National carrier: PIA to induct five new planes

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) in a bid to overcome delays in flight operations will induct five aircraft in its fleet on dry lease by March and April this year. According to official sources, around eight narrow body aircraft, Airbus A320, were being inducting on dry lease in the fleet of the national carrier. In the first phase, five aircraft will be included during the current year to overcome shortages of planes and improve reliability, punctuality and regularity of flights. The sources said that PIA’s fleet consists of 38 aircraft, out of which, only 29 were in operation. Currently, 13 planes had been grounded for the maintenance checks and five aircraft will be operational by end of this month, he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 21^st, 2013.

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