PIA to Dry Lease Narrow-body and Turboprop Aircraft

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Sahil Ali wrote:Latest updates on the delivery flights of AP-BLV and AP-BLU?
Both AP-BLU and AP-BLV will depart from Prague on May 5 for delivery flight to Karachi.

PIA pilots must be in Prague now to operate delivery flight of these two A320s on May 5.

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I hope everything goes well this time InshAllah.
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BTW, I think PIA should celebrate its sixty years (1955 - 2015) by painting AP-BLU or AP-BLV in airline's 1960s livery.

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Seems like a very good idea. Hope to see both the aircraft's land here tomorrow and fly high with our flag on their tails.
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PIA ATR 72-500 registration AP-BKY at Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, Iran, on its delivery flight to Karachi photographed on May 1, 2015 by Nariman Minusepehr.

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Delivery flight route probably:

Toulouse-Francazal Airport, France --> Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, France --> Esenboga International Airport, Ankara, Turkey --> Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, Iran --> Jinnah International Air Port (JIAP) - Karachi, Pakistan.

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The ATR delivery flight route was Toulouse-Cyprus-Tehran-Karachi

btw AP-BLV expected to arrive at Karachi today at 7am hopefully.
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Any updates?
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Hashmax wrote:The ATR delivery flight route was Toulouse-Cyprus-Tehran-Karachi
Thank you for the info.

AP-BLV departed from Prague as flight PK-7702 at 11:24 AM Pakistan Standard Time.

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AP-BLV on finals at khi.Wish there were no papers , i would've been able to spot it. :( :evil:
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AP-BLV landed at Karachi Airport at 5:56 PM.

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That's great news.Anyone with pictures???
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According to Abb Takk news channel, a ceremony is held at/near old terminal of Karachi Airport to welcome Airbus A320-214 registration AP-BLV that landed at the airport today. The A320 has been acquired on six-year dry lease.

Now PIA has four dry leased A320s.

Nine more dry leased A320s are expected to join PIA fleet by the end of June this year.

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3 photos of the reception of the new bird on PIA facebook page

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AP-BLV is currently configured to carry 180 passengers in single-class layout, according to 92 News channel.

It's the fourth dry leased A320 in PIA fleet.

Nine more dry leased A320s will join PIA fleet by the end of year 2015.

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