Pakistan Int'l Airlines to replace B747 with leased B767s

PIA - Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Karachi Int'l) chairman Nasser Jaffer says his airline is to withdraw its sole remaining B747 from revenue service by the end of July. The 27-year old B747-300, AP-BFY (msn 23920), is currently used on flights between Karachi Int'l and Jeddah. 

 Local Pakistani news reports state PIA is in talks to replace the B747 with a pair of B767-300(ER)s wet-leased from Mega Maldives Air (LV, Malé) on 10 week-long contracts. The first of the aircraft, 8Q-MEE (msn 27959), is slated to arrive on August 10 with 8Q-MEF (msn 27960) to follow on August 15. Both contracts run until October 28 and are extendible if need be.

 PIA's widebody fleet is now dominated by the B777 with two B777-200(LR)s, four B777-200(ER)s, and three B777-300(ER)s. 

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