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PIA to buy airbuses to appease EU, UK
Karachi Daily Times ^
| March 05, 2007
| Sum Gai
Posted on 03/05/2007 8:57:08 AM PST by gcruse
Asked if the EU safety committee had asked PIA to replace its old aircraft with those made in Europe, they said that such messages were never delivered formally.
“As they say actions speak louder than words, the EU in particular had been effectively sending message since the news about a looming ban on the PIA fleet broke out last month,” they said.
They said that PIA had decided to buy airbuses to use as a bargaining chip to minimise the impact of pressure in the form of “temporary restrictions” on its fleet.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailytimes.com.pk ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: aerospace; airbus; pakistan; pia
"You can have everything you want, but that's my final offer," is bribery, not bargaining. Then again, putting a gun to someone's head, ie denying landing rights, is less exhortation than extortion.
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posted on
03/05/2007 8:57:09 AM PST
by
gcruse
To: gcruse
I'll bet that Karachi to London is,by far,PIA's most important and profitable route...so it's not difficult to understand how the EU's blackmail might work.
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posted on
03/05/2007 9:00:43 AM PST
by
Gay State Conservative
("The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."-Karl Marx)
To: gcruse
"They said that PIA had decided to buy airbuses to use as a bargaining chip to minimise the impact of pressure in the form of “temporary restrictions” on its fleet."
And of course the EU controlled WTO is going to investigate this blatant EU corruption aggressively. NOT!
To: Gay State Conservative
Umm,I'd think that the Pakistan-Persian Gulf sectors are more lucrative.
To: gcruse
Palestinian International Airways
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posted on
03/05/2007 9:05:39 AM PST
by
headstamp
(Nothing lasts forever, Unless it does.)
To: gcruse
Karachi to London - all planes are full
London to Karachi - all planes are empty
London - Have a nice day!
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posted on
03/05/2007 9:14:54 AM PST
by
jws3sticks
(Hillary can take a very long walk on a very short pier, anytime, and the sooner the better!)
To: gcruse
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posted on
03/05/2007 9:29:50 AM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: Yo-Yo
"...after the Pakistani government forced it to ground its outdated Fokker fleet."
Well, at least they got those Fokkers out of there. But then...
"...the EU's executive arm, removed Phuket Air"
Ah, Phuket. Buy an airbus.
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posted on
03/05/2007 9:36:19 AM PST
by
gcruse
(Having half-white Obama play the race card is like Michael Jackson playing the gender card.)
To: gcruse
airbus always had a negotiating advantage with small, third world, state run airlines. mostly because of their readiness to bribe government officials. guess someone in pakistan "stayed bought".
To: gcruse
The EU also banned PIA's Airbus A310s as well as PIA's 747s.
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posted on
03/05/2007 1:42:25 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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