Aircraft Sales and Services Limited
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Aircraft Sales and Services Limited is a passenger and cargo air charter
company based at Jinnah International Airport
, Karachi
, Pakistan
. The company started its operations in 1975 and continues to expand its network.
. The company has its own Maintenance Center and also sells aircraft and spare parts.
Air charter
Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft as opposed to individual aircraft seats...
company based at Jinnah International Airport
Jinnah International Airport
Jinnah International Airport is Pakistan's largest international and domestic airport. It is located in Karachi, Pakistan, and its passenger terminal is also commonly known as the جناح ٹرمینل Jinnah Terminal...
, Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. The company started its operations in 1975 and continues to expand its network.
History
The company traces it beginnings to 1972, where the airline was originally called Agricultural Aviation. It has operated a variety of small aircraft on various charter operations especially to various National and Multinational Oil, Gas and Exploration companies during the last four decades. In August 2007 the company received approval for rights to operate passenger services with its newly inducted Fokker F27Fokker F27
The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:Design of the Fokker F27 started in the 1950s as a replacement to the successful Douglas DC-3 airliner...
. The company has its own Maintenance Center and also sells aircraft and spare parts.
Fleet
As of June 2010 the following aircraft are in the Aircraft & Sales Services fleet:- 1 Fokker F27-500Fokker F27The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:Design of the Fokker F27 started in the 1950s as a replacement to the successful Douglas DC-3 airliner...
- 1 Beechcraft 1900CBeechcraft 1900The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop airplane manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of the Raytheon Company . It was designed, and is primarily used, as a regional airliner...
- 1 Reims F406 Caravan II
- 3 Piper PA-34 SenecaPiper PA-34 SenecaThe Piper PA-34 Seneca is an American twin-engined light aircraft, produced by Piper Aircraft since 1971 and still in production in 2011.The Seneca is primarily used for personal and business flying.-Development:...