Airlines of Pakistan
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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...
called Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan International Airlines Corporation commonly known as PIA, is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan. The airline has its head office on the grounds of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. and operates scheduled services to 24 domestic destinations and 38 international destinations in 27...
(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.
It was not early nineties 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 that caused the airline market to suffer. It caused two of the four airlines to file for bankruptcy and liquidate their 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
Airblue
Airblue Limited is a private airline with its head office on the 12th floor of the Islamabad Stock Exchange Towers in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's second largest airline with over 20% share of the domestic market...
which launched operations with new state of the art aircraft. As of August 2007, the aviation market is developing and allowing more services and facilities to be inaugurated as well as the development of a brand new airport to be built for the capital at Fateh Jang.
Current Airlines
- AirblueAirblueAirblue Limited is a private airline with its head office on the 12th floor of the Islamabad Stock Exchange Towers in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's second largest airline with over 20% share of the domestic market...
- Pakistan International AirlinesPakistan International AirlinesPakistan International Airlines Corporation commonly known as PIA, is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan. The airline has its head office on the grounds of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. and operates scheduled services to 24 domestic destinations and 38 international destinations in 27...
- Shaheen Air International
Charter Airlines
- Askari AviationAskari AviationAskari Aviation is based in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. Askari Aviation was established in 1995, to maintain, operate and market aircraft and helicopters....
- AST Pakistan AirwaysAST Pakistan AirwaysPakistan Airways was a short-lived cargo airline based at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan. The airline was operational from 2005 to 2006, using a single Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft for flights between Pakistan and Dubai....
- Aircraft Sales and Services LimitedAircraft Sales and Services LimitedAircraft 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.-History:...
(ASSL) - Jahangir Siddiqui Charter
- JS Air (Private) Limited
- Pakistan Aviators & AviationPakistan Aviators & AviationPakistan Aviators & Aviation Limited is a chartered company based at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, Pakistan. The company run by the Nishat Group, also has a very successful flying school, allowing pilots to receive their Private Pilot Licence , Commercial Pilot Licence and...
- Rayyan AirRayyan AirRayyan air is a charter airlines of Pakistan. It is incorporated in Pakistan and also has a branch office in the UAE,. They also have a Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan Air Operator Certificate with Charter License for passenger, cargo and executive charter operations, which is necessary for...
- Royal AirlinesRoyal AirlinesRoyal Airlines is a charter and cargo airline based at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.- History :The airline was established on 6 November 1998 and started operations in 1999. It was granted a licence to operate scheduled passenger services in 2003 and expected to launch...
- Schon Air
- Princely JetsPrincely JetsPrincely Jets is Pakistan's first private charter jet operator, based at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan. It is owned by the Akbar Group.- Fleet :* 1 Citation Bravo* 1 Bombardier Challenger 604* 1 Bombardier Challenger 601-3R...
- Vision Air InternationalVision Air InternationalVision Air International is a passenger and cargo charter airline based at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.-History:...
- HAU Aviation Services
- Unity Air International
bangali air
Defunct Airlines
- Aero Asia InternationalAero Asia InternationalAero Asia International was a private airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. It operated domestic and international services.Since May 2007, the airline was suspended from the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan due to the previous management's issues relating to the operating compliance on some CAA...
- Cresent Air Transport
- Hajvairy AirlinesHajvairy AirlinesHajvairy Airlines was based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Hajvairy Airlines started its operations in 1991. It operated leased Russian Ilyushin Il-86 jetliners. The airline suspended its operations in 1993 due to bankruptcy.- Code data :*IATA Code: -...
- JS Air
- Orient AirwaysOrient AirwaysOrient Airways Ltd. was an airline established in 1946 with a base in Calcutta, India. It was the first and only Muslim owned airline in pre-partition India.-History:...
- Pak AirwaysPak AirwaysPakistan Airways also known as Pak Air or Pak Airways, was one of two main airlines of Pakistan in the initial years after 1947. Founded in 1948, it was headquartered in the capital, Karachi.-Accidents:...
- Raji Airlines
- Safe AirSAFE AIRSAFE AIR is an advanced atmospheric pollution dispersion model for calculating concentrations of atmospheric pollutants emitted both continuously or intermittently from point, line, volume and area sources...
Aircraft Manufacturers
- Pakistan Aeronautical ComplexPakistan Aeronautical ComplexThe Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is a facility used to service, assemble and manufacture aircraft for the Pakistani Armed Forces...
- Precision Engineering Complex
- Scaled Aviation Industries (Private) Limited
- Integrated DynamicsIntegrated DynamicsIntegrated Dynamics is a private company in Pakistan that designs, manufactures and exports various types of unmanned aerial vehicles...
See also
- Civil Aviation Authority of PakistanPakistan Civil Aviation AuthorityPakistan's Civil Aviation Authority is a regulatory authority, which oversees and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in Pakistan. Nearly all civilian airports in Pakistan are owned and operated by the CAA...
- Civil Aviation Training InstituteCivil Aviation Training InstituteCivil Aviation Training Institute is located in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.Civil Aviation Training Institute was established in 1982 under the aegis of International Civil Aviation Organization and United Nations Development Programme , the Civil Aviation Training Institute is a highly advanced...
- Mobile WorldMobile WorldMobile World is a monthly publication that is published from Karachi and is distributed across Pakistan and internationally. It is particularly aimed at the automobile and allied sectors but also covers a range of international topics around sea, road, rail and air transports and communications.-...
Magazine - Aviaction - Pakistani aviation book series