Safe Air

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Safe Air
IATA -	ICAO SFP	Callsign SAFE AIR
Founded		2003
Hubs		Jinnah International Airport Allama Iqbal International Airport
Focus cities		Islamabad International Airport
Fleet size		4
Destinations		6
Headquarters		Karachi, Pakistan
Key people		Junaid Makhdomi
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Safe Airways International is a private airline based at Jinnah International Airport Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

For the New Zealand freight carrier, SAFE Air, see Straits Air Freight Express.

1 History
2 Current Status
3 Services
- 3.1 Current Fleet
- 3.2 Ordered Aircraft
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] History

The Airline started in 1999 but was closed down due to unpaid taxes to the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). It plans to restart its operations in the near future.

[edit] Current Status

On January, 2006, Safe Airways International stated in a press release that it is under the process of leasing six A321-200 and four Airbus A310-300. The company is now backed by investors in UK and Pakistan plans to start services to Pakistan's biggest cities such as Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Islamabad by the end of 2006. The airline also plans to begin overseas flights by the start of 2007 including Oslo and Copenhagen in Europe and Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Manila in Southeast Asia. On February 19, 2006, the new management of Safe Air inked a deal to acquire four 737-200 aircraft worth $18 million. The aircraft will be acquired on dry lease with a purchase option after some time and will increase its fleet size to 15 aircraft by the end of 2006. The deal has been struck with Safair of South Africa which is based in Johannesburg.

[edit] Services

Domestic scheduled destinations:
- Jinnah International Airport, Karachi
- Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore

[edit] Current Fleet

4 737-200
5 B747

[edit] Ordered Aircraft

Currently Safe Air is planning to lease the following aircraft from Airbus;

6 Airbus A321
4 A310-300

[edit] References

Safe Air, CAA reach accord, Jang Newspaper, January 18, 2006
Pakistan's Safe International Plans to Lease 10 Airbus Planes (New York), Bloomberg, 2006-01-24 00:09
New star in Pak sky set to emerge, International-The News, February 19, 2006

[edit] See also

	Airlines of Pakistan
Current Airlines	Aero Asia • Airblue • PIA • SAI • JSA
Cargo Airlines	DHL Cargo Pakistan • Pakistan International Cargo • Royal Airlines Cargo • Star Air • TCS Couriers
Charter Companies	Askari Aviation • Jahangir Siddiqui Charter • Royal Airlines • Schon Air • Pricely Jets
Future Airlines	Air Mashriq • DIA • Pearl Air • Safe Air
Defunct Airlines	Bhoja Air • Hajvairy Airlines • Orient Airways • Pak-Air • Raji Airlines • Super Airways
Other	Airports • CAA of Pakistan • List of airlines • List of defunct airlines • Shaheen Airport Services • Transport