PIA Invites Bids to Acquire Up to Eight Narrow-body Aircraft on Dry Lease for Six Years

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Amaad Lone wrote: Tue Nov 16, 2021 8:15 am PIA should have atleast given these planes a hybrid livery with the tail being white with with blue PIA on it, plus a blue PAKISTAN on the fusalage instead of interjet.
PIA liveries are already "Chu Chu ka Murabba".
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PIA Airbus A320 aircraft registration AP-BOL scheduled/planned flights starting with Islamabad to Abu Dhabi flight PK261 on November 18:

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bol

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Today, PIA Airbus A320 registration AP-BOL performing first commercial flight for the airline as PK309 from Islamabad to Karachi

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PIA Airbus A320 registration AP-BOL wearing livery of former operator Interjet photographed landing at Karachi Airport as flight PK301 from Islamabad on November 19.

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10373774

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News media has taken notice of two Airbus A320 aircraft (registrations AP-BOK & AP-BOL) recently acquired on dry lease by PIA performing flights in livery of former operator Interjet.

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Interjet logo in aircraft cabin.

Due to limited available aircraft, PIA is operating recently acquired on lease two Airbus A320s in colours of aircraft's former operator Interjet. The aircraft will be sent to hangar to get painted in PIA livery when situation improves, according to airline's spokesperson.



By the way, three more dry leased aircraft are due to join PIA fleet in the near future, according to news sources.

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A total lie 3 A320s are grounded for the last 6 months and 5 777s also so there is no shortage of aircraft just incompetence and poor planning
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Usman123 wrote: Sat Nov 20, 2021 2:02 pm A total lie 3 A320s are grounded for the last 6 months and 5 777s also so there is no shortage of aircraft just incompetence and poor planning
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Apparently good utilization rate of the two Airbus A320 aircraft registrations AP-BOK & AP-BOL recently acquired on dry lease by PIA.

AP-BOK recent flights:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bok

AP-BOL recent flights:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bol

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PIA Airbus A320-214, Reg: AP-BOK

https://falcons.pk/photo/Airbus-A320-214/4113

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PIA Airbus A320-214, Reg: AP-BOK

https://falcons.pk/photo/Airbus-A320-214/4131

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