Shaheen Air
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| Founded | 1993 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 25 October 1994 | ||||||
| Hubs | Jinnah International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 22 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan | ||||||
| Key people | Kashif Sehbai | ||||||
| Website | shaheenair.com | ||||||
Shaheen Air (Urdu: شاہین ایئر) is a private Pakistani airline with its head office in Jinnah International Airport in Karachi and owned by the Khalid Shehbai family (originally established by the Shaheen Foundation).[1][2][3] Shaheen Air provided passenger, cargo and charter services, to major cities in Pakistan and the Middle East.
Contents
1 History
2 Destinations
3 Fleet
3.1 Current fleet
3.2 Previously operated
4 Accidents and incidents
5 References
6 External links
History
A Shaheen Air International Tupolev Tu-154M taxiing at Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates in 1999
Shaheen Air Cargo is a division of Shaheen Air International that was established in 1993, soon after the inception of the airline. Shaheen Air provides special services for sending small consignments that are time-sensitive in nature.[4]
On 22 May 2004, the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan (CAA) grounded Shaheen Air as the airline owed it millions of rupees. Three days later the airline was cleared by the CAA to resume its domestic and international operations. The clearance letter was issued by CAA following receipt of a payment from Shaheen Air International towards the outstanding dues and funds. The same year, Shaheen Air International (SAI) became Shaheen Air and the airline introduced a new livery and corporate website.
Today, Shaheen Air is Pakistan's second largest airline next to the flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines.[5] In its international operations, Shaheen Air also operates between Pakistan and numerous destinations in the Middle East. Shaheen Air has started flight operations to Riyadh with three different routes from Pakistan.[6]
Shaheen Air started its own maintenance repair organization (MRO) by the name of Shaheen Engineering and Aircraft Maintenance Services (SEAMS) which aims to provide maintenance services to Shaheen Air as well as other regional and international airlines.
Destinations
As of July 2018, Shaheen Air only operates temporary Haj services to Saudi Arabia from some cities in Pakistan. All of its scheduled routes have been suspended by the PCAA due to non-payment of dues.
Fleet
Current fleet
A Shaheen Air Airbus A330-200 at Birmingham Airport
Shaheen Air operates the following aircraft as of August 2018:[7][8]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers Economy | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Airbus A330-200 | 3 | — | 326 | |
Airbus A320-200 | 1 | — | 155 | |
| Total | 4 | — | ||
Previously operated
Airbus A300B4-203[9]
Airbus A310-300[9]- Airbus A319-100
- Airbus A320-200
Airbus A321-200[9]- Airbus A330-300
- Boeing 737-200
- Boeing 737-400
Boeing 737-800[10]
Boeing 767-200ER[11]- Tupolev Tu-154M
Yakovlev Yak-42D[12]
Accidents and incidents
- 22 April 2012 - the main landing gear of a Boeing 737-400 operating as Flight 122 from Islamabad to Karachi collapsed during its landing at Karachi. No injuries were reported among the 122 passengers and 6 crew on board.[13]
- 24 September 2015 - a Boeing 737-400 registered AP-BJR and operating as Flight 791 took off from a taxiway instead of the runway while departing from Sharjah. The aircraft was undamaged in the incident.[14]
- 23 November 2015 - the main landing gear of a Boeing 737-400 registration AP-BJO, operating as Flight 142, collapsed during landing. There were 112 passengers and 7 crew members on board; 10 passengers were injured.[15]
References
^ https://tribune.com.pk/story/644806/take-off-younger-generation-takes-over-shaheen-airs-command/
^ Baker, Raymond (2005). Capitalism's Achilles heel: Dirty Money and How to Renew the Free-market System. John Wiley and Sons (GoogleBooks). pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-0-471-64488-0. Retrieved 30 July 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Contact Us > Domestic." Shaheen Air. Retrieved on 28 July 2010. "Head Office Shaheen Air International Terminal-1 Road, Jinnah International Airport, Karachi-75200, Pakistan"
^ Shaheen Air Cargo services accessed 2009-12-31
^ Cheung, Tai Ming; Tai, Ming Cheung (1 September 2018). "China's Entrepreneurial Army". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
^ "Shaheen Air flights for Riyadh - Anna Aero" Shaheen Air inaugurates operations in Riyadh with three routes from Pakistan
^ "Pakistan's Shaheen Air Int'l to lease seven A319s". ch-aviation. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
^ "Shaheen Air International fleet detail". 29 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
^ abc "Shaheen Air Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net.
^ "Shaheen Air 737=800 fleet information".
^ "Shaheen Air Fleet - Airfleets aviation". www.airfleets.net.
^ "Registration Details For UR-42376 (Shaheen Air) Yakovlev Yak-42 - PlaneLogger". www.planelogger.com.
^ "Accident: Shaheen B734 at Karachi on Apr 22nd 2012, left main gear collapse on landing". avherald.com.
^ "Report: Shaheen B734 at Sharjah on Sep 24th 2015, took off from taxiway". avherald.com.
^ "Accident: Shaheen B734 at Lahore on Nov 3rd 2015, runway excursion, both main gear collapsed". avherald.com.
External links
Media related to Shaheen Air at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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