Pakistan Grounds Serene Air Over Fleet Shortfall
The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has suspended Serene Air’s Air Operator Certificate (AOC) after the airline was left without a single serviceable aircraft. The decision came just three days after Serene Air’s last active jet, an Airbus A330-200, became unserviceable, effectively grounding all flight operations.
In a notice issued on October 2, 2025, the PCAA stated that Serene Air had “failed to comply with the regulatory requirement of maintaining the prescribed minimum fleet size” and was therefore incapable of sustaining safe operational capacity. The regulator ordered the airline to temporarily surrender both of its AOCs until it can restore compliance and demonstrate readiness to resume flights.
Serene Air described the grounding as a “short-term pause,” assuring passengers that it is working closely with authorities to return to service as soon as possible. The privately owned carrier emphasized that maintenance and operational issues, rather than financial collapse, were behind the temporary suspension.
According to fleet data, Serene Air’s last active aircraft, an A330-200 registered AP-BNF, flew from Karachi to Jeddah on September 29 but has since remained parked in Saudi Arabia. Another A330-200 and several Boeing 737-800s have been grounded or in long-term storage since 2023 and 2024.
Founded in 2017, Serene Air was once one of Pakistan’s leading private airlines, operating domestic and regional routes. Its future now hinges on restoring aircraft availability and satisfying regulatory requirements for safe, reliable service resumption.
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