.
In todays market, not many world recognised airlines aquire russian made aircraft no matter how new they are! It usually countires that are under sanctions that have no alternatives.
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has this DC9 reached Pakistan or still in UAE? Is it registered with CAA Pak?
Bhoja Air used the russian Yak-42sPK777 wrote:Remember when Bhoja air and Hajvairy Airlines, they used the Il-86 russian jet liners.
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Yes, you are right but there is an aircraft which will change this: the Sukhoi Superjet 100. Take a look on wikipedia, and there are a few "western" countries which are interested in it.PK777 wrote:In todays market, not many world recognised airlines aquire russian made aircraft no matter how new they are! It usually countires that are under sanctions that have no alternatives.
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Yes, that's the one! Look what happened to those - rusting away on the KHI tarmac...raihans wrote:has this DC9 reached Pakistan or still in UAE? Is it registered with CAA Pak?
Bhoja Air used the russian Yak-42sPK777 wrote:Remember when Bhoja air and Hajvairy Airlines, they used the Il-86 russian jet liners.
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Those are potential customers - does not mean they will order them. The reason some western countires are interested in this aircraft is the subcontractors include Boeing Commercial Airplanes Still with the history of russian aircraft I dont expect many airlines other than that from russian origin to order this aircraft unless the promotional or testing is done by Boeing itself!flyingsystem wrote:Yes, you are right but there is an aircraft which will change this: the Sukhoi Superjet 100. Take a look on wikipedia, and there are a few "western" countries which are interested in it.PK777 wrote:In todays market, not many world recognised airlines aquire russian made aircraft no matter how new they are! It usually countires that are under sanctions that have no alternatives.
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Im nearly sure that there will be some western countries which will order it. In my opinion, if there is at least one western country which order it, others will surely follow them.
It will be a serious competitor for the Embraer and Bombardier aircrafts.
And Boeing is not the only occidental subcontractor. For example there is the Italian company Finmeccanica which took a 25% share in the project. And another example is the french engines manufacturer SNECMA wich will build the engine with NPO Saturn. And thats not all: there are a lot of other western companies which are involved in the project.
It will be a serious competitor for the Embraer and Bombardier aircrafts.
And Boeing is not the only occidental subcontractor. For example there is the Italian company Finmeccanica which took a 25% share in the project. And another example is the french engines manufacturer SNECMA wich will build the engine with NPO Saturn. And thats not all: there are a lot of other western companies which are involved in the project.
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Senate’s standing committee for defence and defence production has directed Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to cancel the license of a new airline company Pakistan Airways; as it could not abide by the rules and regulations.
Source: The News
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Source: The News
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