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Pakistan International Airlines leases two 787-9s for U.K. services
October 13th 2026
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has signed a lease agreement with Norse Atlantic for two 787-9s. Read More » The Boeing widebodies have been leased under an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) arrangement and were expected to be delivered in time for nonstop flights linking Pakistan with various destinations in the U.K. to commence from November this year. "U.K. is an important market for PIA, and this agreement will allow us to expand the much-needed capacity and provide greater choice and connectivity for passengers travelling on these routes," PIA CEO, Amir Hayat, said. "This is the first set of Dreamliners that is being adopted by the Pakistani market and we hope they will provide a dream journey to our valued guests who expect premium services from their national carrier." Norse Atlantic CEO, Eivind Roald, said: "As previously communicated to the market, we deliver according to what we have said by now gradually redeploying capacity into new ACMI opportunities. Charter and ACMI agreements are integral to our balanced business model, enabling us to capture attractive capacity opportunities worldwide with a clear focus on utilisation, predictable cash flows and long-term value creation."
