PIA dismisses different restructuring plan rumours

Future plan to be unveiled following the company finding suitable advisor for restructuring 

PIA resolves $26mn dispute with AACL through out-of-court settlement

Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited (PIACL) has reportedly resolved a $26 million dispute with Asia Aviation Capital Limited (AACL) through an out-of-court...

Virgin Atlantic packs its bags. But is it for the last time?

Three years and over 2 lakh passengers later, Virgin Atlantic ends operations in Pakistan
Boeing 777X

Boeing boosts monthly 737 production as results beat estimates

Boeing (BA.N) said on Wednesday it was lifting production of its bestselling 737 narrow-body jet, a sign the planemaker was recovering from a...

AirSial expands into int’l market with direct flights to Jeddah 

Company commences int'l operations two and a half years after entering local market

Process to outsource airports initiated

Operations and management of Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad airports set to be outsourced to generate foreign exchange 

Govt to offer golden handshake to around 3,000 PIA employees

KARACHI: In order to cut PIA's losses by Rs4.2 billion, the government has approved plans to lay off around 3,000 of its...

Financial bloodbath: PIA hemorrhages Rs97b in losses across 2022

National flag carrier bled Rs 8 billion and 83 million on average per month in losses across 2022
IATA-freight traffic

IATA warns of reduced, ceased operations in Pakistan if repatriation issues persist

Govt alleged to have disallowed airlines from accessing $290m of their funds

Zara Airways to introduce direct flights from Canada to Pakistan

Canadian airline Zara Airways has unveiled plans to launch direct flights from Toronto to three major cities in Pakistan in August, marking...

British Airways flight lands in Lahore after 40 years

LAHORE: British Airways has resumed its direct flight operations to and from Lahore as the airline’s first flight touched down at Allama...

Pakistan’s aviation sector: In ‘rapid descent’

An international forecast projects Pakistan’s domestic air travel to grow at twice the pace of global traffic over the next 20 years,...

Senate Standing Committee on Aviation grills PIA

PIA scrutinized over pilot licences, flights from Balochistan, recruitment, fake degrees, and pensions owed to widows 

Turkish military manufacturers push for business with Pakistan

By USMAN A KHAN/ABDULLAH NIAZI LAHORE/ANKARA: Turkish producers of tactical military goods, Askeri Elektronik Sanayi, Military Electronic Industries (ASELSAN), and Turkish Aerospace Industries...

Hassan Baig appointed new CAA DG

Hassan Baig, Senior Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary BS-21 assumed the charge of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director-General in addition to his own duties in the Aviation Division.