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Shaheen Air International is a Pakistani private airline based in Karachi. It mainly operates scheduled services in the main cities of Pakistan and to the Gulf. Its main base is Jinnah International Airport (KHI), Karachi, with a hub at Islamabad International Airport (ISB), Islamabad. Image File history File links ShaheenAir. ... IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... KHI redirects here. ... In the airline industry, a focus city is a location that is not a hub, but from which the airline has flights to at least several destinations other than its hubs. ... Allama Iqbal International Airport (IATA: LHE, ICAO: OPLA) is Pakistans second largest civil airport after Jinnah International Airport. ... Islamabad International Airport or Chaklala Airbase (Urdu: Ú†Ú©Ù„Ø§Ù„Û) (IATA: ISB, ICAO: OPRN) is the third largest civil airport located in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. ... (Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the largest city in Pakistan and is the provincial capital of Sindh province. ... The private sector of a nations economy consists of all that is outside the state. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... (Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the largest city in Pakistan and is the provincial capital of Sindh province. ... KHI redirects here. ... Islamabad International Airport or Chaklala Airbase (Urdu: Ú†Ú©Ù„Ø§Ù„Û) (IATA: ISB, ICAO: OPRN) is the third largest civil airport located in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. ... Islamabad (Urdu: Ø§Ø³Ù„Ø§Ù… Ø¢Ø¨Ø§Ø¯) is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ...

History

The airline was established and started operations in December 1993. It was formed as a project of the Shaheen Foundation, Pakistan Air Force. In October 1994 it was designated as the second national carrier of Pakistan and in February 1995 began international operations, with a scheduled service between Peshawar and Dubai. When the airline started it operated a fleet of Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft on most of its domestic flights. Shaheen Air International (SAI) was given the status of being the "second national airline of Pakistan" during the first couple of years of operation, however now as more airlines have entered the market this status is no longer recognised. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (Urdu: Ù¾Ø§Ú© ÙØ¶Ø§Ø¦ÛŒÛ, Pak Fazaya) is the Aviation branch of the Pakistan armed forces and is responsible for defending Pakistani air-space from intrusions. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... (Urdu: Ù¾Ø´Ø§ÙˆØ±; Pashto: Ù¾ÚšÙˆØ±) literally means City on the Frontier in Persian and is known as Pekhawar in Pashto. ... Coordinates: , Emirate Government - Emir Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area [1] - Metro 4,114 kmÂ² (1,588. ... Tupolev (Russian: Ð¢ÑƒÐ¿Ð¾Ð»ÐµÐ²) is a Russian aerospace and defence company. ... The Tupolev Tu-154 is a Russian medium-range trijet airliner. ...

In recent years in July 2004, the airline management was changed due to its fall in productivity and un-successfulness of its previous approach, the airline was overtaken by TAWA International Inc. of Canada. The new chairman of Shaheen Air, Khalid M Sehbai has made a huge Foreign Direct Investment in Shaheen Air with the sole objective to make the airline back to its successful past. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ...

During November 2004, the airline inducted its first Boeing 737-200 Advanced for its main route of Karachi-Lahore-Karachi, that arrived at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi and phasing out of its Russian aircraft to improve services and efficiency as oil prices were on the rise. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... KHI redirects here. ... (Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the largest city in Pakistan and is the provincial capital of Sindh province. ...

During 2005, the cargo division of the airline also grew when it signed an accord with the Pakistan Post and British Airways Cargo to facilitate exporters by airlifting 150 tonnes of export cargo. For this purpose, Shaheen Air Cargo's division had also acquired IL-76 aircraft. The aircraft will be used on Dubai - Karachi routes. The initial two flights on January 3 and 5 carried about 100 metric tonnes export cargo that was delivered at Dubai for onward transportation to Europe and USA by British Airways flights. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pakistan Post office is a state enterprise dedicated to providing wide range of postal products and public services. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... This article is about transported goods. ... This article is about transported goods. ... Flying machine redirects here. ... The International System of Units (symbol: SI) (for the French phrase Syst me International dUnit s) is the most widely used system of units. ... A tonne (also called metric ton) is a non-SI unit of mass, accepted for use with SI, defined as: 1 tonne = 103 kg (= 106 g). ... Coordinates: , Emirate Government - Emir Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area [1] - Metro 4,114 kmÂ² (1,588. ...

In 2006, Shaheen Air International (SAI) became Shaheen Air and the airline introduced a new livery and website to become inline with technological advances that were taking place in the industry. The airline also introduced flights to Quetta - Karachi. The Governor of Balochistan said that the improvement of air links was also discussed in the ongoing talks between Pakistan and Iran and he has offered the management of Shaheen Air to operate Quetta - Zahidan sector flights. He said that initially SAI is operating with eight flight schedules on Karachi-Quetta route and Quetta - Lahore route. He announced that SAI would also operate flight between Islamabad and Quetta later on. (Urdu: Ú©ÙˆØ¦Ù¹Û) also spelled Kwatah city is a variation of kwatkot, a Pashto word meaning â€œfort,â€. It is the largest city and provincial capital and district of Baluchistan Province, Pakistan. ... (Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the largest city in Pakistan and is the provincial capital of Sindh province. ... For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ... Balochistan, or Ballsforchinstan, Balochi, Pashto, Urdu: Ø¨Ù„ÙˆÚ†Ø³ØªØ§Ù†) is a province in Pakistan, the largest in the country by geographical area. ... Zahedan (Persian: Ø²Ø§Ù‡Ø¯Ø§Ù†) is an Iranian city and the capital of the province of Sistan and Baluchistan. ... (Urdu: Ú©ÙˆØ¦Ù¹Û) also spelled Kwatah city is a variation of kwatkot, a Pashto word meaning â€œfort,â€. It is the largest city and provincial capital and district of Baluchistan Province, Pakistan. ... (Urdu: Ù„Ø§ÛÙˆØ±, Punjabi: Ù„ÛÙˆØ±, pronounced ) is the capital of the province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. ... Islamabad (Urdu: Ø§Ø³Ù„Ø§Ù… Ø¢Ø¨Ø§Ø¯) is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ... (Urdu: Ú©ÙˆØ¦Ù¹Û) also spelled Kwatah city is a variation of kwatkot, a Pashto word meaning â€œfort,â€. It is the largest city and provincial capital and district of Baluchistan Province, Pakistan. ...

On May 22, 2006 The Civil Aviation Authority stopped all flights of Shaheen Air due to it owed millions of rupees to the CAA. The managements of the airline were pre-informed about the CAA decision and the ban would remain intact till the further decision by the aviation regulators. On May 25, 2006 Shaheen Air International (SAI) was cleared by Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to resume its domestic and international operations from 1500 hours. The clearance letter was issued by CAA following receipt of the cheque from SAI towards payment of the outstanding dues to the satisfaction of CAA.

On September 18, 2006, it was announced ^[1] that Shaheen Air was to start a four times weekly service from Islamabad to Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield in the U.K. This has now been replaced with London. Islamabad (Urdu: Ø§Ø³Ù„Ø§Ù… Ø¢Ø¨Ø§Ø¯) is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ... Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (IATA: DSA, ICAO: EGCN) is an international airport located at the former RAF Finningley airbase in Finningley, South Yorkshire, England. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the European Union. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

On March 1 2007, it has be announced that Shaheen Air are to commence services from Luton Airport than add a second UK destination which was originally planned to be Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield. Instead now Shaheen are now planning to use the nearby Leeds Bradford Airport. London Luton Airport (IATA Airport Code LTN, ICAO Airport Code EGGW, previously called Luton International Airport) is an airport about 30 miles to the north-west of London in the town of Luton, Beds. ... Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (IATA: DSA, ICAO: EGCN) is an international airport located at the former RAF Finningley airbase in Finningley, South Yorkshire, England. ... Leeds Bradford International Airport (IATA airport code: LBA, ICAO airport code: EGNM) is located between the cities of Leeds and Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. ...

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Pakistan

Islamabad (Urdu: Ø§Ø³Ù„Ø§Ù… Ø¢Ø¨Ø§Ø¯) is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ... Islamabad International Airport or Chaklala Airbase (Urdu: Ú†Ú©Ù„Ø§Ù„Û) (IATA: ISB, ICAO: OPRN) is the third largest civil airport located in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. ... (Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the largest city in Pakistan and is the provincial capital of Sindh province. ... KHI redirects here. ... (Urdu: Ù„Ø§ÛÙˆØ±, Punjabi: Ù„ÛÙˆØ±, pronounced ) is the capital of the province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. ... Allama Iqbal International Airport (IATA: LHE, ICAO: OPLA) is Pakistans second largest civil airport after Jinnah International Airport. ... Multan shown on a 1669 world map (Urdu: Ù…Ù„ØªØ§Ù†) is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. ... Multan International Airport (IATA: MUX, ICAO: OPMT) is an airport situated 10 km away from the city centre of Multan in Punjab, Pakistan. ... (Urdu: Ù¾Ø´Ø§ÙˆØ±; Pashto: Ù¾ÚšÙˆØ±) literally means City on the Frontier in Persian and is known as Pekhawar in Pashto. ... Peshawar International Airport (IATA: PEW, ICAO: OPPS) is an airport located in the city of Peshawar in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... (Urdu: Ú©ÙˆØ¦Ù¹Û) also spelled Kwatah city is a variation of kwatkot, a Pashto word meaning â€œfort,â€. It is the largest city and provincial capital and district of Baluchistan Province, Pakistan. ... Quetta International Airport is located at Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. ...

Middle East

A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Abu Dhabi or Abu Zaby (Arabic language: أبوظبي) is the largest of the seven emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates and was also the largest of the former Trucial States. ... Abu Dhabi International Airport (Arabic: ) (IATA: AUH, ICAO: OMAA) is an airport located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. ... Alain was also the pseudonym of Emile Auguste Chartier. ... Al Ain International Airport is located in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. ... Doha (Arabic: , transliteration: or ), population 400,051 (2005 census), is the capital of Qatar and is at , on the Persian Gulf. ... Doha International Airport (IATA: DOH, ICAO: OTBD) (Arabic: Ù…Ø·Ø§Ø± Ø§Ù„Ø¯ÙˆØØ© Ø§Ù„Ø¯ÙˆÙ„Ù‰) is the only airport in Qatar. ... Coordinates: , Emirate Government - Emir Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area [1] - Metro 4,114 kmÂ² (1,588. ... Dubai International Airport (IATA: DXB, ICAO: OMDB) (Arabic: Ù…Ø·Ø§Ø± Ø¯Ø¨ÙŠ Ø§Ù„Ø¯ÙˆÙ„ÙŠ) is the international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. ... Kuwait International Airport is located in Al-Maqwa, Kuwait, near Kuwait City. ... Several things are known as Muscat: Muscat, or Mascat is the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, also known as sultanate of Muscat. ... Seeb International Airport (IATA: MCT, ICAO: OOMS) is the main airport in Muscat, Oman. ...

Former

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Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, more commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA (Urdu: Ù¾ÛŒ Ø¢Ø¦ÛŒ Ø§Û’ ÙŠØ§ Ù¾Ø§Ú©Ø³ØªØ§Ù† Ø§Ù†Ù¹Ø±Ù†ÛŒØ´Ù†Ù„ Ø§ÛŒØ±Ù„Ø§ÛŒÙ†Ø²), is the 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. ... SchÃ¶n 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. ... Pearl Air is a private airline based at Quaid-e-Azam International Airport, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Safe Airways International is a private airline based at Jinnah International Airport Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... 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. ... Aviation encompasses all the activities relating to airborne devices created by human ingenuity, generally known as aircraft. ... This is a timeline of aviation history. ... This list of aircraft is sorted alphabetically, beginning with the name of the manufacturer (or, in certain cases, designer). ... This is a list of aircraft manufacturers (in alphabetic order). ... List of aircraft engines: // Two- and four-stroke rotary, radial, inline. ... This is a list of aircraft engine manufacturers both past and present. ... This is a list of airlines in operation (by continents and country). ... 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