KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has added one more Airbus A320 to its fleet, the national flag-carrier confirmed on Thursday, November 21. The announcement was made through PIA’s official Twitter handle. A picture of the aircraft, grounded at the Karachi airport, was also attached to the tweet. According to the reports, the airplane departed from Istanbul and reached Karachi at 7:00 AM, Thursday morning, November 21 . An official told media that the airbus has been bought on a dry lease, leasing arrangement whereby an aircraft financing entity provides an aircraft without crew for a period of six years. He…
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DUBAI: Emirates today announced a firm order for 50 A350-900 XWB aircraft worth $16 billion (Dh58.7 billion) at list prices at the Dubai Airshow 2019. Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines, delivery of the first Emirates A350 XWB is expected in May 2023, and will continue until 2028. HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates Chairman and Chief Executive, signed the deal with Guillaume Faury, Chief Executive Officer from Airbus. This purchase agreement replaces the heads of agreement signed in February where Emirates announced its intent to purchase 30 A350s and 40 A330Neos. HH Sheikh Ahmed said: “Today, we…
SILIGURI: Travel trade operators in eastern India are apprehending strong impact on their business following change in the tourism entry fee policy of Himalayan country Bhutan. “Introduction of mandatory Government fee for every incoming tourist, including those from India, will cut down the number of Bhutan bound Indian tourists. As the common practice, almost all of them spend at least two nights in eastern Himalayan region that includes Sikkim or West Bengal hills,” said veteran tour. Currently, Bhutan charges every foreign visitor $ 250 per day including $65 ‘Sustainable Development Fee (SDF)’ and $40 visa charge. But ‘Regional Tourists’ from…
RAWALPINDI: Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad inaugurated steam Safari special train in Rawalpindi to enhance and amplify the measures being taken to promote Pakistan’s tourism. Talking to media after inaugurating the new train, he said it will help promote tourism in the country. In the first phase, the Safari Train will operate from Rawalpindi to Golram. Tourists from United Kingdom, Japan, United States of America, Italy and Germany are traveling in the train. The objective of the train is to project the culture, civilization, heritage and worth seeing beautiful places of Pakistan before the world. Earlier in the day, a…
DUBAI: Airbus has won $30bn (£23bn) worth of orders for 170 aircraft in another sign of the continued expansion of Middle East airlines. At the Dubai Air Show, Emirates announced the purchase of 50 Airbus A350-900 XWBs – extra wide body – planes at a list price of $16bn.That was closely followed by fast-growing low-cost carrier Air Arabia ordering 170 Airbus A320s worth $14bn. The European aircraft manufacturer makes its wings in the UK.Both airlines are likely to get a discount on the catalogue price, given the size of the orders. Air Arabia chief executive Adel Ali told reporters the…
KARACHI: The national carrier is in the final phase of preparations and will start direct flights to USA from April 2020. The monthly operational losses of the airlines had been reduced to Rs1.5 billion. After recording reduction in operation losses, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) would initiate direct flights to the United States from 2020. As per local media reports, the national carrier is in the final phase of preparations and will start direct flights to the USA from April 2020. The reports state that PIA has sought permission from American officials for it besides providing related documents and plans.…
KUWAIT: Jazeera Airways, Kuwait’s leading low-cost airline, operating regionally and internationally, today signed an agreement with Airbus to provide the airline with components support for up to 29 A320ceos and A320neos aircraft as part of the Airbus Flight Hour Services (FHS). The agreement was signed during the Dubai Airshow 2019 by Jazeera Airways chairman Marwan Boodai and Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer. Airbus will manage components services which will cover: pool, on-site stock at main base, warehousing, logistics, component maintenance service, and engineering. Boodai said: “We are pleased to be expanding our relationship with Airbus which started in 2004,…
DUBAI: Airbus showcases its wide range of innovative technologies, products and services from market leading commercial and military aircraft to helicopters and space systems at the Dubai Airshow running from November 17 to 21. On the static display, visitors will be able to get up close to Airbus’ range of commercial aircraft. This includes the A350-900, the cornerstone member of the A350 XWB Family, Salam Air’s A320neo, from the world’s most popular single-aisle aircraft family, as well as EGYPTAIR’s A220-300, the newest member of the Airbus single-aisle family. Airbus will also display an ACJ319 from K5 Aviation, highlighting the comfort…
The BelugaXL has received its type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency, paving the way for entry-into-service by early 2020. The aircraft is an integral part of Airbus’ industrial system and a key enabler for production ramp-up requirements beyond 2019. The BelugaXL allows for 30 per cent extra transport capacity, being seven metres longer and one metre wider than its BelugaST predecessor. With the largest cargo bay cross-section of all existing cargo aircraft worldwide, the BelugaXL can carry two A350 XWB wings. With a maximum payload of 51 tonnes, the BelugaXL has a range of 4,000 kilometres. The aircraft…
SYDNEY: Qantas is getting ready for its second Project Sunrise research flight, marking the second time in history a commercial airline has flown between London and Sydney. The flying kangaroo is preparing to board 50 passengers and crew on the non-stop research flight, in a bid to assess the effects of ultra-long-haul flights on both parties, in the second stage of the airline’s ambitious Project Sunrise campaign. The project forms part of Qantas’ goal to operate regular, non-stop commercial flights from the east coast of Australia to London and New York. Speaking to the announcement of the upcoming flight, CEO…