A government inquiry afterward blamed aging aircraft for the crash.The ban on some of the aircraft was lifted after four months on 5 July 2007, following an inspection by the European Union Air Safety Administration. PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320-200 aircraft serve routes within Pakistan and the surrounding area. PIA is Pakistan's largest airline and operates a fleet of more than 30 aircraft. The airline supports the PIA was one of the official sponsors of the "Destination Pakistan 2007" festivals. The 747 has been the Queen of the Skies for 50 years. In 1966, Paris, Istanbul, Baghdad, Kuwait, Jeddah and Nairobi were added to PIA's routes.

In the following years, In June 1985, PIA became the first Asian airline to operate the PIA began to sustain operating losses and liquidity problems throughout the 1990s due to frequent pilot strikes, issues with various vendors, over-staffing, and political interference in airline management.In March 1993, AVM Farooq Umar became managing director of the airline. AIRLIVE.net is supported by a team of aviation enthusiasts. Flightradar24 tracks 180,000+ flights, from 1,200+ airlines, flying to or from 4,000+ airports around the world in real time. In 2015, after the completion of sixty years service, the 1960s livery was applied to three of the Airbus A320s and on one Boeing 777-200ER. The suite is a huge step up from the business class offering on its retired 747s. Another 7.8% was from food and beverage sales. AIRLIVE.net makes no representations as to accuracy, completeness, currentness, suitability or validity of any information on this … ... Boeing 747-200 Boeing 747-300: 12 6 6: 3 3: 15: Boeing 777 Boeing 777-200 Boeing 777-300: 9 6 3: 3 2 1: 12: Age: McDonnell DC-10: 1: 4: 5: Total: 31:

This plan was dropped due to heavy protests by airline unions and associations in which two employees were killed when security forces were tasked to stop the protesters for their movement towards Jinnah International Airport terminal building.

PIA subsequently grounded 150 of its 434 Pilots on suspicion of having a bogus license.On 9 July 2020, the United States banned the airline because of concerns about its certification of pilots.On 18 July PIA dismissed seven pilots and one member of cabin crew whose licences had been revoked by the country's Civil Aviation Authority.Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited (PIACL) is majority-owned by the The Board consists of nine independent non-executive members and has four sub-committees: an Audit Committee, Brand and Advertising Committee, Finance Committee, and Human Resource Committee each having its charter and chairman. Be in the know.We use ads to keep our content free.

The tails represented the four provinces of Pakistan: PIA launched its new livery in early April 2010. Please Support us by turning off your adblocker. PIA-Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi) is planning to retire its last Boeing 747 (ex-Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-367 AP-BFY, msn 23920) within a month according to a report by Business Recorder.

Indeed, before the pandemic, plans were already in place to address the fleet shortfall caused by their retirement.

On the 5th of March 2007, BBC reported that the European Union’s prohibitions have come into effect on 35 of the airline’s 42 aircraft fleet. The airline has sponsored events, both within Pakistan and in its overseas markets.

AP-BFY is currently being used on the high-density Hajj charters to Saudi… PIA has a fleet of modern aircraft which are spacious, comfortable, and designed to get you to your destination safely. The PIA logo written in calligraphic Urdu was added just behind the cockpit. Boeing 747-282B (Capt. The Club Suite offers direct aisle access, a privacy door, and additional comfort all around.At IAG’s Q3 results presentation last year, we learned some further details about what to expect from the 777X’s delivery. Photo: PatrickE via Pixabay Why is Qantas retiring the Boeing 747-400? At present PIA is serving destinations in USA, Canada, UK and Europe through its 777 fleet.The Airbus A320 is one of the world’s favorite narrow-body short/medium-haul jet airplanes. Qantas has had a long and successful history with the Boeing 747 series aircraft. In July 2014, on the delivery of the first A320 series aircraft, PIA introduced a "crescent and star" on the aircraft engines' cowlings in place of the Urdu PIA logo. The Boeing 747 is actually cheaper to buy and cheaper to operate. PIA fleet witnessed rapid growth where new models either leased or purchased joined the fleet. The Seven out of ten departments of PIA are now located at Islamabad, viz, Marketing Department, Procedure Bureau, Central Reservation Control, Revenue Management, HR and Security and Vigilance Department.In the late 1990s, the Government of Pakistan considered selling the airline to the private sector due to the persistent losses suffered by the airline. Re: PIA Boeing 747-300 Fleet Status Post by taha_imran4 » Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:23 pm According to Palpa's facebook page one Boeing 747-300 may join PIA's fleet in the coming days. As such, having a smaller fleet is no problem for British Airways in the interim.Within its remaining wide-body fleet, British Airways has three types of aircraft.These are the aircraft that will stand in for the 747 for now.

The name of the livery was taken from Cathay Pacific's very first 747 freighter, which entered the fleet in 1982.

The ban mainly targeted Boeing 747-300 and Airbus 310s. It is considered as one of the stupid acts of the Pilots.

Short term 747 replacements The remaining 6% was from various sources such as excess baggage charges, As of November 2019, PIA serves 19 domestic and 24 international destinations in 16 countries across Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America. With this in mind, which aircraft will the carrier use for its next era of travel?The current COVID-19 crisis has accelerated the retirement of many aircraft. However, the death of the queen of the skies has, sadly, been brought forward due to the current pandemic causing far lower passengers numbers. So essentially Avatar Airlines hopes to be an ultra low cost carrier, with 747-400s that have 580+ seats. Additionally, PIA's revenue from excess baggage, passenger load factor, and passenger kilometre flow have been declining steadily.In 2011, about 81% of revenue was from passenger traffic and only 5% from cargo. The livery was white at the front and beige at the rear separated by a dark green stripe.