PIA to Dry Lease Narrow-body and Turboprop Aircraft

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Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) meeting today approved thirty-five million nine hundred thousand US dollars for induction of fifteen aircraft in PIA fleet.

Probably fifteen dry leased aircraft. i.e. ten narrow-body jet and five turboprop aircraft.

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Seems to be a slight change in the ETA's of the 320's?
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PIA ATR 72-500 AP-BKY on it's delivery flight as PK-7392


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Airbus A320 registration AP-BLV was expected to depart from Prague around 8:00 PM local time on April 30.

Airbus A320 registration AP-BLU expected to depart from Prague for Karachi on May 1.

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Airbus A320 registration AP-BLV was expected to depart from Prague around 8:00 PM local time on April 30.

Airbus A320 registration AP-BLU expected to depart from Prague for Karachi on May 1.

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^ AP-BLU and AP-BLV now expected to depart from Prague for Karachi on May 1.

I hope the spotters at Prague Airport manage to photograph the two A320s before their flight to Karachi.

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Any information on the A320's? Heard one of the aircraft's had a technical at prague?
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AP-BLU and AP-BLV now expected to depart from Prague for Karachi on May 2.

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Whatsup with the delay
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AP-BLU and AP-BLV now expected to depart from Prague for Karachi on May 5.

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PIA ATR 72-500 construction number 994 registration F-WNUC / AP-BKY photographed on April 29, 2015.

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On following link is photo of AP-BLV in all-white livery ready for delivery to PIA. Photo taken at Prague Airport on May 1.

http://www.planes.cz/en/photo/1207611/a ... e-prg-lkpr

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This is great :-) I hope to travel soon in this aircraft
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PIA ATR 72-500 registration AP-BKY seen at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, France.



AP-BKY landed at Karachi Airport on May 1. The ATR is configured to carry seventy passengers in single-class layout.

PIA Airbus A320-214 registration AP-BLU ground movement at Prague Airport observed on Flightradar24.com.

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

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Re: PIA to Dry Lease Narrow-body and Turboprop Aircraft

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Latest updates on the delivery flights of AP-BLV and AP-BLU?