PIA to Dry Lease Narrow-body and Turboprop Aircraft

[Abbas Ali]

F-WNUE March 20 test flight:

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airpl ... ue#5cc19b4

I think it means we will be able to monitor flights of this ATR 72-500 when it begins serving PIA as AP-BKZ.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ap-bkz

Abbas

[Sahil Ali]

That's right. AP-BKZ will be joining PIA very soon InshAllah.

[faiq]

What's the registration of the other ATR 72 and its status.

[Abbas Ali]

PIA ATR 72-500 (registration F-WNUE / AP-BKZ) seen taking a nap at Toulouse-Francazal Airport in France on March 22, 2015.


ATR72-500_PIA_F-WNUE by Ragnarok31, on Flickr

Abbas

[Sahil Ali]

It's taking forever so PIA's gotta speed up this induction for God's sake.

[Abdulrafeysiddiqui]

Does ATR 72-500 have a tracking system to appear on Flightradar 24?

[Sahil Ali]

ATR 42, 72 (except most new deliveries of ATR 72-600) usually do not have an ADS-B transponder and are not visible on Flightradar24 (within ADS-B coverage)

[Sahil Ali]

Any news on AP-BKZ?

[Hashmax]

Delivery on 7th April inshaALLAH

[Sahil Ali]

InshAllah. Is the deal on for 5 ATR's or less?

[Hashmax]

ATR delivery now on 4th april hopefully.
2 ATRs confirmed this month rest in may

[Sahil Ali]

Source: Pakistan International Airlines (Photos).

[NL]

Source: Pakistan International Airlines (Photos).

if the airline had purchased an atr72 around the time that picture was taken, it would have been up for replacement by now ...because of old age.

[Abbas Ali]

^ Yes, F-WWLI was an ATR 72-210 with four-bladed engines sent to Pakistan in 1990s as ATR demonstrator aircraft to perform evaluation flights with temporary PIA logo stickers.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Today ATR 72-500 construction number 994 ferried under French registration F-WNUC from Sønderborg Airport, Denmark, to Toulouse-Francazal Airport, France, to get painted in PIA livery. ATR 72-500 construction number 994 was accepted by PIA bid evaluation report.

Today ATR 72-500 construction number 1029 registration F-WNUE / AP-BKZ departed from Toulouse Francazal Airport, France, on its delivery flight to Pakistan. The ATR delivery flight technical/refueling stops include Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, France, and Paphos International Airport, Cyprus. The ATR is expected to land at Karachi Airport on April 4.

Abbas