Aerospace Diary

Neelam Mathews May 4, 2014 Add caption As Jet Airways turns 21, plans to start an all-business service between two metros have been put on hold as a Report by Seabury believed to have been commissioned by Etihad is awaited. The report, a source told AerospaceDiary will offer a complete evaluation of manpower, fleet utilization among others. “Till then, no major decision will be taken by Jet.” Etihad, that has by now, a combined fleet of 250 including its tie-ups and partners, is already consolidating routes. AerospaceDiary learns it is looking at buying equity in an Asian and a US carrier! We are also hearing joint purchase agreements are being looked into, including MRO. Meanwhile, three Air India B777s that are being bid will be likely sold to Etihad at $57.5 million- a part of the bilateral deal…….? Just speculating!

Asia-Pacific Aviation Daily Jan 13 , 2011 , p. 12 Neelam Mathews A code-share alliance signed with Turkish Airlines may be a step for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) toward becoming a member of Star Alliance , a PIA spokesman was quoted telling a national daily, but this could not be confirmed with Star Alliance. PIA will operate daily flights from Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad to Istanbul and onward to more than 128 international destinations under a code-share arrangement with Turkish Airlines. The code share had created misgivings that were later cleared with the PIA employees associations that their jobs would be cut as a result of the agreement. PIA has embarked on a five-year cost-cutting plan for human resources, fleet maintenance and yield enhancement, Chairman Ahmed Mukhtar said in October last year. PIA was the first airline in the world to operate all three variants of the 777 family—the 777-2...