Shaheen Air

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Shaheen Air

IATA
NL

ICAO
SAI

Callsign
SHAHEEN AIR

Founded

1993

Commenced
operations

25 October 1994

Hubs

Jinnah International
Airport (Karachi)

Secondary hubs

Allama Iqbal International

Airport
Benazir Bhutto International
Airport

Fleet size

20(+9 on order)

Destinations

25

Headquarters

Jinnah International Airport

Karachi, Pakistan

Key people

Khalid Sehbai (Chairman)

Website

shaheenair.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 ofPakistan 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, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Al
Ain, Kuwait, Doha and Muscat from almost all the major international gateways of
Pakistan.
Contents
[hide]

1 History and Modernization

2 Services
o 2.1 In cabin
o 2.2 Ground handling
o 2.3 E-Ticketing
o 2.4 E-Check-in
3 Cargo operations
4 Destinations
5 Incidents and Accidents
6 Fleet
7 References
8 External links

History and Modernization[edit]

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 ofBalochistan 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 theMiddle 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. Apart from giving engineering maintenance support it also
provides Air worthiness Management services with engineers from SEAMS working
on behalf of Shaheen Air.
The word "shaheen" means "eagle" in Urdu.

Services[edit]

A Shaheen Air Airbus A330-300.

In cabin[edit]
Shaheen Air operates a fleet of Boeing 737-400, Airbus A320-200 and Airbus A330300 aircraft. The Boeing 737s are in an all economy class layout while the A330-300
feature a mixed Business and Economy cabin.
Shaheen Air publishes its own in-house inflight magazine called "Parwaz" (Urdu for
"Flight"). Also all passengers have the facility to choose Urdu/English newspapers
and magazines on all domestic and international flights. Free of charge publications
are also often distributed among the passengers, promoting an aspect of socio-

corporate responsibility. These publications, targeting social events, were until

recently written by the group's chairman, Khalid M. Sehbai.

Ground handling[edit]
The airline uses a number of ground handling companies within Pakistan as well at
its oversea operations. Shaheen Airport Services (SAPS) took exclusive ground
handling operations of the airline in 2009 for all airports the airline operated from
within Pakistan. Dnata also signed a contract with the airline to provide any
additional services to the airline for all airports outside Pakistan.

E-Ticketing[edit]
Passengers have the ability to pre-book any flight on the airline's website to any
domestic route operated by the airline. Passengers can book online and pay at their
nearest booking office. The passenger will be given an e-ticket instead of the
standard paper booking ticket.[3]

E-Check-in[edit]
Passengers may check-in between 180 to 45 minutes prior to flight departure. This
may be done over the counter or at the lounge within the airport. Self-service kiosks
are also available at Jinnah International Airport. Passengers will automatically be
given a computer generated booking number and assigned baggage tag.[3]

Cargo operations[edit]
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.[4]

Destinations[edit]

A former Shaheen Air Boeing 737-200.

Shaheen Air operates the following services (as of July 2014):[5]

Country

City

Airport

Notes

Refs

Iran

Mashad

Mashhad International Airport

[5]

Kuwait

Kuwait City

Kuwait International Airport

[5]

Turkey

Istanbul

Istanbul Ataturk Airport

[5]

Srilanka

Colombo

Colombo Bandaranaike International

Airport

Oman

Muscat

Muscat International Airport

[5]

Pakistan

Islamabad

Benazir Bhutto International Airport

[5]

Pakistan

Karachi

Jinnah International Airport

[5]

Pakistan

Lahore

Allama Iqbal International Airport

[5]

Pakistan

Multan

Multan International Airport

[5]

Pakistan

Peshawar

Bacha Khan International Airport

[5]

Pakistan

Quetta

Quetta International Airport

[5]

Pakistan

Skardu

Skardu Airport

[5]

Pakistan

Sialkot

Sialkot International Airport

[5]

[5]

Country

City

Airport

Notes

Refs

Pakistan

Sukkur

Sukkur Airport

[5]

Pakistan

Faisalabad

Faisalabad International Airport

[5]

Qatar

Doha

Doha International Airport

[5]

Bahrain

Bahrain

Bahrain International Airport

[5]

Saudi Arabia

Dammam

King Fahad International Airport

[5]

Saudi Arabia

Jeddah

King Abdulaziz International Airport

[5]

Saudi Arabia

Medina

Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz

Airport

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

King Khalid International Airport

[5]

United Arab
Emirates

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi International Airport

[5]

United Arab
Emirates

Al Ain

Al Ain International Airport

[5]

United Arab
Emirates

Dubai

Dubai International Airport

[5]

United Arab
Emirates

Sharjah

Sharjah International Airport

[5]

[5]

Country

United Kingdom

City

Airport

Notes

Refs

Leeds/Bradford Leeds Bradford International Airport Terminated

[6]

Incidents and Accidents[edit]

On 30 December 2014, NL-148 flight escaped life-threatening accident when front
wheel axle broken off while landing at Allama Iqbal International Airport. In addition,
All passengers and crew of flights have reportedly survived safe in the incident while
the airport administration has started evacuating passengers from the flight. [7]

Fleet[edit]
As of May 2014 Shaheen Air fleet consists of the following aircraft - average age 18
years:[8]

Aircraft

In
Orders[9] Passengers[10]
fleet

Airbus A330300

367

Airbus A320200

170

Boeing 737-400

10

164

Boeing 737-800

184

ATR 72-500

68

20

Total

Notes

All on Dry Lease, delivery in January

2015

References[edit]
1. Jump up^ "Contact Us > Domestic." Shaheen Air. Retrieved
on 28 July 2010. "Head Office Shaheen Air International
Terminal-1 Road, Jinnah International Airport, Karachi75200, Pakistan"
2. Jump up^ "Shaheen Air flights for Riyadh - Anna Aero"
Shaheen Air inaugurates operations in Riyadh with three
routes from Pakistan
3. ^ Jump up to:a b Shaheen Air Services
4. Jump up^ Shaheen Air Cargo services Accessed 2009-1231
5. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Shaheen
route map
6. Jump up^ Shaheen suspend LBA service
7. Jump up^ "Pakistan's Shaheen Air jet makes emergency
landing, avoids crash". The News Tribe.
8. Jump up^ [1]
9. Jump
up^ http://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/search.ph
p?manufacturer=Airbus&type=A320&fleet=3300&fleetStatus
=4
10. Jump up^ http://www.shaheenair.com/sai-web/fleet.php

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