PIA suspends Kuwait, Salalah routes

Following the controversial suspension of flights to New York Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced suspensi the n of operations to Kuwait...

PIA starts extra daily flight from Karachi to Gwadar

KARACHI: PIA has announced special extra daily flight from Karachi to Gwadar for one week starting from January 26 in addition to...

Govt failed in turning around fortunes of PIA: PM Abbasi

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday admitted the government had failed to turnaround fortunes of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) and...

Emirates announces $16bn deal for 36 A380s

DUBAI: Emirates Airlines said Thursday it has struck a $ 16 billion deal to buy 36 Airbus A380 superjumbos just days after...

Govt to form separate company to manage assets amid PIA privatisation: Daniyal

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Privatisation Daniyal Aziz on Monday said the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government is committed to finalising privatisation process...

Market Daily: PIA takes off amid crashing indices

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) benchmark KSE 100 index shed 586.23 points as the rally started in December seems to have come...

Airbus may stop manufacturing A380 superjumbo aircraft

PARIS: Airbus says it will stop making its costly A380 superjumbo if it can’t strike a long-term deal with the airline Emirates...

To offset losses, PIA to commence direct flights from Islamabad-Gwadar

KARACHI: As China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) makes it impact felt in terms of rising tourism, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will start direct...

Pakistan has sufficient electricity for next 15 years: PM Abbasi

SIALKOT: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday said the government had been able to overcome the shortage of electricity for the...

PIA fortunes to rebound within next 24-30 months: CEO

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is one of those public-sector enterprises that doesn’t evoke a sense of pride, due to its mounting...

PIA’s online booking system crashes due to technical glitch

KARACHI: A glitch with the United States (US) based reservation system providing company has resulted in an outage of some online services of...

PM chairs meeting to review PIA’s business plan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday chaired a meeting to review the proposed business plan for Pakistan International Airlines and issues...

Airbus, Boeing partnering with smaller rivals to boost lower-end sales

PARIS/SAO PAULO: Airbus and Boeing are pairing with smaller regional rivals to add sales at the lower end of their $100 billion-a-year...

PIA sells A310 engines for more than Rs270mn

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has fetched more than Rs 270 million (Rs 27 Crores) from the sale of 5 idle unserviceable...

Jet fuel shortage looms, as PSO faces supply crunch

ISLAMABAD: Jet fuel shortage is now on the horizon as poor planning and mismanagement has disrupted refineries and jeopardized their operations. This follows...