Shaheen Air International
| Shaheen Air International شاہین ایئر |
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| IATA code : | NL |
| ICAO code : | SAI |
| Call sign : | SHAHEEN AIR |
| Founding: | 1993 |
| Operation stopped: | 2018 |
| Seat: |
Karachi , Pakistan
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| Home airport : | Karachi |
| IATA prefix code : | 740 |
| Number of employees: | 2800 |
| Fleet size: | 17th |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.shaheenair.com |
| Shaheen Air International شاہین ایئرceased operations in 2018. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. |
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Shaheen Air International ( Urdu شاہین ایئر, in the Shaheen Air brand ) was a Pakistani airline based in Karachi and based at Karachi / Jinnah International Airport .
history
In April 2018, the company ran into financial difficulties, as a result of which the leased aircraft were ordered back by AerCap and the owner of the company fled abroad.
Destinations
Shaheen Air served various domestic and foreign destinations, primarily in the Gulf region . In Europe , Islamabad served from Manchester .
fleet
Fleet at the end of operations
As of May 2018, the Shaheen Air International fleet consisted of 17 aircraft with an average age of 13.5 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks |
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| Airbus A319-100 | 5 | ||
| Airbus A320-200 | 8th | one inactive | |
| Airbus A330-200 | 4th | ||
| total | 17th | - |
Previously deployed aircraft
Incidents
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The crashed Boeing 737-400 ( registration number AP-BJO ) still with the livery of the previous owner Malaysia Airlines
The company had a total of two serious incidents during its operation. Boeing 737-400s were involved in both cases .
- On December 30, 2012, the Boeing 737-400 AP-BJN landed in Lahore from Karachi Airport and deviated from the runway (a bird strike may have occurred during the landing ). The left landing gear collapsed in the grass off the track. As a result, the aircraft was written off.
- On November 3, 2015, the Boeing 737-400 AP-BJO landed in Lahore from Karachi. Due to insufficient visibility for a VOR / DME approach procedure, the crew decided to land on the instrument landing on runway 36R, which was closed for maintenance, and then to switch to runway 36L as soon as 36L was in sight. For this purpose, the crew applied for an RNAV landing for which the AP-BJO was not technically equipped. When the crew finally saw the runway, it was actually too late to correct course. The captain, who was subsequently overwhelmed, did not physically give the first officer control of the aircraft, even though he acoustically gave it to him. The aircraft touched down around 1,400 feet in front of the runway and to the left of the center line at around 300 km / h. First the left landing gear collapsed, then the right. No person was injured in this incident either, but alcohol was subsequently recorded in the blood of the captain and the aircraft had to be written off.
See also
Web links
Commons : Shaheen Air - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Of Shaheen Air website (English)
- Shaheen Air photos on airliners.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b New Pakistani airlines do not take off , accessed December 25, 2018
- ↑ Shaheen Air on brink of closure as Saudi prince pulls out , accessed December 25, 2018
- ↑ shaheenair.com - Route Map (English), accessed on August 30, 2016
- ^ Shaheen Air Fleet Details and History. May 29, 2018, accessed June 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Data on the airline Shaheen Air International Shaheen Air in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on December 25, 2018.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-4H6 AP-BJN Lahore-Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on December 25, 2018.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-4H6 AP-BJO Lahore-Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on December 25, 2018.