Princely Jets

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Princely Jets
IATA ICAO Callsign
PJPJPPRINCELY JETS
Hubs Jinnah International Airport
Fleet size7
Destinations0
Parent company Akbar Group
Headquarters Karachi, Pakistan
Website http://www.princelyjets.com/
Princely Challenger 601 Untitled Canadair CL-600-2A12 Challenger 601 AP-MIR (3170546487).jpg
Princely Challenger 601

Princely Jets is Pakistan's first private charter jet operator, based at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan. It is owned by the Akbar Group. [1] The airline started operations in November 2005 with a single aircraft and now operates a fleet of three jets and three helicopters. The airline will take delivery of another helicopter and two more jets by the end of 2016. The airline has been operating charters actively in the Middle East and South Asia region flying royalty, diplomats, businessmen, heads of state and high-net-worth individuals. [2]

Jinnah International Airport International airport of Pakistan

Jinnah International Airport is Pakistan's busiest international and domestic airport, and handled 6,697,073 passengers in 2017-2018. Located in Karachi, the largest city and commercial capital of Pakistan and capital of the province of Sindh, it is named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

Karachi Megacity in Sindh

Karachi (Urdu: کراچی‎; ALA-LC: Karācī, IPA: [kəˈraːtʃi]; is the capital of the Pakistani province of Sindh. It is the most populous city in Pakistan, and fifth-most-populous city proper in the world. Ranked as a beta-global city, the city is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre. It is the cultural, economic, philanthropic, educational, and political hub of the country, and Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city. Situated on the Arabian Sea, Karachi serves as a transport hub, and is home to Pakistan's two largest seaports, the Port of Karachi and Port Bin Qasim, as well as Pakistan's busiest airport, Jinnah International Airport.

Pakistan federal parliamentary constitutional republic in South Asia

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the world’s sixth-most populous country with a population exceeding 212.7 million people. In area, it is the 33rd-largest country, spanning 881,913 square kilometres. Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometre (650-mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China in the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the northwest, and also shares a maritime border with Oman.

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Fleet

Princely Jets consists of the following fleet: [3]

Princely Jets Fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersNotes
Challenger 604 10Jet
Citation Bravo 10Jet
Bombardier Challenger 601-3R 10Jet
Eurocopter BO-105 30Helicopter
Eurocopter EC-130 10Helicopter
Total70

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References

  1. ↑ Group, Akbar (28 January 2007). "Aviation Division" . Retrieved 8 November 2016– via http://www.akbargroup.com.pk/aviation_division.htm.
  2. ↑ Jets, Princely (31 December 2005). "Princely Jets (Private) Ltd". Linked In. Princely Jets. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Princely Jet Fleet". 08/11/2016. Retrieved 08/11/2016.Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help)


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