Bhoja Air: Website claims flights as usual
Bhoja Air has become a focus of attention and official and public scrutiny after its Boeing 737-200 air craft, the 27-year-old aircraft long past its economic life.
The following are the excerpts of the text culled from the website of Bhoja Air. It would let the readers read what Bhoja Air says about itself:
On 7 November 1993, Bhoja Air started operations. The airline started with services on domestic routes and inaugurating flights between Karachi, Lahore and Quetta, with a dry lease Boeing 737-200 aircraft.
The aircraft was registered with Pakistani registration and was the first private airline in Pakistan to operate
with a Western manufactured aircraft.
It commenced its international operations on January 24th 1998 with a flight between Karachi and Dubai. Bhoja Air now intends to restart its operations by January 2012, and re-engage itself with the dynamic Pakistani aviation industry.
Management
Farook Omar Bhoja Chairman
M. Arshad Jalil Managing Director
Capt. Najmul Huda Director Operations
Mr Arif Majeed Director Finance
Mr Shahsawar-ud-din Director Engineering
Mr M. Omar Jalil Director Management Information Systems
Air Cdre (R) Javed Ishaq Director Corporate Affairs
AVM (R) Rafi Director North
Mr Mir Muhammad Akbar Director Marketing & Services
Mr. M. Akhlaq Qureshi GM Information Technology
Bhoja Air's website also include a route map of operations in Karachi.
Bhoja's website also says that "All Flights will be operated as per schedule" below the "List of passengers who died in the crash of doomed Bhoja Air Karachi on Islamabad Flight B4-213 on Friday.
Bhoja Air;s website also gives the following schedule of its flights saying "All Flights will be operated as per schedule":