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Harbin Y-12 Aircraft of Air Eagle Refurbished by PIA

Karachi; May 12, 2017

PIA Engineering and Maintenance Division has refurbished the interior and exterior of Harbin Y-12 aircraft of Air Eagle (A Project of Pakistan Air Force) - aireagle.pk .

The paint job and cabin refurbishment of the aircraft was completed and the aircraft was made ready for delivery to Air Eagle yesterday.

A simple ceremony was held at PIA head office where acting CEO PIA Nayyar Hayat and Chief Executive of Air Eagle, Air Commodore (Retd.) Shahjahan Sattar Khan signed the acceptance/delivery receipt of the refurbished aircraft at PIA Head Office.

CEO PIA Nayyar Hayat while sharing his views on the occasion said that PIA Engineering is aiming to expand its maintenance capabilities to fill in the demand gap for servicing aircraft in Pakistan.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Shahjahan Sattar Khan appreciated the refurbishment work on Y-12 aircraft carried out by PIA Engineering Division.

Chief Technical Officer PIA Amir Ali and other senior officials of PIA and Air Eagle were present at the occasion.

PIA Engineering & Maintenance Division had earlier this month successfully carried out Check '1-C' of Pakistan Navy’s ATR 72 aircraft and is also providing maintenance services to major regional operators like Qatar Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Oman Air, Fly Dubai and Gulf Air.

Source: PIA Press Release (May 12, 2017)

 

[khanasifm]

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/a...or-usaf-but-top-commander-wants-uh-60-353436/



https://www.flightglobal.com/news/a...ack-hawk-revival-in-search-for-huey-r-422150/


Finally

A source close to the program notes that the Blackhawk costs up to $35 million, whereas other aircraft that would compete for this contract are half the price to acquire. Also, Blackhawks costs more than $5,000/hour to operate compared to $1,500 for some of the other likely competitors.

http://breakingdefense.com/2016/05/air-force-abandons-sole-source-nuke-helos-deal/

 

[khanasifm]

M or military/GOVT version https://www.google.com/amp/s/thaimi...-is-the-militarised-version-of-the-aw139/amp/

 

[fatman17]

Harbin Y-12 Aircraft of Air Eagle Refurbished by PIA
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Karachi; May 12, 2017

PIA Engineering and Maintenance Division has refurbished the interior and exterior of Harbin Y-12 aircraft of Air Eagle (A Project of Pakistan Air Force) - aireagle.pk .

The paint job and cabin refurbishment of the aircraft was completed and the aircraft was made ready for delivery to Air Eagle yesterday.

A simple ceremony was held at PIA head office where acting CEO PIA Nayyar Hayat and Chief Executive of Air Eagle, Air Commodore (Retd.) Shahjahan Sattar Khan signed the acceptance/delivery receipt of the refurbished aircraft at PIA Head Office.

CEO PIA Nayyar Hayat while sharing his views on the occasion said that PIA Engineering is aiming to expand its maintenance capabilities to fill in the demand gap for servicing aircraft in Pakistan.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Shahjahan Sattar Khan appreciated the refurbishment work on Y-12 aircraft carried out by PIA Engineering Division.

Chief Technical Officer PIA Amir Ali and other senior officials of PIA and Air Eagle were present at the occasion.

PIA Engineering & Maintenance Division had earlier this month successfully carried out Check '1-C' of Pakistan Navy’s ATR 72 aircraft and is also providing maintenance services to major regional operators like Qatar Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Oman Air, Fly Dubai and Gulf Air.

Source: PIA Press Release (May 12, 2017)

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L-382B (C-130) HERCULES AP-AUT

Specifications:

Crew : 06Capacity : 84 paxWing Span: 40.41 M (132 ft 7 in)Empty Operating Weight: 33.06 TonesMax Payload : 20.4 Tones


Y-12

Specifications:

Crew: 2Capacity: 17 passengersWingspan: 17.24 m (56 ft 6½ in)Empty Operating Weight: 2,84 Tons


Cessna-172 P

Specifications:

Crew: oneCapacity: 03 passengersWingspan: 11.0 m (36 ft 1 in)Empty Operating Weight: 767 kg


Saab 2000

The Saab 2000 is a twin-engine turboprop-powered regional airliner produced by the Swedish manufacturer Saab AB.

Specifications:

Crew: 02Capacity: 45 PassengersWing Span :24.76 m (81.2 ft)Empty Operating Weight: 13,500 Kg (29,762 lbs)Max. Takeoff Weight: 22,000 Kg (48,502 lbs)

 

[fatman17]

Nigerian President Osinbajo unveils five Super Mushshak aircrafts bought from Pakistan
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[Zarvan]

Fulfillment of defence requirements, top priority of government .

On the occasion, the Air Chief briefed the Minister about ongoing and future development projects of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and other related financial matters.

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Wednesday said that fulfilling defence requirements was the top priority of the PML-N Government.

The Finance Minister was talking to Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, who called on him here, according to statement issued by the Finance Ministry.

Dar said that the government acknowledged the services rendered by the Air Force for the country and would continue to make sure that all their financial requirements are catered to.

The minister appreciated different development schemes being undertaken by the PAF to enhance its operational capability.

He made particular mention of PAF’s important role in the Operation Zarb-e-Azb, to eliminate the menace of terrorism.

 

[khanasifm]

Jf block 3 order need to be placed by paf ?? 2017

 

[hassan1]

 

[TaimiKhan]

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So atleast 2 r with PAF. nice addition.

 

[CHI RULES]

Any one having some info abt JF17 block-III

 

[SQ8]

OUR FLEET

L-382B (C-130) HERCULES AP-AUT

Specifications:

Crew : 06Capacity : 84 paxWing Span: 40.41 M (132 ft 7 in)Empty Operating Weight: 33.06 TonesMax Payload : 20.4 Tones


Y-12

Specifications:

Crew: 2Capacity: 17 passengersWingspan: 17.24 m (56 ft 6½ in)Empty Operating Weight: 2,84 Tons


Cessna-172 P

Specifications:

Crew: oneCapacity: 03 passengersWingspan: 11.0 m (36 ft 1 in)Empty Operating Weight: 767 kg


Saab 2000

The Saab 2000 is a twin-engine turboprop-powered regional airliner produced by the Swedish manufacturer Saab AB.

Specifications:

Crew: 02Capacity: 45 PassengersWing Span :24.76 m (81.2 ft)Empty Operating Weight: 13,500 Kg (29,762 lbs)Max. Takeoff Weight: 22,000 Kg (48,502 lbs)

They also looked at a A330 but the deal fell apart for some reason

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

They also looked at a A330 but the deal fell apart for some reason

Speaking of which...it would be nice if the PAF could get 2-3 A330 MRTTs.

Quite a few advantages.

These could provide AAR support to the F-16s and JF-17s (and the plus-one fighter if attained) thanks to both hose-and-drogue and boom refueling. By virtue of being an airliner, it is also much more fuel efficient than the IL-78. As the wings contain the fuel, the MRTT still retains the cabin and cargo areas of the A330, so it can double as a transport, passenger plane or even another special mission aircraft (e.g. HADR, airborne C2, etc).

Honestly, even getting 1 might be a boon.

 

[khanasifm]

So atleast 2 r with PAF. nice addition.

2 ?? 4 were ordered ??

 

[Ahmet Pasha]

I think he is getting the number from the tail.
Cuz it says 17-002
So there must be 2 aircraft
Or it could be the 1st chopper manufactured in 2017.

2 ?? 4 were ordered ??

 

[TaimiKhan]

I think he is getting the number from the tail.
Cuz it says 17-002
So there must be 2 aircraft
Or it could be the 1st chopper manufactured in 2017.

17-002 means, it came into service in 2017 and 002 means its the 2nd chopper which came in service in 2017.

2 ?? 4 were ordered ??

From what i heard the number is 4-6 helicopters but not sure if all will come in one batch.