PIA to Dry Lease Narrow-body and Turboprop Aircraft

[Sahil Ali]

The paint couldn't have been more perfect ....

[riz]

Telwind .Chor ki darhi me tinka.

[Abbas Ali]

Guys please have discussion without getting personal with each other - thank you.

PIA Airbus A320-214 registration AP-BLU is expected to depart today from Prague at 8:00 PM local time for ferry/delivery flight to Karachi. So, I think AP-BLU will land at Karachi Airport in early hours of May 13.

Registration AP-BLW is allocated to Airbus A320-214 construction number 2789 ex-OK-LEG of CSA Czech Airlines.

Today, A320 construction number 2789 under Czech registration OK-LEG performed test flight from/to Prague.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ok-leg

Abbas

[A310]

Apparently AP-BLW and not AP-BLU is being ferried today as PK 7702 to Karachi.

[aviator773]

Apparently it seems that Air Via 320's LZ-MDA and LZ-MDR would be operating there last flights tomorrow PK-203 and PK-270 respectively before they head back for their home.
Gonna miss these two aircrafts

[Abbas Ali]

Airbus A320-200 aircraft to be delivered to PIA in coming days.

AP-BLA - Airbus A320-214 construction number 3031 built in 2007.
AP-BLS - Airbus A320-214 construction number 3060 built in 2007.
AP-BLT - Airbus A320-214 construction number 3097 built in 2007.
AP-BLU - Airbus A320-214 construction number 2719 built in 2006.
AP-BLW - Airbus A320-214 construction number 2789 built in 2006.

Info Source: aerotransport.org

AP-BLW expected to depart on May 13 from Prague at 2:00 AM local time for delivery flight to Karachi.

Abbas

[Amaad Lone]

Great to see the A320 fleet jump to nine aircraft, wish it was done a few years ago.

But shouldn't the wet lease aircraft had stayed a bit longer until the dry leased A320s entered service.

Wont this departure of wet leased aircraft disturb schedules??

9 777s 6 A310s 9 A320s total of 24 jets, still far short of the fleet in 2008.

2008 having 6 747s 9 777 12 A310s 7 737s 34 jets.

PIA needs wide body jets to revive some long haul routes.

[PIA ap-bkz]

Does anyone have any idea about the wide bodies

[aviator773]

http://www.flightradar24.com/VIM901/63f2cf8

http://www.flightradar24.com/VIM902/63f3209

And there goes the two Via Sisters
Any idea what can be their possible destination?

[Abbas Ali]

^ Varna, Sofia or Burgas.

Abbas

[aviator773]

But the route these two aircraft's are taking seems to be a longer one in comparison to the one that normally UK bound flights take.
Maybe a stop at Turkey for refueling?

[Abdulrafeysiddiqui]

Even if they stop in Turkey, its a longer route as they flew south of Lahore and now entering into Iranian Airspace.

[aviator773]

Even if they stop in Turkey, its a longer route as they flew south of Lahore and now entering into Iranian Airspace.

Exactly. That's what I am unable to understand that why use a longer route when you are allowed to fly a shorter one.

[Abbas Ali]

The two Air Via A320s are flying to Varna from Lahore.

Abbas

[Abdulrafeysiddiqui]

But why longer route?