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Encyclopedia > Airlines of Pakistan

The Pakistan aviation industry was started up when Orient Airways merged with Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC) to become the national flag carrier of Pakistan called Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). PIA remained the only operator for many years after its creation, but soon private airlines arrived at the scene to compete with the national flag carrier as conditions of the country stabilised. Pakistan International Airlines or PIA (Urdu: پی آئی اے يا پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایرلاینز), is the national flag carrier airline of Pakistan, based in Karachi. ...


It was not until the early ninties there was a major growth in the Pakistani aviation market with four new private airlines launching operations. The airline did very well to compete with the well established flag carrier, PIA which was controlled by the government. However, this was not to last as the UN placed economic sanctions on Pakistan and its neighbour, India that caused the airline market to suffer. It caused two airlines of the airlines to file for bankruptcy and liquidate its assets. The airline industry remained quite stable with PIA developing a strong hold on the international and domestic market for many years. It was not until the early 21st century that the industry started to pick up again that allowed the entry of a new carrier in the market, Airblue which launched operations with new state of the art aircraft. As of August 2007, the aviation market is developing and allowing more services and facilites to be inaugurated aswell the development of a brand new airport to be built for the capital at Fateh Jang. Airblue is a private airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. ...

PIA Boeing 747-300 in the latest colour scheme
PIA Boeing 747-300 in the latest colour scheme

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ImageMetadata File history File links Pia. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Pia. ...

Current Airlines

Aero Asia International was a private airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. ... Airblue is a private airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. ... Pakistan International Airlines or PIA (Urdu: پی آئی اے يا پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایرلاینز), is the national flag carrier airline of Pakistan, based in Karachi. ... Shaheen Air International is a Pakistani private airline based in Karachi. ...

Cargo Airlines

A DHL Boeing 757 A DHL Sprinter van DHL Boat in Venice DHL Truck in Singapore DHL boat in Amsterdam, carrying DHL bicycles aboard DHL is a Deutsche Post company that provides international shipping of documents and freight as well as contract logistics. ... Pakistan International Airlines (also known as PIA), is Pakistans national and international airline. ... Royal Airlines (IATA: R0, ICAO: RPK, and Callsign: Royal Pakistan) is based at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Star Air is a cargo airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. ... TCS is a Pakistan based courier service. ... Image File history File links Airblue_P1050431. ... Image File history File links Airblue_P1050431. ... Airblue is a private airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. ... The Airbus A320 family of short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft are manufactured by Airbus S.A.S.. Family members include the A318, A319, A320, and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet. ...

Charter Airlines

An Aero Asia B737-200
An Aero Asia B737-200

Askari Aviation is based in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. ... AST Pakistan Airways is a charter and cargo company based at Dubai International Airport, UAE and Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan. ... Jahangir Siddiqui Charter (JS Charter) is charter operation of JS Air is based Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan See also Jahangir Siddiqui Group Jahangir Siddiqui Air External links JS Air and Airblue JS Air news JS Charter Categories: | | ... JS Air, a JS Group company is providing executive charter services to the leading businesses. ... Frontier Airlines, Inc. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Royal Airlines (IATA: R0, ICAO: RPK, and Callsign: Royal Pakistan) is based at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Schön Air is located at Jinnah International Airport Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Princely Jets is a charter company based at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan. ... Image File history File links AeroAsia-737-200-80390. ... Image File history File links AeroAsia-737-200-80390. ... 737 in new Boeing Colors. ...

Future Airlines

Air Mashriq is based in London, United Kingdom. ... Pearl Air is a private airline based at Quaid-e-Azam International Airport, Sindh, Pakistan. ...

Defunct Airlines

Bhoja Air is an airline based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Hajvairy Airlines was based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Orient Airways Ltd. ... Safe Airways International is a private airline based at Jinnah International Airport Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...

Aircraft Manufacturers

The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is a facility used to service, assemble and manufacture aircraft for Pakistan located at Kamra, Punjab, Pakistan. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Scaled Aviation Industries (Private) Limited, Pakistan has initiated a joint venture with an established American company to initially start the manufacturing of Light-sport aircraft (S-LSA) in Pakistan. ...

See also

The urdu version of the CAA Pakistan Logo Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the public corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in Pakistan. ... Civil Aviation Training Institute (CATI) is located in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. ... MOBILE WORLD, is a monthly publication that is published from Karachi and is distributed across Pakistan and internationally. ... Aviaction is an aviation magazine launched during 2007. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Aero Asia International was a private airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. ... Airblue is a private airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. ... Pakistan International Airlines or PIA (Urdu: پی آئی اے يا پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایرلاینز), is the national flag carrier airline of Pakistan, based in Karachi. ... Shaheen Air International is a Pakistani private airline based in Karachi. ... A DHL Boeing 757 A DHL Sprinter van DHL Boat in Venice DHL Truck in Singapore DHL boat in Amsterdam, carrying DHL bicycles aboard DHL is a Deutsche Post company that provides international shipping of documents and freight as well as contract logistics. ... Frontier Airlines, Inc. ... Pakistan International Airlines or PIA (Urdu: پی آئی اے يا پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایرلاینز), is the national flag carrier airline of Pakistan, based in Karachi. ... Royal Airlines (IATA: R0, ICAO: RPK, and Callsign: Royal Pakistan) is based at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Star Air is a cargo airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. ... TCS is a Pakistan based courier service. ... Askari Aviation is based in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. ... Jahangir Siddiqui Charter (JS Charter) is charter operation of JS Air is based Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan See also Jahangir Siddiqui Group Jahangir Siddiqui Air External links JS Air and Airblue JS Air news JS Charter Categories: | | ... Jahangir Siddiqui Air (JS Air) is a recently-launched charter aircraft company by the Jahangir Siddiqui Group that operates in diversified fields. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Royal Airlines (IATA: R0, ICAO: RPK, and Callsign: Royal Pakistan) is based at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Schön Air is located at Jinnah International Airport Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Princely Jets is a charter company based at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan. ... Air Mashriq is based in London, United Kingdom. ... Bhoja Air is an airline based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Hajvairy Airlines was based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Orient Airways Ltd. ... The urdu version of the CAA Pakistan Logo Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the public corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in Pakistan. ... This is a list of airlines in operation (by continents and country). ... This is a list of defunct airlines. ... Shaheen Airport Services (SAPS) is the largest ground handling agency in the private sector of Pakistan, providing facilities to commercial, corporate and private airlines at Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta. ... Aviaction is an aviation magazine launched during 2007. ...

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