PIA Pakistan to auction off A310s and seizes A300

PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) has put two of its derelict/mothballed A310-300s up for sale alongside an A300B4(F) seized from AirACT (9T, Istanbul Atatürk) in 2010 for unpaid fees to PIA Engineering.

Tender documentation shows the aircraft involved are:

A310-300 AP-BGN (msn 676);
A310-300 AP-BEG (msn 653);
A300B4(F) TC-ACY (msn 107).
All three planes are non-runners, are stored at Karachi Int’l, and are being sold on a voetstoots (as-is/where-is) basis.

Ahead of the March 29 auction at 1400L (0900Z), bidders must put down a PKR500,000 rupee (USD2,800) refundable deposit. On-site inspection will be carried out on March 28. Successful bidders will have 30 days to remove the aircraft.