Germany museum interested in PIA’s A-310 aircraft

[SherDil]

KARACHI:
A museum in Germany has expressed interest in buying A-310 aircraft from Pakistan International Airlines after the national carrier placed an advertisement intending to sell all its planes of the variant.


The museum wants to keep it as a symbol of PIA’s presence in Europe, among aircraft of several other international airlines. The final decision about selling it would be made after bids are opened on December 12, in accordance with relevant rules.


It has also been revealed that PIA has acquired 18 narrow body/fuel efficient aircraft during the last two years which has improved its fleet age from 14 years to 9 years.

The induction has meant the punctuality of flights has also witnessed an increase to above 90% during 2016.

Official sources at Aviation Division, while listing achievements and profit earned by PIA during the tenure of present government on Wednesday, said the organisation recorded a gross operating profit of Rs2.83 billion in the first quarter of 2015.

The sources said PIA also launched its premier service initially on London route effective August 14, 2016 and response of this upgraded service is very encouraging.


PIA has also obtained A-330-300 aircraft from Sri Lankan airlines.

The sources said in line with Prime Minister’s Youth Development Programme, cabin crew training centers have been established at Lahore, Nawabshah, Swat, Rawalpindi, Peshawar and Quetta besides Karachi.

The cabin crew was trained from Qatar Airways while new seat tablets were introduced for B-777 aircraft in Business Class.

Source:- http://tribune.com.pk/story/1249750/germany-museum-interested-pias-310-aircraft/

 

[!eon]

Museum should take all aircrafts of PIA along with crew, specially air hostesses.

 

[Mir Shahzain]

Museum should take all aircrafts of PIA along with crew, specially air hostesses.

Wallah ..... Brother I usually travel from KSA to Pakistan but it happened to me 2 to 3 times that I never demanded water or anything from Air Hostesses because of their ages and they way they talk to passengers uffff.....Daewoo Road Hostesses are much more better then PIA...

 

[SherDil]

@war&peace @Doordie @GreenFalcon @Moonlight

 

[ADIL SHERDIL]

PIA helped developing many of the airlines in middle east but now look at their standard and ours. Its a Shame for all of us. We have managed to some how screw up one of the profit reaping institution of this country to political staff induction. and Billawal once said " democracy is the best revenge" but the question stays revenge against whom?

 

[tigerrock ali]

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KARACHI:
A museum in Germany has expressed interest in buying A-310 aircraft from Pakistan International Airlines after the national carrier placed an advertisement intending to sell all its planes of the variant.


The museum wants to keep it as a symbol of PIA’s presence in Europe, among aircraft of several other international airlines. The final decision about selling it would be made after bids are opened on December 12, in accordance with relevant rules.


It has also been revealed that PIA has acquired 18 narrow body/fuel efficient aircraft during the last two years which has improved its fleet age from 14 years to 9 years.

The induction has meant the punctuality of flights has also witnessed an increase to above 90% during 2016.

Official sources at Aviation Division, while listing achievements and profit earned by PIA during the tenure of present government on Wednesday, said the organisation recorded a gross operating profit of Rs2.83 billion in the first quarter of 2015.

The sources said PIA also launched its premier service initially on London route effective August 14, 2016 and response of this upgraded service is very encouraging.


PIA has also obtained A-330-300 aircraft from Sri Lankan airlines.

The sources said in line with Prime Minister’s Youth Development Programme, cabin crew training centers have been established at Lahore, Nawabshah, Swat, Rawalpindi, Peshawar and Quetta besides Karachi.

The cabin crew was trained from Qatar Airways while new seat tablets were introduced for B-777 aircraft in Business Class.

Source:- http://tribune.com.pk/story/1249750/germany-museum-interested-pias-310-aircraft/

This seems to be satire, is it satire? Are Germans being sarcastic?

 

[Dawood Ibrahim]

PIA helped developing many of the airlines in middle east but now look at their standard and ours. Its a Shame for all of us. We have managed to some how screw up one of the profit reaping institution of this country to political staff induction. and Billawal once said " democracy is the best revenge" but the question stays revenge against whom?

PIA helped Emirates look at it now were Emirates is and were PIA is now

 

[Samee Ulhaq]

Museum should take all aircrafts of PIA along with crew, specially air hostesses.

goodone

 

[I.R.A]

It has also been revealed that PIA has acquired 18 narrow body/fuel efficient aircraft during the last two years which has improved its fleet age from 14 years to 9 years.

Reduced? Or improved? I am confused.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Why don't PIA just sell it to Airforce and make it a Oil Tanker refueler

Or Just simply add locally made Radar system / install it above the craft and make it auxilary AWAC

 

[SherDil]

Reduced? Or improved? I am confused.

Referring to the entire fleet of PIA

 

[WhyCry]

Reduced? Or improved? I am confused.

Lower is better since newer aircrafts are bought(still used but more recent)

 

[Thorough Pro]

Civilian Institutions are a representation of society, we as a society have deteriorated big time in the last 3 decades.

PIA helped developing many of the airlines in middle east but now look at their standard and ours. Its a Shame for all of us. We have managed to some how screw up one of the profit reaping institution of this country to political staff induction. and Billawal once said " democracy is the best revenge" but the question stays revenge against whom?

 

[ADIL SHERDIL]

@Thorough Pro Exactly you are spot on Sir. But this is a very dangerous situation because if we as a society have gone down to such lows it mean we are the real danger to ourselves rather than being danger to others.

 

[tarrar]

Good, Pakistan should sell the aircraft & preserve its history.