PIA to Invite Bids for Dry Lease of Ten Narrow-body Aircraft

[hasan saleem]

PIA Facebook Page Updated:

PIA is ready to receive 5 Airbus A320-232 series aircraft on lease to take position of old B737-3 series aircraft, incoming aircraft registered to PCAA and induction starting from 20th March 2013 as per following schedule:
A320-232 AP-BLC: 20 March 2014
A320-232 AP-BLE: 31 March 2014
A320-232 AP-BLA: 07 April 2014
A320-232 AP-BLB: 20 May 2014
A320-232 AP-BLD: 24 May 2014
All 5 Airbus A320-232 will be delivered in full white color and PIA Engineering (Base Station, Karachi) will initially look-up to make aircraft ready for departures, and also engineering personnel will paint the latest livery, taking national flag on tails.

[Abbas Ali]

^ Information with those aircraft registrations appeared when PIA was planning to lease A320s in year 2013.

See here: viewtopic.php?t=21158&p=145443

Apparently someone changed year and posted that information again on Facebook.

Person who did it forgot to change year 2013 at one place:

PIA is ready to receive 5 Airbus A320-232 series aircraft on lease to take position of old B737-3 series aircraft, incoming aircraft registered to PCAA and induction starting from 20th March 2013 as per following schedule:
A320-232 AP-BLC: 20 March 2014
A320-232 AP-BLE: 31 March 2014
A320-232 AP-BLA: 07 April 2014
A320-232 AP-BLB: 20 May 2014
A320-232 AP-BLD: 24 May 2014

An Air Indus Boeing 737-300 received registration AP-BLE in June 2013.

Abbas

[Aer Pakistan]

thought to have some photo shop art

[imran747]

very good sir if the aircraft are lease we can expect them in temp scheme like it who is updating pia page without info

wish PIA best long live PIA

[Abbas Ali]

According to Geo News, on March 24, PIA signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for dry leasing eight Airbus A320 aircraft from Qatar Aviation Lease Company (QALC).

These A320s are actually owned by Standard Chartered Bank and will be sub-leased to PIA by QALC.

Lease rental is US Dollars 300,000/- per month per aircraft.

Presently these A320s are operating flights for Tigerair Singapore and Tigerair Mandala.

Abbas

[Umair]

Meanwhile TigerAir Mandala is facing tough times down in Indonesia http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/ ... eak-rupiah.

[Abbas Ali]

According to report in Urdu daily 'Nai Baat', the A320s owned by Standard Chartered Bank will be sub-leased to PIA by Qatar Aviation Lease Company (QALC).

These A320s are expected to begin joining PIA in July this year.

Monthly lease rental is US Dollars 240,000/- per aircraft.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

The eight Airbus A320s dry leased from Qatar Aviation Lease Company (QALC) will start joining PIA between July and December this year, according to DAWN newspaper report today.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

According to news sources, Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) meeting today approved 30 million US dollars loan for PIA for dry lease of eight narrow-body aircraft.

According to PTV News, ECC has allowed PIA to dry lease eight Airbus A320 aircraft with 29.9 million US Dollars.

This amount will be given to PIA in Pakistan rupees.

Abbas

[aerohead]

Cabin crew and cockpit crew is due to start its conversion course of A-320 in the coming month i.e April.
Lets just hope for the very best

[A310]

The best thing about the 320s is that it won't cause shortage of co-pilots on any aircraft as excess on ATR are being sent.

[Vaqar Khan]

The following appears in today's Express Tribune:

http://tribune.com.pk/story/694840/airc ... onditions/

[Vaqar Khan]

ISLAMABAD: The matter of acquiring jets by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from a Qatar leasing company has turned controversial as a board member of the airlines Azam Saigol resigned from his post.

In a 3-page resignation letter submitted to the prime minister, Azam Saigol claimed that the matter of planes leasing deal is not transparent, adding that the affairs of PIA is being mismanaged and he do not want to be a part of it.

He further said that the board of directors didn’t fully take him into confidence over the deal for acquiring aircrafts from the Qatar leasing company.

However, PIA spokesman said that Saigol tendered his resignation due to personal reasons.

Meanwhile, Peoples Unity President Hidayatullah claimed that Azam Saigol resigned over corruption of Shujaat Azeem.

Source: The News, 15 April 2014

[inducedrag]

http://tribune.com.pk/story/697629/pia- ... craft-tip/

[Abbas Ali]

PIA had floated tenders for acquiring 10 or so planes on dry lease, but its deal with a Qatar-based leasing company Qatar Aviation Lease Company (QALC) could not materialise.

Info Source: DAWN (June 6, 2014, edition)

Abbas