JS Group - JS Transportation

JS Transportation

JS Transportation has, to date, focussed on the aviation business within Pakistan. JS Aviation was another division of the group set up in 2005. The company offered charter services in Pakistan under the name JS Air, using a small fleet of propeller driven Beech aircraft with a maximum capacity for 20 odd passengers. In November 2010 a JS Air Beech 1900 flying from Karachi to Dadu crashed shortly after takeoff killing all 21 people on board, 17 of the passengers, including one from Italy, were employees of the multinational energy company Eni and were heading to Bhit Gas field. Due to safety concerns after the accident, the company started losing customers to rivals, which eventually made operations unfeasible and led them to request withdrawal of their Air Operators Certificate (AOC) in March 2011, JS Air was finally shut down on 5 January 2012. The group has finally decided to close its operations within transportation sector.The main reason is constant loses.

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