B767-200 Ex United Airlines

Any ideas when the UKIA new website will be up and running for bookings from EMA. It is going to be Islamabad and Sharjah to start with isn't it.

SAM-EMA

99% of the bookings will be done by their appointed GSA's in UK. I dont think so they are going to book online initially.

Is there any way of checking that UKIA's first 2 762's are in Brunei at the moment, either by confirming they have left storage or by operations in Brunei???

Any help would be appriciated

Send them an e-mail if you don,t ask you don.t get so go on and good luck.

Former United 767-200 N604UA (one of two associated with UKIA, the other being N603UA) was ferried from storage at Victorville, California to Brunei in late December 2006. The ferry flight was reported in a number of "spotter's" publications.

Andy

Any idea when they will be finished and brought into the UK? Flights are supposed to commence in March, so they haven't got that long really.

Cheers
SAM-EMA

2nd A/c
 

UKIA's second a/c is due to be registered as G-CEMK.
Just hope they get up and running soon.

Regards
SAM-EMA

ukia start update
 

hey all been sent a email there first aircraft will be delivered to ema on thursday 15th march ,flights will go on sale first week of april & there first flight will depart first week of may i hope this helps paul

The second B762 arrives in EMA in early April.

SAM-EMA

Have seats for the UKIA flights gone on sale yet?

Bit of a tight timescale if they haven't

WNC

Does anyone know if UKIA intend to obtain their own AOC or is someone operating the aircraft for them? If the former, I don't see how they could possibly do all the necessary work and get operating before early summer. By that time they would have burned their way through plenty of cash, so lets hope it's the former.

From ATI
 

Start-up UK International details plans for April launch
Kerry Ezard, London (05Mar07, 11:25 GMT, 293 words)


UK International Airlines, a Sheffield-based start-up, is planning to begin
scheduled flights from East Midlands Airport to the UAE and Pakistan next
month using a pair of leased Boeing 767-200s, and has ambitions of
increasing its long-haul fleet to up to 25 aircraft within five years.

The carrier has leased two former United Airlines 767-200s from Wells Fargo,
which are currently undergoing pre-delivery checks in Brunei, UK
International chairman and CEO M H Khaliq tells ATI.

The start-up will take delivery of its first aircraft later this month,
shortly after which it expects to receive its full worldwide scheduled air
operator’s certificate (AOC) from the UK CAA. The second 767-200 will be
delivered as the carrier’s route network develops.

UK International plans to launch operations from East Midlands Airport in
April and will initially serve Sharjah in the UAE as well as Islamabad and
Lahore in Pakistan. The carrier also plans to offer charter services during
the Hajj and Umrah religious pilgrimages, and will tailor its on-board
service to meet the needs of the UK-based Asian community.

Khaliq says the carrier aims to increase its long-haul fleet to between 20
and 25 aircraft within five years, and expand its network to include
Manchester and London Stansted in the UK. He adds the airline is in talks
with Stansted Airport, and that eight new destinations throughout the Middle
East, the Indian sub-continent and North America will be introduced to its
network in the future.

UK International is being privately funded and the carrier’s key
shareholders are members of the Khaliq family, as well as other UK-based and
overseas investors. The start-up has appointed the former director of
Pakistan’s civil aviation authority, Salim Arshad, as its commercial
director, and is currently recruiting for cabin crew.


Source: Air Transport Intelligence news

Totally agree with you there bmibaby. Although it will be sad if it doesn't return next winter.

PLUS: Is the first UKIA a/c still on track for arriving in EMA on Thursday (15th).

Thanks
SAM-EMA

Looks like UKIA's first 76 is delayed. not sure if its even painted yet,

Pier should be coming along very well i think. wish i could pop down. due back in a few months from Malaysia. Any Pics??????

Stu

UKIA has recieved there C of A today. The aircraft is almost painted, just the logo to go on now and photo's will hopefully be available in next few days

Regards

Stu

Huh? Do you mean the aircraft has recieved its C of A, or UKIA have recieved THEIR AOC? Big difference - airlines don't need C of As, but aircraft do, and airlines certainly need AOCs!

sorry UKIA's 1st aircraft has recieved its C of A today. Sorry for misunderstanding. AOC should be recieved over next week or so

Regards

Stu

ukia 1st aircraft
 

hey all been informed by ukia that there 1st aircraft will arrive at ema last weekend of the month 2weeks late

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