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Introduction
The airline was established in 2003 and started operations on 18 June 2004 with
three leased Airbus A320-200 aircraft serving Karachi to Lahore and Karachi to
Islamabad with three daily flights in each direction. The airline was inaugurated
by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Air Blue Limited is a private airline with its head office on the 12th floor of
Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) Towers of Islamabad, Pakistan.It is Pakistan’s
second largest air line with over 20% share of domestic market. Air Blue operates
Scheduled flights operating 30 daily services linking four domestic destinations
Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar with International Services to Dubai,
Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Muscat, Istanbul and Manchester. Its main base is Jinnah
International Airport Karachi.
Air Blue Internal Environment
Senior Management
Mr. Tariq Chaudry (Chief Executive Officer)
Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (Chief Operating Officer)
Mrs. Sadia Mohammad ( Director Corporate Affairs)
Mr. Khawaja Muhammad Ahad (Director Flight Operations Control)
Mr. Ali Muhammad Khan Rana (General Manager Quality Assurance)
Mr. Raheel Ahmed (Director Commercial)
Mr. Athar Hassan Ansari (Director Engineering)
Captain Sohail Sarwar (Chief Pilot Flight Operations)
Mr. Shaukat Ibrahim (General Manager Corporate Safety)
Mr. Armaan Yehia (Director Airport Operations)
Ms. Liberata D'Souza (General Manager Flight Services)
Board Members
Mr. Tariq Chaudhary (Chairman)
Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Mr. Ali Siddiqui
Dr. Yasmeen Mehmooda
Dr. Uzma Chaudhary
Mr. Mohammad Aslam
Mr. Junaid I. Khan
Air Blue Internal Environment
COMPETITVE ADVANTAGES
It is the first private airline of Pakistan to have Pakistani pilots and
engineering staff trained according to international standards.
Air blue offers value and comfort at low price.
Air blue is adopting measures for cutting its costs.
Air Blue has a flexible passenger management solution by using Sabre
Airline Solutions.
Air blue offers discounts for early booking of travel plans and special
discount on online purchase of tickets.
Air blue holds a social image by introducing special packages for students,
special children etc.
First airline in Pakistan and only the third carrier in the region behind
Emirates and Royal Jordanian to introduce the state-of-the-art self-service
check-in facilities at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi.
First private airline in Pakistan to initiate long-haul services.
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