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| key people = Kashif Sehbai
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| fleet_size = 19
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| icon = ''[[Peregrine falcon|Shaheen]] (State bird)''
| icon = ''[[Peregrine falcon|Shaheen]] (State bird)''
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'''Shaheen Air International''' operating as '''Shaheen Air''' is a [[Private sector|private]] Pakistani airline with its head office on the grounds of [[Jinnah International Airport]] in [[Karachi]].<ref>"[http://www.shaheenair.com/sai1/contactus.html Contact Us > Domestic]." Shaheen Air. Retrieved on 28 July 2010. "Head Office Shaheen Air International Terminal-1 Road, Jinnah International Airport, Karachi-75200, Pakistan"</ref> Shaheen Air, which provides passenger, cargo and charter services, serves the major cities of [[Pakistan]] and the [[Persian Gulf]]. It was founded in December 1993 and was established on 25 October 1994. The airline focuses much of its routes on cities in Northern Pakistan, rather than Karachi. The airline's primary hub is [[Jinnah International Airport]] (KHI), Karachi, with secondary hubs at [[Benazir Bhutto International Airport]] (ISB), [[Islamabad]] and at [[Allama Iqbal International Airport]] (LHE), [[Lahore]].
'''Shaheen Air International''' operating as '''Shaheen Air''' is a [[Private sector|private]] Pakistani airline with its head office on the grounds of [[Jinnah International Airport]] in [[Karachi]].<ref>"[http://www.shaheenair.com/sai1/contactus.html Contact Us > Domestic]." Shaheen Air. Retrieved on 28 July 2010. "Head Office Shaheen Air International Terminal-1 Road, Jinnah International Airport, Karachi-75200, Pakistan"</ref> Shaheen Air, which provides passenger, cargo and charter services, serves the major cities of [[Pakistan]] and the [[Persian Gulf]]. It was founded in December 1993 and was established on 25 October 1994. The airline focuses much of its routes on cities in Northern Pakistan, rather than Karachi. The airline's primary hub is [[Jinnah International Airport]] (KHI), Karachi, with secondary hubs at [[Benazir Bhutto International Airport]] (ISB), [[Islamabad]] and at [[Allama Iqbal International Airport]] (LHE), [[Lahore]].


Besides serving major domestic cities such as [[Karachi]], [[Lahore]], [[Islamabad]], [[D.G.Khan]] and [[Peshawar]], Shaheen Air has also been operating flights to [[Dubai]], [[Manchester]] (U.K.) [[Abu Dhabi]], [[Riyadh]], [[Al Ain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Doha]] and [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]] from almost all the major international gateways of Pakistan.
Besides serving major domestic routes i.e. [[Karachi]], [[Lahore]], [[Islamabad]], [[D.G.Khan]] and [[Peshawar]], Shaheen Air has also been operating flights to [[Dubai]], [[Manchester]] (U.K.) [[Abu Dhabi]], [[Riyadh]], [[Al Ain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Doha]] and [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]] from almost all the major international gateways of Pakistan.


== History and modernization ==
== History and Modernization ==
[[File:Shaheen Air International Tupolev Tu-154M Hoppe.jpg|thumb|right|A Shaheen Air International [[Tupolev Tu-154|Tupolev Tu-154M]] taxiing at [[Dubai International Airport]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. (1999)]]
[[File:Shaheen Air International Tupolev Tu-154M Hoppe.jpg|thumb|right|A Shaheen Air International [[Tupolev Tu-154|Tupolev Tu-154M]] taxiing at [[Dubai International Airport]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. (1999)]]
In 2004, Shaheen Air International (SAI) became '''Shaheen Air''' and the airline introduced a new livery and corporate website. The airline was founded by Khalid Mehmood Sehbai who was the airline's first chairman. At first the airline introduced nationwide flights to countrywide destinations. The airline introduced many different flights mainly from [[Karachi, Pakistan]] to [[Quetta, Pakistan]].
In 2004, Shaheen Air International (SAI) became '''Shaheen Air''' and the airline introduced a new livery and corporate website. The airline was founded by Khalid Mehmood Sehbai (Late) who was the airline's first chairman. At first the airline introduced nationwide flights to countrywide destinations.The airline introduced many different flights mainly from [[Karachi, Pakistan]] to [[Quetta, Pakistan]]. The [[Governor]] of [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]] said that the improvement of air links were also discussed in the ongoing talks between Pakistan and [[Iran]] and he offered the management of Shaheen Air to operate [[Quetta]]-[[Zahidan]] flights. Initially Shaheen Air International operated eight flights to Karachi-Quetta and Quetta-[[Lahore]]. The airline later decided to operate flights from Quetta to Islamabad.


On 22 May 2004, the [[Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan]] grounded Shaheen Air as it owed millions of rupees in debt to the CAA. Three days later the airline was cleared of charges 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.
On 22 May 2004, the [[Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan|Civil Aviation Authority]] stopped all flights of Shaheen Air as it owed millions of rupees in debt to the CAA. On May 25, 2004, Shaheen Air was cleared of charges by the CAA to resume its domestic and international operations. The clearance letter was issued by CAA following receipt of the payment from Shaheen Air International towards payment of the outstanding dues and funds.


Today, Shaheen Air has about twenty aircraft. It is Pakistan's second national carrier next to the flag carrier, [[Pakistan International Airlines]]. 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.<ref>"[http://www.anna.aero/2013/01/09/shaheen-air-inaugurates-operations-in-riyadh-with-three-routes-from-pakistan/ Shaheen Air flights for Riyadh - Anna Aero]" Shaheen Air inaugurates operations in Riyadh with three routes from Pakistan
Today, Shaheen Air has about twenty aircraft and is one of the fastest growing airlines in Pakistan. It is Pakistan's second national carrier next to the flag carrier, [[Pakistan International Airlines|PIA]].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.<ref>"[http://www.anna.aero/2013/01/09/shaheen-air-inaugurates-operations-in-riyadh-with-three-routes-from-pakistan/ Shaheen Air flights for Riyadh - Anna Aero]" Shaheen Air inaugurates operations in Riyadh with three routes from Pakistan
</ref> Shaheen Air is now operating flights also for [[Dammam]].
</ref> Shaheen Air is now operating flights also for [[Dammam]].


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== Services ==
== Services ==
Shaheen Air operates [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-400]] and [[Airbus A320|Airbus A320-200]] aircraft in all-Economy class configuration; and [[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-200]] and [[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-300]] in a Business- and Economy class layout mix.
Shaheen Air operates [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-400]], [[Airbus A320|Airbus A320-200]] in all Economy class and [[Airbus A330-200]] [[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-300]] in Business and Economy class layout mix.

==Future Plans==
[[File:Shaheen Air's Future Plans.png|thumb|Shaheen Air's Future Plans.]]Shaheen Air has many Future Plans such as inducting a whole brand new fleet of modern ATR aircraft's and as well as expanding wings to Canada.


==Cargo operations==
==Cargo operations==
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== Destinations ==
== Destinations ==
{{Main|Shaheen Air destinations}}
{{Main|Shaheen Air destinations}}
[[File:Shaheen Air advertisement towards new destination, Bangkok..png|thumb|Shaheen Air advertisement towards new destination, Bangkok.]]
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Shaheen Air mainly operates on domestic and Gulf routes. In 2015 it became the only private airline from Pakistan to fly east with non-stop flights from [[Allama Iqbal International Airport|Lahore]] to [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport|Guangzhou]], and recently started service between Islamabad and Manchester. Several other destinations are also planned that include Thailand, Denmark, Norway, Italy as well as Shanghai in China.<ref>[http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/business-news/shaheen-air-announces-flight-pakistan-10928097 Shaheen plan network expansion in Europe and Far East]</ref>
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[[File:Shaheen Air advertisement for Kuala Lampur .png|thumb|Shaheen Air advertisement for Kuala Lampur.]]

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Shaheen Air is majorly operating in the domestic and Gulf Region. Shaheen Air is the only private Airline from Pakistan that flies to [[China]] with non-stop flights from [[Allama Iqbal International Airport|Lahore]] to [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport|Guangzhou]]. Shaheen Air recently started service between Islamabad and Manchester. Several other sectors are also announced that may include Canada, Malaysia, Thailand, Denmark, Norway, Italy, and China (Shanghai)
== Fleet ==
== Fleet ==
[[File:AP-BLM (12522735825).jpg|thumb|Shaheen Air [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320]].]]
[[File:Shaheen Air A330-300 Economy class.png|thumb|Shaheen Air [[A330-300]] Economy class in 2-4-2 configuration. ]]
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As of February 2016 the Shaheen Air fleet consists of the following aircrafts: The average age of Shaheen Air fleet is 18.2 years.
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[[File:Shaheen Air A330-300 MSN 70.jpg|thumb|Shaheen Air [[Airbus A330-300]].]]
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[[File:Shaheen Air A330-300 Economy class.png|thumb|Shaheen Air [[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-300]] Economy class in 2-4-2 configuration.]]
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As of February 2016 the Shaheen Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:



<center>{{Reflist|group=nb}}
<center>
</center>
[[File:Shaheen Air A330-300 MSN 70.jpg|thumb|Shaheen Air [[Airbus A330-300]].]]<center>
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"
|+ Shaheen Air fleet
|+ '''Shaheen Air fleet'''
|-
|- bgcolor="darkblue"
! rowspan="2" |Aircraft
! rowspan="2" style="width:80px;" |In Service
! rowspan="2" |{{font color|white|Aircraft}}
! rowspan="2" style="width:80px;" |Orders
! rowspan="2" style="width:80px;" |{{font color|white|In Service}}
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! rowspan="2" style="width:80px;" |{{font color|white|Orders}}
! colspan="3" |Passengers
! colspan="3" |{{font color|white|Passengers}}
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! rowspan="2" style="width:120px;" |Notes
! rowspan="2" style="width:120px;" |{{font color|white|Notes}}
|-
|- bgcolor="darkblue"
!<abbr title="Business">C</abbr>
!<abbr title="Economy">Y</abbr>
!<abbr title="Business Class">{{font color|white|C}}</abbr>
!<abbr title="Economy Class">{{font color|white|Y}}</abbr>
!Total
!{{font color|white|Total}}
|-
|-
|[[Airbus A320|Airbus A320-200]]
|[[Airbus A320|Airbus A320-200]]
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| align="center" |180
| align="center" |180
| align="center" |180
| align="center" |180
|All dry leased from [[AerCap]].
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|-
|-
|[[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-200]]
|[[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-200]]
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| align="center" |243
| align="center" |243
| align="center" |243
| align="center" |243
|Only AP-BMI, AP-BML currently active. All dry-leased.
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|-
|-
|[[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-300]]
|[[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-300]]
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| align="center" |262
| align="center" |262
| align="center" |392
| align="center" |392
|All dry-leased.
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|-
|-
|[[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-400]]
|[[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-400]]
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| align="center" |164
| align="center" |164
| align="center" |164
| align="center" |164
|2 dry leased from [[ILFC]]. In process of retirement.
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|-
|-
!Total
!Total
!19
!19
!2
!2
! colspan="4" |
! colspan="3" |
!
|}
|}
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[[File:Shaheen Air A330-300 Business class.png|thumb|Shaheen Air [[A330-300]] Business class in 2-2-2 configuration.]]</center>
</center>
</center>
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[[File:Shaheen Air A330-300 Business class.png|thumb|Shaheen Air [[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-300]] Business class in 2-2-2 configuration.]]
;Previously operated
;Previously operated


*[[Airbus A300|Airbus A300B4-203]]<ref name="hist">[https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Shaheen-Air/historicFleet Shaheen Air historic fleet]</ref>
Shaheen operated these aircraft in the past.<ref>[https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Shaheen-Air/historicFleet Shaheen Air historic fleet]</ref>
*[[Airbus A310|Airbus A310-300]]<ref name="hist"/>
*[[Airbus A300|Airbus A300B4-203]]
*[[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A321-200]]<ref name="hist"/>
*[[Airbus A310|Airbus A310-300]]
*[[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200]]
*[[Airbus A321-200]]
*[[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-800]]<ref>[http://www.mwestairlines.com/News.html Shaheen Air 737=800 fleet information]</ref>
*[[Boeing 737-200]]
*[[Boeing 737-800]]<ref>[http://www.mwestairlines.com/News.html Shaheen Air 737=800 fleet information]</ref>
*[[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-200ER]]<ref>[http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Shaheen%20Air.htm Shaheen Air fleet 767 information]</ref>
*[[Boeing 767-200ER]]<ref>[http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Shaheen%20Air.htm Shaheen Air fleet 767 information]</ref>
*[[Tupolev Tu-154|Tupolev Tu-154M]]
*[[Tupolev Tu-154M]]
*[[Yakovlev Yak-42|Yakovlev Yak-42D]]<ref>[https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/View?Registration=UR-42376&DeliveryDate=s10.01 Shaheen Air Yak 42 information]</ref>
*[[Yakovlev Yak-42D]]<ref>[https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/View?Registration=UR-42376&DeliveryDate=s10.01 Shaheen Air Yak 42 information]</ref>


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 05:09, 11 April 2016

Shaheen Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
NL SAI SHAHEEN AIR
Founded1993
Commenced operations25 October 1994
HubsJinnah International Airport, Allama Iqbal International Airport, Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Bacha Khan International Airport
Fleet size19 (2 on order)
Destinations22
HeadquartersKarachi, Pakistan
Websiteshaheenair.com

Shaheen Air International operating as Shaheen Air is a private Pakistani airline with its head office on the grounds of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.[1] Shaheen Air, which provides passenger, cargo and charter services, serves the major cities of Pakistan and the Persian Gulf. It was founded in December 1993 and was established on 25 October 1994. The airline focuses much of its routes on cities in Northern Pakistan, rather than Karachi. The airline's primary hub is Jinnah International Airport (KHI), Karachi, with secondary hubs at Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB), Islamabad and at Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE), Lahore.

Besides serving major domestic routes i.e. Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, D.G.Khan and Peshawar, Shaheen Air has also been operating flights to Dubai, Manchester (U.K.) Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Al Ain, Kuwait, Doha and Muscat from almost all the major international gateways of Pakistan.

History and Modernization

A Shaheen Air International Tupolev Tu-154M taxiing at Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates. (1999)

In 2004, Shaheen Air International (SAI) became Shaheen Air and the airline introduced a new livery and corporate website. The airline was founded by Khalid Mehmood Sehbai (Late) who was the airline's first chairman. At first the airline introduced nationwide flights to countrywide destinations.The airline introduced many different flights mainly from Karachi, Pakistan to Quetta, Pakistan. The Governor of Balochistan said that the improvement of air links were also discussed in the ongoing talks between Pakistan and Iran and he offered the management of Shaheen Air to operate Quetta-Zahidan flights. Initially Shaheen Air International operated eight flights to Karachi-Quetta and Quetta-Lahore. The airline later decided to operate flights from Quetta to Islamabad.

On 22 May 2004, the Civil Aviation Authority stopped all flights of Shaheen Air as it owed millions of rupees in debt to the CAA. On May 25, 2004, Shaheen Air was cleared of charges by the CAA to resume its domestic and international operations. The clearance letter was issued by CAA following receipt of the payment from Shaheen Air International towards payment of the outstanding dues and funds.

Today, Shaheen Air has about twenty aircraft and is one of the fastest growing airlines in Pakistan. It is Pakistan's second national carrier next to the flag carrier, PIA.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.[2] Shaheen Air is now operating flights also for Dammam.

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.

The word "Shaheen" means "Falcon" in Urdu.

Services

Shaheen Air operates Boeing 737-400, Airbus A320-200 in all Economy class and Airbus A330-200 Airbus A330-300 in Business and Economy class layout mix.

Future Plans

File:Shaheen Air's Future Plans.png
Shaheen Air's Future Plans.

Shaheen Air has many Future Plans such as inducting a whole brand new fleet of modern ATR aircraft's and as well as expanding wings to Canada.

Cargo operations

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 which are time sensitive in nature. Other services include: Perishable Cargo, Live Animals, Valuable Cargo, Special Cargo as well as Courier Services.[3]

Destinations

Main article: Shaheen Air destinations
File:Shaheen Air advertisement towards new destination, Bangkok..png
Shaheen Air advertisement towards new destination, Bangkok.
File:Shaheen Air advertisement for Kuala Lampur .png
Shaheen Air advertisement for Kuala Lampur.

Shaheen Air is majorly operating in the domestic and Gulf Region. Shaheen Air is the only private Airline from Pakistan that flies to China with non-stop flights from Lahore to Guangzhou. Shaheen Air recently started service between Islamabad and Manchester. Several other sectors are also announced that may include Canada, Malaysia, Thailand, Denmark, Norway, Italy, and China (Shanghai)

Fleet

File:Shaheen Air A330-300 Economy class.png
Shaheen Air A330-300 Economy class in 2-4-2 configuration.

As of February 2016 the Shaheen Air fleet consists of the following aircrafts: The average age of Shaheen Air fleet is 18.2 years.


Shaheen Air Airbus A330-300.
Shaheen Air fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A320-200 8 0 0 180 180 All dry leased from AerCap.
Airbus A330-200 2 2 0 243 243 Only AP-BMI, AP-BML currently active. All dry-leased.
Airbus A330-300 3 0 30 262 392 All dry-leased.
Boeing 737-400 6 0 0 164 164 2 dry leased from ILFC. In process of retirement.
Total 19 2
File:Shaheen Air A330-300 Business class.png
Shaheen Air A330-300 Business class in 2-2-2 configuration.
Previously operated

Shaheen operated these aircraft in the past.[4]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shaheen Air.
  1. ^ "Contact Us > Domestic." Shaheen Air. Retrieved on 28 July 2010. "Head Office Shaheen Air International Terminal-1 Road, Jinnah International Airport, Karachi-75200, Pakistan"
  2. ^ "Shaheen Air flights for Riyadh - Anna Aero" Shaheen Air inaugurates operations in Riyadh with three routes from Pakistan
  3. ^ Shaheen Air Cargo services Accessed 2009-12-31
  4. ^ Shaheen Air historic fleet
  5. ^ Shaheen Air 737=800 fleet information
  6. ^ Shaheen Air fleet 767 information
  7. ^ Shaheen Air Yak 42 information
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