Govt, lender banks conclude PIA’s commercial debt negotiations

Under the arrangement, airline’s commercial domestic debt will be moved to PIA Holding Company Ltd

PIA’s liabilities and assets to be transferred to holding company as privatisation process enters next stage. What will the timeline look like?

Former governor of the State Bank, Tariq Bajwa, has been appointed chairman of the 11 member board as plans for privatisation enter the vital phase-II stage.

Seven International investors show interest in PIA, three airports

Aviation ministry didn't clarify whether the investors are companies or governments

Fly Jinnah to start international flights from Islamabad to Sharjah

Airline plans to add more international routes in the near future

PIA pays $13mn to reclaim aircraft stranded for two years

AP-DLG returned to Pakistan on Tuesday, and the other is set to return following the other $13 million

Ernst & Young hired as financial advisor for privatisation of PIA

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission (PC) Board has approved appointments of British multinational, Ernst & Young (EY) as a Financial Advisor to aid...

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...

PIA expresses fear of potential impoundment of aircraft and attachment of its assets abroad

ISLAMABAD: Financial crisis-hit Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been facing a $31 million dispute against outstanding rent, re-delivery rent, maintenance reserve and...

PIA’s long dispute with airplane leasing company seems to have ended 

ECC approves Rs 8 bn financing for reaching settlement

Cabinet allows Fly Jinnah’s expansion to international routes

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet, through circulation of summary, has now allowed Fly Jinnah's expansion onto the international routes, it was reliably learnt...

PIA dismisses different restructuring plan rumours

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

The week everyone thought PIA was no longer a going concern

Some phenomena in life are so ingrained in our minds that we take them for granted: the Earth’s roundness, the sun’s faithful...

Can the Govt’s injection help PIA build on its gains in 2023? 

The company is confident that it can continue in its successes if it can do something with its stock of debt 

Air travel boom creates crosswinds for air cargo

Air cargo enjoyed record demand when COVID-19 closed borders and snarled supply chains. Now, it is reeling from overcapacity and tumbling freight...
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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...