DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE

The Company shall make adequate arrangements in the following areas:

• Aircraft maintenance, overhauling and provision of spare parts.
• Provision of cockpit & cabin crew.
• Reservation & ticketing.
• Ground handling.
• Flight Operation.
• Refueling Arrangements.
• System to ensure compliance with all applicable rules and regulations.
  

CONDITIONS FOR OPERATION

• Minimum fleet requirement is three aircraft for passenger operations and one aircraft for Cargo operations.

• Aircraft may be inducted on dry lease or ownership basis subject to conditions laid down by the Government / CAA.

• Fleet registration in Pakistan is mandatory for issuance of an AOC

• The restriction on age and origin of aircraft are as follows:

  • In case of Eastern origin/ Russian aircraft, the maximum age at the time of induction shall be 15 years and 75% cycles of structural life, or 75% hours; or less as given by the manufacturer according to the current modification status

  • In case of western/European aircraft, there shall be no age limit except for the criteria of 75% cycles of structural life, or 75% hours; or less as given by the manufacturer according to the current modification status

  • Exception to age criteria may be permitted for socio economic/tertiary routes subject to meeting the 75% cycles of structural life, or 75% hours; or less as given by the manufacturer according to the current modification status

  • Exception to age criteria may be permitted for operations by cargo aircraft subject to meeting the 75% cycles of structural life, or 75% hours; or less as given by the manufacturer according to the current modification status

  • Exception to airworthiness criteria of 75% cycles of structural life, or 75% hours; or less may be permitted for short term leasing, under 90 days, for a specific purpose

ACQUISITION OF AIRCRAFT

• The operator shall have minimum three aircraft registered in Pakistan to avoid inconvenience to the traveling public.
• For operations with Pakistan registered aircraft, Airworthiness Directorate will issue the Certificate of Registration and Certificate of Airworthiness.
• For maintenance and certification of aircraft, Director Airworthiness may be consulted for guidance on applicable requirements and procedures.
• Wet lease aircraft induction from foreign countries would be allowed only in an extra-ordinary circumstances i.e. unforeseen surge in the market demand or sudden shortage of the operator’s capacity due accident / incident of aircraft. Wet lease permission of foreign registered aircraft shall not be more than 90 days unless satisfied the Director General CAA.
• For foreign registered aircraft, a transfer agreement between the State of Registry and State of Operator is required to be concluded (before the commercial agreement between the lessor and lessee operator) under Article 83 (bis) of the Chicago Convention read with Civil Aviation Rule 368-A. The “Author and OPI” for the transfer agreement will be the Chief Legal Services, CAA.

DOMESTIC OPERATIONS

All RPT Licence holders can freely operate on domestic routes. The following domestic routes must be serviced as a minimum:

• Minimum of two trunk routes, one of which should include Peshawar, Quetta, Multan or Faisalabad.

• Minimum of two frequencies per week on one socio-economic or one tertiary route.

In case of inability to service on socio-economic or tertiary routes, a royalty will be paid to PIA (Pakistan International Airline) @ Rs. 500,000 per month.

• Eight destinations i.e. Chitral, Gilgit, Skardu, Gwadar, Panjgur, Turbat, Pasni and Jiwani are treated as socio-economic routes.

• Tertiary routes include Sukkur, Rahim-Yar-Khan, Moenjodaro, D. I. Khan, Bahawalpur, D. G. Khan, Zhob, Nawabshah, Saidu Sharif, Hyderabad, Jacobabad, Ormara, Dalbandin, Khuzdar, Bannu, Rawalakot, Parachanar, Muzaffarabad and Sehwan Sharif.

INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS

Allocation of international routes will be determined by the Federal Government in the light of the following factors:

• Operations to countries where “open-skies” or “multiple designations” of airlines is available.

• Where PIA (Pakistan International Airline) is not operating to its full entitlement, the surplus capacity of PIA on these routes may be given to private airlines.

• Operations on routes on which PIA has been designated as the Pakistani carrier but is not operating.

• Linking of international operation with continued operations on domestic routes for at least one year and meeting all mandatory conditions of domestic operations to justify acquisition of international route.