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ewolde Gebremariam former Ethiopian Airlines CEO shortlisted as PIA new CEO by Arif Habib consortium after privatisation

PIA Eyes Former Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam to Lead Its Revival

Nayab Fatima2026-07-10

Pakistan International Airlines has narrowed down their options to Tewolde Gebremariam, who once headed the Ethiopian Airlines Group, for the position of their CEO, according to Bloomberg reports from Friday. Appointment of Tewolde Gebremariam as PIA new CEO would mean that the most renowned turnaround specialists from the aviation sector is coming to work at ... Read more

K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo plane goes missing 155 nautical miles west of Karachi after reporting navigation system malfunction

K2 Airways Boeing 737 Cargo Plane Goes Missing Off Karachi Coast

Nayab Fatima2026-07-08

The Boeing 737 K2 Airways cargo plane flying from Sharjah to Karachi went missing last Tuesday night following the aircraft’s report of a navigation failure about 155 nautical miles off the coast of Pakistan. Disappearance of Karachi K2 Airways cargo plane resulted in a search and rescue mission at sea which continues even now and ... Read more

South Air Disability Discount announces 50 percent airfare concession disability discount for differently abled passengers making air travel inclusive and accessible

South Air Offers 50% Airfare Concession for Differently Abled Passengers

Nayab Fatima2026-07-06

ISLAMABAD: A 50 percent fare concession has been offered by South Air on flights for passengers who have some kind of disability. In other words, South Air disability discount Pakistan is amongst the very few Pakistani airlines that have started offering a discount on fares to passengers suffering from some sort of disability. It is ... Read more

Airblue becomes Pakistan's first cashless airline after completing digital payment rollout nationwide. Passengers pay via debit, credit cards

Airblue Becomes Pakistan’s First 100% Cashless Airline

Nayab Fatima2026-07-03

Airblue has created history by becoming the first cashless airline of Pakistan with the full digitization of all payment methods in its sales offices across Pakistan. The milestone of Airblue cashless airline in Pakistan takes the country’s aviation industry one step further to reach international standards without using any cash. Every transaction for ticket purchases ... Read more

privatisation stake transfer complete as PIA Equity Limited acquires 66.67% of PIACL.

PIA Privatisation Reaches New Phase as Investor Secures 66.67% Stake in PIACL

Nayab Fatima2026-07-03

This marks an important landmark in the process of privatization by Pakistan International Airlines. As per reports from Pakistan International Airlines Holding Company, it has made its first move on the Share Purchase and Subscription Agreement, which now means that Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited has been transferred majority stake to the winning bidder. Stake ... Read more

Emirates Best Airline Worldwide at BTME Awards 2026,

Emirates clinches Best Airline Worldwide at the 2026 Business Traveller Middle East Awards

Nayab Fatima2026-06-30

Emirates has won another award at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2026, where it received the Best Airline Worldwide title, together with Best First Class and Best Airport Lounge in the Middle East, as the winner of the Best First Class Lounge at Dubai International Airport. This BTME award of the Emirates’ Best Airline ... Read more

PIA privatization as the Arif Habib-led consortium takes management control of Pakistan International Airlines after the first financial closing.

Arif Habib Takes Control of PIA as Rs90 Billion Investment Marks Historic First Closing

Faraz Ali Ansari2026-06-29

ISLAMABAD: A new era officially begins for Pakistan’s national skies. Today, the Privatization Commission pulled the curtain back on a historic transition, handing the steering wheel of the Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited (PIACL) to the Arif Habib Corporation-led consortium. This move effectively ends decades of state-run turbulence and marks the first financial closing of ... Read more

Pakistan airspace closure continues to impact Indian airlines as renewed Indus Waters Treaty restoration talks draw regional attention.

Pakistan Airspace Closure Pushes India Toward Indus Water Treaty Talks

Faraz Ali Ansari2026-06-28

ISLAMABAD: India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty in April 2025 with the swagger of a country that believed it held all the cards. Fourteen months later, New Delhi quietly sends a message to Islamabad: it wants the rivers back on terms Pakistan sets, and in return it offers something that reveals exactly how much pain ... Read more

Air India flight Pakistani airspace AI-479 Amritsar go-around incident

Air India Aircraft Enters Pakistani Airspace During Flight Maneuver, Leaves within seconds

Nayab Fatima2026-06-25

An airplane hit by a bird. The inspection of a runway. A routine “go-around” operation gone just slightly over the border. These are the elements of an occurrence that was noticed because of its exact location. This week has witnessed the controversy regarding an Air India flight Pakistani airspace case, whereby a passenger plane flew ... Read more

Iran reopens western airspace 2026 Tehran FIR flight operations civil aviation

Major Airlines Stay Away Despite Iran’s Airspace Reopening

Nayab Fatima2026-06-24

The Iranian capital city insists that its airspace is now open around the clock for commercial flights. But what the flight tracking websites are showing reveals something else entirely. The discrepancy here reveals just how unstable this calm could potentially be. TEHRAN: The western airspace of Iran has been reopened by the country’s civil aviation ... Read more

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