ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has inducted another Airbus-320, a narrow-body aircraft acquired on a six-year dry lease, into its fleet that would help improve the national flag carrier\u2019s flight operations on domestic and international routes. \u201cInduction of new aircraft in PIA\u2019s air fleet continues as the second Airbus-320 of the current year has arrived in Pakistan from Sharjah. This aircraft will be operated within the country, on regional and Gulf routes,\u201d PIA spokesman Abdullah Hafeez Khan informed media here on Thursday. He said the aircraft had been on a lease of six years, adding that the PIA could get its ownership after the lease expired with mutual understanding of the parties concerned. The first A-320 [of the current year] arrived in April and now is busy rendering operational services. The spokesman explained that the PIA had floated a tender last year for procurement of the aircraft, out of which two reached Pakistan and two more would arrive in the coming few days. DNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has inducted another Airbus-320, a narrow-body aircraft acquired on a six-year dry lease, into its fleet that would help improve the national flag carrier\u2019s flight operations on domestic and international routes. \u201cInduction of new aircraft in PIA\u2019s air fleet continues as the second Airbus-320 of the current year has arrived […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-271290","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"\n