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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 of Pakistan and Persian Gulf. It was established in December 1993 and on October 25, 1994, it was accorded the status of 'Second National Carrier of Pakistan', by the Government of Pakistan. Its main base is Jinnah International Airport (KHI), Karachi, with a hub at Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB), Islamabad. Besides serving major domestic routes i.e. Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar, Shaheen Air has also been operating flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Kuwait, Doha and Muscat from almost all the major international gateways of Pakistan. Contents 1 History and Flights 2 Services 2.1 Cabin 2.2 Newspapers and magazines 2.3 Ground Handling 2.4 E-Ticketing 2.5 E-Check-in 3 Cargo operations 4 Destinations 4.1 Hajj services 5 Fleet 5.1 Previously operated 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External links History and Flights Shaheen Air launched a new corporate image in 2006. This aircraft represents the new livery currently used by the airline

In 2004, Shaheen Air International (SAI) became Shaheen Air and the airline introduced a new livery and corporate website, as it was owned by Khalid Mehmood Sehbai of Edmonton, Canada. The airline also introduced flights to Quetta from Karachi. The Governor of Balochistan said that the improvement of air links were also discussed in the ongoing talks between Pakistan and Iran and he has offered the management of Shaheen Air to operate Quetta-Zahidan flights. Initially SAI operated eight flight to Karachi-Quetta and Quetta-Lahore. He announced that SAI would also be allowed to operate flights between Islamabad and Quetta. On May 22, 2004 the Civil Aviation Authority stopped all flights of Shaheen Air as it owed millions of rupees to the CAA. On May 25, 2004, Shaheen Air was cleared by the CAA to resume its domestic and international operations. The clearance letter was issued by CAA following receipt of the cheque from SAI towards payment of the outstanding dues. On September 18, 2006 it was announced that Shaheen Air was to start a four times weekly service from Islamabad to Doncaster Airport in the UK.2 However, no flights were ever launched to Doncaster. Today it has about fifteen aeroplanes and is one of the fast growing airlines. It is Pakistan's second national carrier. Shaheen Air is now opening flights for Dammam. Shaheen Air is now having a large network over the middle east and lands far away as Saudia Arabia. Services Cabin

Shaheen Air operates a fleet of Boeing 737-200 Adv aircraft as well as a select number of DC-9s. The Boeing 737s are in an all economy class layout with the capacity to seat 125 passengers. Newspapers and magazines Shaheen Air publishes its own in-house inflight magazine called Parwaz (Urdu for "Flight"). Also all passengers have the opportunity to choose Urdu and English newspapers and magazines on all domestic and international flights. Ground Handling 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 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

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 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 Shaheen Air International operates the following services (at July 2011):5 Iran Mashhad - Mashhad International Airport Kuwait Kuwait International Airport Oman Muscat - Muscat International Airport Pakistan Islamabad - Benazir Bhutto International Airport Karachi - Jinnah International Airport [Hub] Lahore - Allama Iqbal International Airport Peshawar - Peshawar International Airport Sialkot - Sialkot International Airport Qatar Doha - Doha International Airport Saudi Arabia Dammam - King Fahad International Airport Jeddah - King Abdulaziz International Airport United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi International Airport Al Ain - Al Ain International Airport Dubai - Dubai International Airport Sharjah - Sharjah International Airport

They previously also served Faisalabad, Multan, Quetta, Sukkur in Pakistan and Leeds/Bradford in United Kingdom. 67 Hajj services Shaheen are the first and only Pakistani private airline to have been approved to operate Hajj flights which were to commence from September 2011, however its not known wether these will be viable anymore as they do not have the necessary aircraft to conduct the operations. Only two aircraft Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-400 was leased out of four aircraft announced earlier. Certainly 02 October 2011, Shaheen Air successfully operated (Hajj) Flight, (Hajj Operations) schedule announced up to 30 October 2011 Fleet Shaheen operate the following aircraft at September 2011: 12 Boeing 737-200Adv 1 Boeing 737-400 (leased from Jordan Aviation) 1 Boeing 737-800 (leased from Midwest Airlines) They also use Ilyushin Il-76 Freighter aircraft for Cargo operations through other operators.8 Previously operated Shaheen former fleet included the following types operated at different stages: 1 Airbus A300B4 1 Airbus A310-300 1 Airbus A320 1 Airbus A321 2 Boeing 737-200 5 Boeing 737-400 4 Tupolev Tu-154B-2 8 Tupolev Tu-154M 2 Yakovlev Yak-42D

They also used 2 Boeing 707-320C leased from Pakistan Air Force in PAF livery, for Cargo operations.8 See also Pakistan portal Companies portal Aviation portal List of airlines of Pakistan Notes ^ "Contact Us > Domestic." Shaheen Air. Retrieved on 28 July 2010. ^ Shaheen Air Begins Doncaster to Dubai ^ a b Shaheen Air Services ^ Shaheen Air Cargo services Accessed 2009-12-31 ^ Shaheen route map ^ NL to launch LBA service ^ Some NL former stations ^ a b NL current fleet References The News, Jang Newspapers "Shaheen Air, British Airways reach accord" Dawn Newspapers "Shaheen Air, Pak Post ink accord" Jang Newspapers "Shaheen Air inducts Boeing" The Nation, Pakistan Edition "Shaheen Air starts Quetta flights" External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Shaheen Air Official Shaheen Air v · d · eList of airlines of Pakistan Passenger airlines Airblue • Pakistan International Airlines • Shaheen Air Cargo airlines Pakistan International Cargo • Royal Airlines Cargo • Star Air • TCS Couriers • AST Pakistan Airways Charter companies Askari Aviation • ASSL • Pakistan Aviators & Aviation • Princely Jets • Regency Air • Royal Airlines • Schon Air • Vision Air International Future airlines Air Indus • Deewan International Airlines • Sialkot Airways Defunct airlines Aero Asia International • Bhoja Air • Cresent Air Transport • Hajvairy Airlines • JSA • Orient Airways • Pak Airways • Pearl Air • Raji Airlines • Safe Air • Super Airways Other Airports • Civil Aviation Authority • List of airlines • List of defunct airlines • Shaheen Airport Services • Dnata • Aviaction • Transport v · d · eLists relating to aviation General Aircraft (manufacturers) · Aircraft engines (manufacturers) · Airlines (defunct) · Airports · Civil authorities · Museums · Registration prefixes · Rotorcraft (manufacturers) · Timeline Military Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Experimental aircraft · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Accidents/incidents Commercial airliners (by location) · Fatalities (by death toll) · General aviation · Military Records Airspeed · Altitude · Distance · Endurance · Firsts · Most-produced aircraft