Boeing 767 Sialkot Sale Ends Nine-Year Parking
A Boeing 767 that sat parked at Sialkot Airport for more than nine years has finally been sold at auction for more than $400,000. The Boeing 767 Sialkot deal closes a nine-year chapter for the aircraft, a 767-336ER formerly of Fly Jet Asia Airways, which had stood at the airport since August 29, 2017. The airport auctioned the aircraft under a court order and sold it for more than the $400,000 reserve price it had set.
How the Boeing 767 Sialkot auction worked
Sialkot International Airport announced the sale in a Facebook post on May 22, 2026, and invited interested buyers to submit expressions of interest. The airport listed the aircraft for several potential uses, including engineering, spare parts, cargo conversion, training and other projects.
The sale went ahead under a court order. The airport has not named the buyer, and it has not said what the aircraft will be used for next.
The price is modest for a wide-body jet, but the aircraft had not flown in nine years. Its value lay in its parts and its potential for conversion, rather than in a return to passenger service. According to sources, its engines, passenger seats and landing gear remained in good condition despite the years of inactivity, which would have helped the bidding.
Nine years of unpaid dues
The aircraft had accumulated millions of rupees in outstanding airport dues during its nine-year stay. The airport recovered those dues from the auction proceeds, closing a long-running account that had sat unpaid since 2017.
Fly Jet Asia Airways had previously used the aircraft for charter flights. How it came to be parked at Sialkot, and why it never left, has not been made public. The airport owned the aircraft by the time of the sale, and the court-ordered auction settled its future.
The case is a reminder of how airports handle abandoned aircraft. Parking charges keep running even when a plane does not fly, and after enough years the bill can run into millions of rupees. An auction recovers what it can, and the aircraft moves on to a second life as parts, a freighter or a training aid.
An airport built by businessmen
The sale took place at an airport with an unusual history. Sialkot International Airport is the first privately owned airport in Pakistan, built by the city’s business community on a build, own and operate basis.
The Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry drove the project after the city’s exporters tired of trucking goods to Lahore and Islamabad for flights. The airport became operational on November 30, 2007, at a cost of over Rs2.6 billion. President Pervez Musharraf formally inaugurated it on December 11, 2007.
The airport sits 14 kilometres west of Sialkot and has a 3,600-metre runway, the longest in Pakistan. It was built without government funding, a first for the country, and it remains owned and operated by Sialkot International Airport Limited.
For an airport built by exporters, the sale is familiar business: the auction turned a nine-year parking problem into recovered dues and a cleared stand.
Pakistan’s aviation sector has had a busy year, with PIA resuming Karachi-London flights in March 2027, 16 PIA aircraft grounded, a Gilgit-Baltistan aircraft lease, and US airspace reopening after an FAA ground stop.
What happens to the aircraft now
The buyer has not been named, and the airport has not said whether the aircraft will be broken up for parts, converted for cargo or used for training. Its engines, seats and landing gear were reported to be in good condition, which gives the buyer options.
What is certain is that the aircraft will not spend another nine years on the same stand. After almost a decade parked at Sialkot, the Boeing 767 has a new owner and, at last, a next chapter.
Frequently asked questions
Which aircraft was sold at Sialkot Airport?
A Boeing 767-336ER, formerly of Fly Jet Asia Airways, which had been parked at Sialkot International Airport since August 29, 2017.
How much did it sell for?
It sold at auction for more than $400,000, above the $400,000 reserve price set by the airport. The sale was carried out under a court order.
Why was the aircraft parked for so long?
The aircraft had not flown since 2017 and had accumulated millions of rupees in outstanding airport dues. The airport recovered those dues from the auction proceeds.
What condition was the aircraft in?
According to sources, its engines, passenger seats and landing gear remained in good condition despite nine years of inactivity.
What is special about Sialkot Airport?
It is Pakistan’s first privately owned airport, built by the Sialkot business community and opened in 2007. It has the longest runway in Pakistan at 3,600 metres.
