Pakistan International Arlines (PIA) : News / Updates

[Fatman17]

 

[Vapnope]

Yeah, the buyer should've paid us to have the privilege of taking on that debt for a deeply unprofitable organization.

13 billion for 18 planes, premium 170 landing slots and the properties that are not even being named in the open domain. PIA is deeply unprofitable because political appointments and overstaffing not because it was an inherent issue. I am a proponent of privatization for national companies but not like this tbh.

 

[Meengla]

Some details about the negotiations that went on between the govt and the bidders leading to the PIA privatization, including mention of how PIA was 'profitable' last year (it really wasn't). English captions available.

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[ghazi52]

The old PIA hangar at Karachi airport is awesome. This was supper Constellation built by Lockheed 4 piston radial engine.

First Asian airline to fly it in 1950. Merged with Orient Airlines domestic a d int. Routes. Khi to LHR.

 

[ghazi52]

To support operations during the 1993 Hajj season, PIA wet-leased a Russian-built Ilyushin IL-86 (RA-86110) from Aeroflot.

The aircraft, which operated from April to July 1993, featured a unique hybrid livery combining the Aeroflot fuselage with PIA’s tail branding.

 

[Anonymous25]

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[ghazi52]

Following a failed lease agreement in early 1990, an Egypt Air Airbus A300B4 that had already been prepped in full PIA livery remained in Cairo.

Rather than an immediate repaint, the aircraft flew with a 'hybrid' livery for the entirety of 1991; the PIA cheat lines were kept on the fuselage, while the tail was changed back to the Egypt Air Horus logo.

It was finally returned to the standard Egypt Air livery in 1992.

 

[ghazi52]

PAF L-100 Hercules 64144 (ex PIA AP-AUT) circa 1967

 

[ghazi52]

PIA Super Constellation L-1049C AP-AFQ and AP-AFS during maintenance circa 1960

 

[ghazi52]

 

[ghazi52]

PIA's wet leased DC-8-71CF (N8960T) circa 1977. The aircraft was leased from Trans International Airlines from Jul 1977 to Dec 1977, seen here with a hybrid livery.

 

[ghazi52]

PIA DC-10-30 AP-AYM circa 1981

 

[ghazi52]

Aerial view of Karachi Aerodrome circa 1937.

 

[ghazi52]

 

[ghazi52]