Jahangir Siddiqui Air (JS Air) is a recently-launched charter aircraft company by the Jahangir Siddiqui Group that operates in diversified fields. JS Air is based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

JS Air and Airblue’s joint first flight was scheduled to take off on June 17, 2007, with the destination of Gwadar. At a press briefing held jointly by JS Air and Airblue, Air Commodore (retd) Munawar Alam Siddiqui, Chairman of JS Air, said the event would mark a milestone in the history of aviation in Pakistan, since it was the first-ever joint venture between any two airline operators in that nation.

JS Air, a JS Group company, provides executive charter services to leading businesses. Built over four decades, JS Group is one of Pakistan’s most diversified and progressive financial services groups. The group has grown from its roots in Pakistan’s financial services industry. JS Financial operates market-leading companies in asset management, investment banking, securities brokerage, commercial banking, insurance and trade finance. The group also includes five vertical businesses: JS Industrial, JS Infocom, JS Property, JS Resources, and JS Transportation. The group has offices throughout the major cities in Pakistan and manages its international operations from its London office. The group comprises businesses with over 10,000 employees and revenues of over US$700 million.

Contents 1 Introductoin 2 JS Transportation 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Introductoin

JS Group controls and operates market-leading financial services companies in Pakistan across sectors including asset management, commercial banking, Islamic banking, insurance, investment banking, financial advisory services, stock brokerage, company research, consumer credit rating, factoring and micro finance. JS Group also has investments throughout Pakistan's economy, including its industrial sector, technology & media sectors, commercial real estate, energy & natural resources and aviation.

[edit] JS Transportation

Airline passenger traffic and, to a lesser extent, cargo traffic has grown significantly in recent years both within the Pakistani domestic and international travel markets. This has made the aviation sector an interesting investment opportunity, despite escalating fuel costs.

• Airblue

Airblue commenced operations in 2004 and currently operates a fleet of eight Airbus A-320, A-321, and Beechcraft 1900 C (wet lease) aircraft. It is Pakistan's fastest-growing domestic airline, offering business and economy seating. It operates 168 flights weekly, serving Karachi, Gwadar, Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar and Faisalabad within Pakistan. In 2005 and 2007, it commenced short-haul and long-haul international operations to Dubai and Manchester, and is finalising plans to operate additional long-haul routes. Airblue recently placed a US$790 million order with Airbus to purchase 10 additional aircraft with deliveries commencing in 2008.

• JS Air

JS Air is a regional air charter business established to serve relatively low passenger-volume routes for commercial airlines as well as providing executive charter services to the oil and gas industry and other leading businesses. JS Air is the first general aviation company to fly international routes offshore.

[edit] See also

• Jahangir Siddiqui Group
• Jahangir Siddiqui Charter

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[edit] External links

• JS Air and Airblue
• JS Air news
• JS Charter
• JS Air Private Limited

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