777way From Pakistan, joined Dec 2005, 5161 posts, RR: 4 Posted (4 years 10 months 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 7310 times:
PIA A320 deal with Kuwait based leasing company ALAFCO has been dropped by the new govt. they will now be going for 737-800s.
Air Blue get two ex-Skybus A319s from a US leasing firm, the aircraft will be delivered in August and will launch new destination Sharjah in UAE, also plan to launch other Gulf cities and Delhi in India.
FRNT787 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 1285 posts, RR: 16 Reply 1, posted (4 years 10 months 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 7096 times:
Quoting 777way (Thread starter): PIA A320 deal with Kuwait based leasing company ALAFCO has been dropped by the new govt. they will now be going for 737-800s.
Where will the 737s be coming from? And do you know why they called the deal off?
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AAH732UAL From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (4 years 10 months 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 7003 times:
Quoting FRNT787 (Reply 1): And do you know why they called the deal off?
Because Boeing is better then Airbus Plus PIA is an all Boeing airline(except for the A310s) and as such maybe is hoping this is ease the tension between them and the US.
They were banned, but only from Europe, but now they are allowed to fly on European routes.
With regard to the A320 deal, these aircraft were due to be delivered later this year; what happens now? Presumably there are some hefty cancellation penalties to be faced by PK? And what is the lessor going to do with these aircraft now? Perhaps SV will get some of its A320s earlier than planned?
That said, for a 777 operator like PK, there is some sense in bringing in 738s, because the similarities between the make crew conversion easier.
BlueShamu330s From UK - England, joined Sep 2001, 2514 posts, RR: 25 Reply 8, posted (4 years 10 months 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 6839 times:
Quoting Kaitak (Reply 7): That said, for a 777 operator like PK, there is some sense in bringing in 738s, because the similarities between the make crew conversion easier.
Huh .......?!?!
So I drive a 4x4. So what?! Tax the a$$ off me for it...oh, you already have... :-(
Gilesdavies From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 2880 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (4 years 10 months 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 6820 times:
Read rumours on PPRUNE that Air Blue are also looking to increase their presence on routes between the UK and Pakistan. With them keen to start a route from a London airport....
LTN was one of those airports under consideration and an A32X family aircraft would be the perfect aircraft to operate this sort of route and they also operate in all Y config which is ideal for an airport lacking premium traffic. Also Luton itself has one of largest Pakistani populations outside of London and after Leicester and Bradford.
Leskova From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 6075 posts, RR: 72 Reply 10, posted (4 years 10 months 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 6794 times:
Quoting Gilesdavies (Reply 9): Read rumours on PPRUNE that Air Blue are also looking to increase their presence on routes between the UK and Pakistan. With them keen to start a route from a London airport....
With A320-series aircraft?
Would that be one or two intermediate stops along the way?
In some airlines, Emirates for example, if a new pilot has 737NG experience, the conversion course to the 777 is considerably shorter than if the pilot had come from another type.
That's what I was trying to get at ... obviously not very successfully!
Would that be one or two intermediate stops along the way?
Airblue already flies ISB-MAN using A321 aircraft (an A320 has on occasion been used instead). I believe the flights make one technical stop on each sector.
Jacobin777 From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 14968 posts, RR: 61 Reply 14, posted (4 years 10 months 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 6560 times:
Quoting EGNR (Reply 12):
Airblue already flies ISB-MAN using A321 aircraft (an A320 has on occasion been used instead). I believe the flights make one technical stop on each sector.
777way From Pakistan, joined Dec 2005, 5161 posts, RR: 4 Reply 16, posted (4 years 10 months 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 6323 times:
Quoting EGNR (Reply 12): Airblue already flies ISB-MAN using A321 aircraft (an A320 has on occasion been used instead). I believe the flights make one technical stop on each sector.
Yes, at Trabzon, according to another forum even Shaheen A310 had to tech some where on the return leg from Leeds/Bradford once in a while, any idea where?
Ronerone From Jordan, joined Aug 2004, 1541 posts, RR: 54 Reply 18, posted (4 years 10 months 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 5622 times:
Quoting 777way (Thread starter): Air Blue get two ex-Skybus A319s from a US leasing firm, the aircraft will be delivered in August and will launch new destination Sharjah in UAE, also plan to launch other Gulf cities and Delhi in India.
The two services added to Sharjah were initially planned for extra capacity at Dubai, however according to Airblue, they could not be accomodated at DXB Airport. So due to their priority to focus on Northern Emirates, they decided to go for SHJ.
The A319's will also be used to launch services to AUH, perhaps in the 4th quarter this year, or early next year.
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Roni
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Yak97 From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2005, 118 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (4 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 5126 times:
Their colour scheme (and name) seems very similar to Jetblue. Didn't Jetblue complain when they started? I know Jetblue kicked up a stink when the proposed UK airline Flyblue was announced, (they became Flywho, then Flywhoosh, then goodbye).
FlySSC From France, joined Aug 2003, 7312 posts, RR: 61 Reply 21, posted (4 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 5072 times:
The pic posted by 777way shows their A319 at Paris-Orly Air France's maintenance base.
It is still there today July 25th, saw her this morning, registered EI-DZY. I noticed that, just like EasyJet's A319, it has 4 emergency exits over the wings and not 2.
How many seats will they cramp into this little bus ?
777way From Pakistan, joined Dec 2005, 5161 posts, RR: 4 Reply 24, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 4645 times:
Quoting FCKC (Reply 23): Will they stay in Irish regs ? How long time is the lease ?
Only three months of foreign registered lease allowed.
25 BMED: Look at the former BMED routes that bmi now fly, they are all with A320/321 and appear to do well.
26 NicoEDDF: Must be like flying transatlantic 757. Or are there big differences in seat pitch, leg room and so on?
27 777way: Air Blue have been refused permission by Sharjah to fly there for now, ED were to operate twice daily service from Lahore and Peshawar with first flig
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Plus PIA is an all Boeing airline(except for the A310s) and as such maybe is hoping this is ease the tension between them and the US.
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