Pakistan, July 27 -- Pakistan's new private airline in the making, has engaged the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) for the supply of airliners to start its flight operations, the group chairman Hanif Gohar told Arab News on Friday.

Spearheaded by a group of leading businessmen from Pakistan's southern port city, the airline is also negotiating with global aerospace giants like Boeing and Airbus for the acquisition of at least three passenger aircraft. It was launched in November 2024 by 100 stakeholders with Rs5 billion ($17.6 million) in seed money.

"We are talking with COMAC regarding the 919, as well as with Boeing and Airbus, to acquire the aircraft," Gohar said, referring to a narrow-body passenger jet developed by...