Private airline: Indus Air gets two planes
Aviation industry officials say that these planes will need clearance from different aviation departments.
After the crashes of Airblue in 2010 and Bhoja Air in 2012, private airlines in Pakistan have been extra cautious in airworthiness. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
Indus Air, perhaps the most talked about upcoming private airline of Pakistan, on Sunday confirmed that two of its planes have reached Pakistan from the United States.
Talking to The Express Tribune, Indus Air officials confirmed that its planes had arrived, but did not share the specifications of the aircraft. Aviation industry officials say that these planes will need clearance from different aviation departments and it may take more than a month to induct these aircraft in the fleet.
The critics of the airline say that its management has been receiving benefits from the Civil Aviation Authority for being close to President Asif Ali Zardari or his immediate family. However, President Zardari denied his or any of his family member’s connection with the management of Indus Air in an interview with a television channel.
After the crashes of Airblue in 2010 and Bhoja Air in 2012, private airlines in Pakistan have been extra cautious in airworthiness and maintenance of their fleets.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 18th, 2013.
Indus Air, perhaps the most talked about upcoming private airline of Pakistan, on Sunday confirmed that two of its planes have reached Pakistan from the United States.
Talking to The Express Tribune, Indus Air officials confirmed that its planes had arrived, but did not share the specifications of the aircraft. Aviation industry officials say that these planes will need clearance from different aviation departments and it may take more than a month to induct these aircraft in the fleet.
The critics of the airline say that its management has been receiving benefits from the Civil Aviation Authority for being close to President Asif Ali Zardari or his immediate family. However, President Zardari denied his or any of his family member’s connection with the management of Indus Air in an interview with a television channel.
After the crashes of Airblue in 2010 and Bhoja Air in 2012, private airlines in Pakistan have been extra cautious in airworthiness and maintenance of their fleets.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 18th, 2013.