Friday, October 23, 2009

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
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
called Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan International Airlines

Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, more commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA , is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan, based in Karachi....
(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 until the 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 and its neighbour, India 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 is a Private sector airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's second largest airline with a 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


  • Aero Asia International is a private sector airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. It operated domestic and international services. Its main base is Jinnah International Airport, Karachi....
  • Aircraft Sales and Services Limited (ASSL)
  • Airblue
    airblue is a Private sector airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's second largest airline with a 20% share of the domestic market.....
  • Pakistan International Airlines
    Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, more commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA , is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan, based in Karachi....
  • Safe Air
    Safe Airways International is a private airline based at Jinnah International Airport Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.For the New Zealand freight carrier, SAFE Air, see Straits Air Freight Express....
  • Shaheen Air International
    Shaheen Air International is a Pakistani Private sector airline based in Karachi. It operates scheduled services in the main cities of Pakistan and to the Persian Gulf countries....


Cargo Airlines

  • AST Pakistan Airways
    AST Pakistan Airways is a charter and cargo company based at Dubai International Airport, UAE and Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan....
  • Pakistan International Cargo
  • Royal Airlines Cargo
  • Royal Airlines
    Royal Airlines is a charter and cargo airline based at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan....
  • Star Air
    Star Air Aviation is a cargo airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. It operates to many cities in Pakistan including Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar....
  • TCS Couriers

Charter Airlines

  • Askari Aviation
    Askari Aviation is based in Rawalpindi, Punjab , Pakistan. Askari Aviation was established in 1995, to maintain, operate and market aircraft and helicopters....
  • AST Pakistan Airways
    AST Pakistan Airways is a charter and cargo company based at Dubai International Airport, UAE and Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan....
  • Jahangir Siddiqui Charter
    Jahangir Siddiqui Charter is a charter operation of Jahangir Siddiqui Air is based Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan...
  • JS Air (Private) Limited
    Jahangir Siddiqui Air
    Jahangir Siddiqui Air is a recently-launched charter aircraft company by the Jahangir Siddiqui Group that operates in diversified fields. JS Air is based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan....
  • Pakistan Aviators & Aviation
    Pakistan Aviators & Aviation 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 Instrument Rating ....
  • Royal Airlines
  • Royal Airlines is a charter and cargo airline based at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan....
  • Schon Air
  • Princely Jets
    Princely Jets is Pakistan's first private charter jet operator, based at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan. It is owned by the Akbar Group....

Future Airlines

  • Air Kashmir
  • Air Mashriq
  • Deewan International Airlines
  • Pearl Air
    Pearl Air is a private airline based at Jinnah International Airport, Sindh, Pakistan. Pearl Air is a part of Habib Alvi Group of Companies. Pearl Air has become the fourth airline operating in the private sector on domestic routes....
  • Pakistan Airways
  • Sialkot Airways
  • HS Air
  • Allawala International Airlines
  • Baghpati International Airlines


Defunct Airlines

  • Bhoja Air
    Bhoja Air was an airline based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It operated a small domestic scheduled network and links domestic cities to destinations in the United Arab Emirates....
  • Cresent Air Transport
  • Hajvairy Airlines
    Hajvairy Airlines was based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Hajvairy Airlines started its operations in 1991. It operated leased Russian Ilyushin Il-86 jetliners....
  • Orient Airways
    Orient Airways Ltd. was an airline established in 1946 with a base in Kolkata, British Raj. It was the first and only Muslim owned airline in Partition of India India....
  • Pak-Air
  • Raji Airlines
  • Safe Air
    Safe Airways International is a private airline based at Jinnah International Airport Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.For the New Zealand freight carrier, SAFE Air, see Straits Air Freight Express....


Aircraft Manufacturers

  • Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
    Pakistan Aeronautical Complex

    The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is a facility used to service, assemble and manufacture aircraft for Pakistan located at Kamra, Punjab , Pakistan....
  • Precision Engineering Complex
    Precision Engineering Complex is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Precision Engineering Complex is a division of Pakistan International Airlines....
  • Scaled Aviation Industries (Private) Limited

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