PIA Fleet Status

[arshad.altaf]

Seven PIA planes grounded for repair: NA told

ISLAMABAD:
The lower house of the parliament was told on Monday that seven aircraft of the national flag carrier have been grounded for repair while one airplane has been retired for good.

Sharing details with the National Assembly on the request of a lawmaker, the Aviation Division said a total of three Boeing 777, two Airbuses and three ATR aircraft have been grounded.

The written reply said all but one of these aircraft—one of the Boeing 777—are repairable.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2418174/se ... ir-na-told

[Karachi Aviator]

The retired aircraft most probably is BGL or BLT, most likely BLT because 12 a320's are operational, 2 are grounded. They didn't mention the 3rd one.

The repairable one is BID most likely.

[AviationLover2020]

The retired aircraft most probably is BGL or BLT, most likely BLT because 12 a320's are operational, 2 are grounded. They didn't mention the 3rd one.

The repairable one is BID most likely.

Post in a Facebook forum says BGL is the one retired…not sure about the veracity of the claim though.

[Onyx]

The article claims that only 1 of the 777 is repairable
Most likely BID is the repairable one

[ammad]

That's not correct interpretation.

Article says All are repairable, except one B-777 which is not repairable.

**all** "but" one of these aircraft. (i.e. one of the Boeing 777). are repairable.

[ammad]

PIA should float the tender to procure the parts of two grounded B-777 and get them in the sky with in two months.

For them is like, buying two mid life B-777, hence this fix is reasonable. Other wise getting two B-777 on dry lease is an arduous task for PIA.

[Karachi Aviator]

AP-BID seen inside Ispahani hangar:

Has it been refurbished too? New seats haven't been installed on any 777 so far.

[Amaad Lone]

AP-BID seen inside Ispahani hangar:

how do you know its BID?? Could be BHW.

[Karachi Aviator]

^It indeed is AP-BID. I've confirmed it from multiple people working at KHI / PIA engineering. This pic has been posted at multiple Facebook groups too.

And from my personal experience, I've been to KHI twice in the last week. It can't be BGL or BHW because both of them have been parked at the line maintenance area for quite a while now. Plus, no other 777 has been grounded. BID has spent most of the time at the engine run up bay. It wasn't there in my last two visits.

[ammad]

^It indeed is AP-BID. I've confirmed it from multiple people working at KHI / PIA engineering. This pic has been posted at multiple Facebook groups too.

And from my personal experience, I've been to KHI twice in the last week. It can't be BGL or BHW because both of them have been parked at the line maintenance area for quite a while now. Plus, no other 777 has been grounded. BID has spent most of the time at the engine run up bay. It wasn't there in my last two visits.

So roughly when do you think AP_BID will be in Air -- A month?

[Karachi Aviator]

^It's waiting for new engines. For now, nobody can claim when it will return because according to the aviation minister, it should have returned way back in November- December. Things are quite slow here.

In my opinion, it should be brought back for Hajj Return flights.

[aircraftdriver93]

20% operations already stopped with 700 crores loss reported with the pilots shortage. This is reported in a senate meeting on 25th of May. You were arguing last time over crew shortage.

^It's waiting for new engines. For now, nobody can claim when it will return because according to the aviation minister, it should have returned way back in November- December. Things are quite slow here.

In my opinion, it should be brought back for Hajj Return flights.

[Karachi Aviator]

^ What's the issue in having a different opinion? Sooner or later, the issue will have to be resolved. Either you run the airline properly or shut it down. If you don't agree than it's fine. I never argued with you. The SC will eventually allow PIA to hire more employees because the airline can't function like this.

[aircraftdriver93]

Supreme Court is playing elections elections. Management of PIA is sleeping trying to up those 20 poor souls stuck in fake license scandals like they will help with 20% closed operations.

Government is busy with their own affairs.

Immediate 150 plus fast command recruitments can save PIA. No essential service act no other short cuts.

Do or die situation!!!!

^ What's the issue in having a different opinion? Sooner or later, the issue will have to be resolved. Either you run the airline properly or shut it down. If you don't agree than it's fine. I never argued with you. The SC will eventually allow PIA to hire more employees because the airline can't function like this.

[Amaad Lone]

Has PIA permenantly grounded ATR42-500 registration number AP-BHM???

On website airfleet.net it is mentioned that AP-BHM has been put in long term storage or scrapped??

Really bad record for the ATR42 with PIA.

1 crash
2 crash landings
1 scrapped for parts.
3 operational

Even with the PIA fokker fleet the airline had a really bad record.

Fokker even carried out a study to see why PIA is losing so many F.27s and found out that the pilots flying the planes were lacking experiance, plus the dangerous terrain of Northern Pakistan where the F.27s were used heavily.