PIA's fleet of modern aircraft are spacious, comfortable, and designed to get you to your destination safely. PIA operates a range of advanced aircraft, ranging from the world's preferred Boeing 777 airplane to the super-quiet Airbus A-310.
A brief introduction of PIA fleet.
The Boeing 747, often referred to as “Jumbo Jet”, is amongst the world's most iconic and recognizable jet airplanes. This 4 engine long haul wide-body airplane has a two-deck configuration. PIA operates two variants of 747 family which includes 747-300 and 747-200 Combi. 747 Combi is so called as it has mixed pax and cargo configuration on the main deck. At present due to its capacity, 747-300 fleet is mostly deployed to cater high density requirements like carrying intending pilgrims to and from Saudi Arabia.
The Airbus A310 is a medium to long range wide-body airplane providing a spacious interior to its travelers. PIA has deployed the A310-300 fleet on Far East, Regional as well as Domestic routes.
The Boeing 737 is one of the world's favorite narrow-body short/medium haul jet airplane. Amongst its many credits, it has the distinction of being the most ordered and produced commercial airplane of all time and Boeing continues to manufacture its variants, to date. PIA’s 737-300 aircraft mostly serve its domestic and regional routes.
This modern technology turbo prop is the latest type inducted in PIA’s fleet. PIA’s fleet of seven ATR42-500 aircraft is configured in comfortable two class seating arrangement. This aircraft has enabled the airline to provide its valued customers the most convenient way to fly to far flung destinations of the countr.
Kingfisher Airlines is an airline based in Bangalore, India. It operates more than 400 flights a day and has a network of 77 destinations, with regional and long-haul international services.[1] Its main bases are Bangalore's Bengaluru International Airport, Mumbai'sChhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport andDelhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.[2] Kingfisher Airlines, through one of its holding companies United Breweries Group, has 50% stake in low-cost carrier Kingfisher Red, formerly known as Air Deccan.[3]
Kingfisher is one of six airlines in the world to have a five-star rating from Skytrax, along withAsiana Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airways.[4] According to a survey held in September 2008, Kingfisher was the most admired airline brand in the Asia-Pacific region.[5]. In February 2009, Kingfisher Airlines had 904,000 passengers, giving it the highest market share in India.[6]
Kingfisher chairman Vijay Mallya and his Jet Airways counterpart Naresh Goyal announced the alliance after a meeting on 13 October 2008 in Mumbai. The alliance will include code-sharing on both domestic and international flights, joint fuel management to reduce expenses, common ground handling, joint utilisation of crew and sharing of similar frequent flier programmes.
Gulf Air (Arabic: طيران الخليج Ṭayarān al-Ḫalīǧ) is the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The airline operates scheduled services to 41 destinations in 26 countries across Africa,Asia and Europe. Its main base is Bahrain International Airport.[1] The company's logo features a golden falcon.
The airline is not part of an airline alliance but is part of the oneworld global explorer fare. It has extensive codeshare services with other airlines and special partnerships with Jet Airways and Oman Air's Frequent Flyer Programs.
The turning point for Gulf Aviation came in 1973 when the governments of the Kingdom of Bahrain, State ofQatar, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the Sultanate of Oman purchased BOAC's shares in Gulf Aviation. The Foundation Treaty signed on 1 January 1974 gave each government a 25% shareholding in the re-branded Gulf Air, which became the national carrier for the four states in the Persian Gulf. Later that year, the airline's support of oil exploration resulted in the establishment of the wholly owned Gulf Helicopters subsidiary.[1]
With leased Lockheed L-1011 Tristar and Boeing 737s joining the fleet, by 1976 Gulf Air had expanded its route network to include: Amman, Amsterdam, Athens, Baghdad, Bangkok, Beirut, Cairo, Colombo, Delhi,Dhaka, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Khartoum, Larnaca, Manila, Paris, Ras al-Khaimah and San‘a’. The fleet comprised 4 Vickers VC10s, 3 BAC One-Elevens, 2 Lockheed L-1011 Tristar 200s, and 5 Boeing 737-200s. Two years later the Tristar fleet had doubled, replacing the VC10s, and the Boeing 737s had increased to 9, resulting in the phasing out of the One-Elevens.
A return to profit was announced, with the best financial performance since 1997 . Despite a BD30 million (US$80 million) cost to the business through fuel price rises during the year, Gulf Air recorded a profit of BD1.5 million (US$4.0 million) in the calendar year to December 2004, on revenues up 23.8% to BD476.3 million (US$1.26 billion) (2003: BD 384.6 million / USD1,020.2 million). The results meant the airline out-performed the targets set under Project Falcon, the three-year restructuring plan approved by the Board in December 2002.
The owner states of Gulf Air at that time - the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and theSultanate of Oman - confirmed their support for further expansion of the airline, through a new three-year strategic plan which would include re-equipment of the aircraft fleet and recapitalization of the business through private sector financing. Gulf Air was also placed on the IOSA registry following its successful completion of the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA).
