PIA Invites Bids for Dry Lease of 12 Narrow-Body Aircraft

[Abbas Ali]

PIA has invited bids for dry lease of up to 12 narrow-body aircraft through following two notices published in today's (April 30) newspaper.

Dry Lease of up to Four Narrow-Body Aircraft

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) invites "sealed bids" from interested parties for the dry lease of up to four (04) narrow-body aircraft:

Lease Period: 3 Years
Seating Capacity: 140 plus
Delivery Schedule: Till December 2013
Year of Manufacture: 1996 or later



Dry Lease of up to Eight (08) Narrow-Body Aircraft

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) invites "sealed bids" from interested parties for the dry lease of up to eight (08) narrow-body aircraft:

Lease Period: 6 Years
Seating Capacity: 140 plus
Delivery Schedule: Till first quarter of 2014. However in case of required number of aircraft are not offered till first quarter of 2014, PIA may consider aircraft offered for delivery till second quarter of 2014.
Year of Manufacture: 2004 or later



Abbas

[Vaqar Khan]

Here we go again! [-o<

[Abbas Ali]

I won't be surprised if a new PIA management under post-May 11 elections government floats another tender notice for procurement of narrow-body jets.

Abbas

[imiakhtar]

I won't be surprised if a new PIA management under post-May 11 elections government floats another tender notice for procurement of narrow-body jets.

Abbas

This is becoming a joke. Off the top of my head, this is at least the fifth aircraft tender PIA has issued in the past few years.

If PIA continues along this line of rejecting tender offers then re-opening them, they may find themselves with a leasing industry which refuses to do business with them.

That would be very expensive.

[raihans]

then it would be much better for PIA management to wait for the new government to take charge and proceed with tender thereafter

[Uzair Ansari]

Wow joke of the day I must say .Why do we even spare time to share and read tenders from PIA .They are wasting so much money on these tender notices I wonder who approve these bogus tenders.

[Aphelion]

[behramjee]

This requirement already reeks of disaster as it wants aircraft purchased from 1996 onwards i.e. 17 years ago

They should only request for aircraft manufactured from 2008 onwards i.e. 5 years or less.

It should be 7 A321-200s with 1 additional fuel tank installed + 5 A320s.

The A321s should have 8 business class + 180 economy class seats totaling 188.

The A320s should have 8 business class + 144 economy class seats totaling 152.