Details of Airbus A320 Aircraft Offered on Lease to PIA

[taha_imran4]

Any developments? or are we going to see another deal fall apart?

[taha_imran4]

According to Palpa unofficial page on fb, the deal is off. Chairman sahab wants newer aircraft probably 737s. We can expect a new tender soon.

[mac777]

where are the a320?

[Uzair Ansari]

Forget the A320s now .Chairman says he likes B737

[mac777]

the next govt will appoint another chairman and he will choose back a320.

now on i will only believe the talks about new planes after i see them.

[Moin]

now on i will only believe the talks about new planes after i see them.

That's precisely what everyone here has been thinking and feeling for a very long time.

[ahmedshaikhani]

From one of the facebook page:

A320's are again ON and most probably the same 10 year old a/c's are coming on which maintenance is due with 2 or 3 engines to be replaced also...........Not a good news to be shared but can't do much about it except one can pour his heart out on FB.....................In a country where Election commissioner is a person who is medically not fit for the job due his memory problem.........Then what one can expect any thing good for the National Flag Carrier.

[raihans]

In a country where Election commissioner is a person who is medically not fit for the job due his memory problem.........Then what one can expect any thing good for the National Flag Carrier.

I think there is no need to drag non-related issue of Election commissioner in an airline business

[A310]

As per fb sources
A320 deal is yet again ON. The chairman PIA has said the deal is finally signed after he attended the Bod meeting. Aircrafts will start joining from june 2013(year can vary ) The make was not disclosed.

[viasa]

As per fb sources
A320 deal is yet again ON. The chairman PIA has said the deal is finally signed after he attended the Bod meeting. Aircrafts will start joining from june 2013(year can vary ) The make was not disclosed.

I'm surprised because one of the future PIA A320 (former 9V-JSC, c/n 2395) wear now the registration TC-JUG and will soon start its operation with Turkish Airlines...

[mac777]

keep waiting.nothing will come...
after elections, another nominee will come and will choose something else.this has been going on and on.
as mentioned in another thread, their fleet size will be the smallest in so many yrs and i guess the number of employees at an all time high.
it is simply unsustainable

[Abbas Ali]

one of the future PIA A320 (former 9V-JSC, c/n 2395) wear now the registration TC-JUG and will soon start its operation with Turkish Airlines...

That's right.

Another Jetstar Asia Airbus A320-232 (c/n 2401, ex-9V-JSD) that was offered to PIA is also now going to join Turkish Airlines under registration TC-JUI.

Abbas

[cashy]

Acccording to following report in Daily Jang PIA to get first A320 in June 2013 & further in August:

[Abbas Ali]

PIA to get first Airbus A320 aircraft in June

21 April 2013

KARACHI - Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will receive the first of the four state-of-the art Airbus A320 aircraft in June, it was disclosed here on Saturday.

The other three Airbus A320s will join the PIA fleet by the end of this year to help the airline replace its ageing Boeing 737 planes.

The new Airbus aircraft will be deployed on the Middle East routes and on domestic destinations.

A PIA spokesman said that four medium-capacity Airbus A320 aircraft are being added in the fleet for making up the shortage of aircraft. The first will arrive in June, two in August, and the fourth in November. All these aircraft are being taken on dry lease.

A dry lease is an arrangement whereby an aircraft financing entity provides a plane without insurance, crew, ground staff, supporting equipment and maintenance, among others.

Source: Khaleej Times

[Foxtrot.Romeo]

So the first A320 for PIA is now expected in first week june leased through BOC and payment for which has been made and LOI signed.
The next three aircraft are still being decided which will also be leased through BOC and should be finalized by end of this month.

the four jetstar aircraft as u all mentioned are no longer available to PIA, but the TAM airlines A320 was the only available aircraft by BOC at the time when the deal was finalized, so the first A320 in PIA fleet will be: (reference to page 1, post number 1 of this thread by Abbas Ali)

http://www.airliners.net/photo/TAM/Airb ... 2138778/L/
Aircraft Type: Airbus A320-232
Construction Number: 2602
Year Built: 2005
Powerplant: International Aero Engines IAE V2527-A5
Last Known Operator: TAM
Last Known Registration: PR-MAX