PIA to Dry Lease Narrow-body and Turboprop Aircraft

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Re: PIA to Dry Lease Narrow-body and Turboprop Aircraft

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Airborne wrote:
747-300 wrote:OHHMYGAWD
It is looking so sexy :D Awesomely done PIA :thumbs_up: To the new M.D
Maybe we are starting the new era of PIA's glory
A320's inducted and now ATR's
Much awaited for the 5 777W's :D

Hahahaaha, with one leased ATR 72 and two A 320s it shows new MD's good performance and PIA's glory back? Buddy what about those wet leased planes we have? Do you know PIA is paying USD 3500/hr for each aircraft for them while Airblue got the same for USD 1800 per hour? Wonder how much Shujaat Azeem is passing the bucks to the top. Just for your information, 80K bucks a day earning.....just saying..... ;-)
You know what PIA does to get the new plane ?they make us wait for a long time .
I just said that the M.D is now doing his best to get the airlibe out of losses and i also said it in the term that in every tender they say "Revival of PIA"
Jumbo is just not a plane, it's a legacy !
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Re: PIA to Dry Lease Narrow-body and Turboprop Aircraft

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I'm in aviation since 2008 and it's the first time that I have witnesed it PIA is inducting some new aircrafts so thumbs up for the change and trust me better days are coming. Long live PIA.
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Re: PIA to Dry Lease Narrow-body and Turboprop Aircraft

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let's hope the widebodies also come soon so international flights can be increased. It's a pain to transit with the ME carriers all the time.
non-stop flights are really needed to save time and convenience
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Abbas Ali wrote:Year 2011 built ATR 72-500, construction number 982, ferried from Billund Airport, Denmark, to Eindhoven Airport, Netherlands, under Danish registration OY-YAF on March 3 is getting painted in the livery of Danish airline Jet Time (jet-time.dk) at Eindhoven Airport.

So, that ATR is not going to join PIA.

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Today OY-YAF was ferried from Eindhoven Airport, Netherlands, to Billund Airport, Denmark, after getting painted in Jet Time livery.

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Today PIA ATR 72-500 registration AP-BKZ performed test flight on Toulouse-Francazal Airport->Toulouse-Blagnac Airport->Toulouse-Francazal Airport route in France.

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Hopefully the above mentioned ATR will join PIA very soon InshAllah.
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On following links are nice action photos of PIA ATR 72-500 performing test flight under French registration F-WNUE from Toulouse-Francazal Airport in France on March 16, 2015.

Pakistani registration AP-BKZ issued to the aircraft is covered with French registration stickers in these photos.

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http://www.airteamimages.com/atr-72_AP- ... 17372.html

http://www.airteamimages.com/atr-72_AP- ... 17376.html

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Re: PIA to Dry Lease Narrow-body and Turboprop Aircraft

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AP-BKZ, ATR 72-600? or -500?

72-600 mentioned in these photos.
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^ It's ATR 72-212A marketed/sold as ATR 72-500 by ATR.

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This ATR will join PIA'S fleet by the starting of next week most probably.
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PIA ATR 72-500 with French registration F-WNUE sticker covering Pakistani registration AP-BKZ photographed at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in France on March 16, 2015. The ATR had arrived at Toulouse–Blagnac Airport as test flight from Toulouse-Francazal Airport.

Note ATR 72-500 engine covers correctly painted off-white like engine covers of PIA jet aircraft. I think PIA ATR 42-500 aircraft have white engine covers.

PIA ATR 72-500 with off-white engine covers.

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PIA ATR 42-500 with white engine covers.
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Click here to see large photo (Photo by Asuspine)

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That's one perfect paint job nicely done.
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I think there's enough space between cabin and cockpit windows for painting bigger PIA logo on airline's ATR fleet.

The bigger PIA logo will be more visible from distance.

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Is cargo space in atr 42 and atr 72 same?
Any info about seating configuration of this Atr 72?
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According to news report on following link, PIA ATR 72-500 will accommodate 66 passengers.

PIA ATR 42-500 accommodates 48 passengers.

http://www.timesofoman.com/News/48321/A ... o-Pakistan

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