PIA to Dry Lease Narrow-body and Turboprop Aircraft

[A310]

AP-BKY to also take off from Toulouse on 30th April at 1200LT. It will fly the route TLS-PFO-SHJ-KHI as PK 7392.

Pakistani registration and PIA flight number indicate it will be flown by PIA crew from France to Pakistan?

Abbas

Yes, PIA Crew will fly this aircraft to home base.

[Sahil Ali]

I guess the 3 A320's which are flying with the airline were already painted in PIA livery before joining the PIA fleet?

[Hashmax]

The two 320s will be painted in PIA livery at KHI !

[raihans]

How many sets of Pilots will be kept for operations of these 5xATR 72-500s ? Any possible information on this?

[Abbas Ali]

ATR 72-500 registration OY-YAI ferried from Dusseldorf Moenchengladbach Airport, Germany, to Billund Airport, Denmark, today.

OY-YAI offered by Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) was accepted by PIA bid evaluation report.

Abbas

[Sahil Ali]

How many sets of Pilots will be kept for operations of these 5xATR 72-500s ? Any possible information on this?

6 first officers and 6 captains per aircraft. They can make more pilots fly too as more than hundred pilots used to fly on 42's.

[raihans]

thank you Sahil Ali for the information

[Sahil Ali]

ATR 72 OY-YAI was ferried from Dusseldorf Monchengladbach Airport Germany to Toulouse Francazal Airport France on February 16, 2015.

[Abdullah]

Are those two A320s painted in PIA livery or going to be painted in PIA livery at Karachi?

Abbas

Yes, surely. As per latest information, both A320's will be delivered in full white.

Possibly, PM Nawaz Sharif will also visit the aircraft at JIAP, Karachi.

[Abbas Ali]

^ Thank you Umar for the info.

ATR 72-500 construction number 879 and currently registered in Denmark as OY-YAI is also going to join PIA, according to aerotransport.org.

The ATR was ferried from Dusseldorf Moenchengladbach Airport, Germany, to Billund Airport, Denmark, today.

The ferry flight was also observed on flightradar24.com.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/oy-yai

It will complete total of five ATR 72-500 aircraft being acquired on dry lease by PIA.

Abbas

[dabi]

After all these upcoming airplanes, what will be the exact number of aircraft in PIA's fleet?

[aviator773]

After all these upcoming airplanes, what will be the exact number of aircraft in PIA's fleet?

I think the total number of aircrafts would come up to 39 when all the 6 320's and the rest of the 4 Atr's would be delivered.

[Abbas Ali]

Excluding wet leased aircraft.

6 x ATR 42
5 x ATR 72
5 x Airbus A310
13 x Airbus A320
1 x Boeing 747
9 x Boeing 777

Total: 39 aircraft

Abbas

[A310]

AP-BKY to also take off from Toulouse on 30th April at 1200LT. It will fly the route TLS-PFO-SHJ-KHI as PK 7392.

AP-BKY delivery flight route changed. It will now fly TLS-ESB-THR-KHI. It will touch down at KHI at 0505LT if things go on as scheduled.

[Abdullah]

BTW, please note that only two of PIA ATR 42s operational now, out of six.