Pakistan International Arlines (PIA) : News / Updates
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February 22, 1981, photo of a PIA McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 with its evacuation slides deployed at Paris Orly Airport.
Slides were deployed for the evacuation of passengers and crew due to bomb threat information received by the flight crew.
The aircraft had arrived in Paris from New York under the command of Capt. Johnny Sadiq and was taxiing when it received information about the bomb threat.
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Seventy-five years ago in May 1951, the Government of Pakistan placed order for three brand new Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation aircraft to establish country's own airline Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
All three brand new Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation aircraft were delivered to PIA in 1954.
All three brand new Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation aircraft were delivered to PIA in 1954.
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50 years ago on April 27, 1976, PIA's first Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet flew into Karachi from Lisbon via London & Islamabad.
The first of the two Jumbo Jets, acquired on lease for three years from Portuguese Airline, TAP, had been repainted with the colours of PIA at London. From Islamabad, the Boeing 747 brought a team of journalists, other guests and high officials of PIA, including its Chairman, Air Marshal (retired) Nur Khan.
Although 15 teams of PIA crew were already trained to fly the aircraft and 50 PIA engineers to maintain them, Portuguese airline also provided instructor pilots for the first few months.
The Boeing 747 gave PIA's international passengers the choice of 3 aircraft i.e. Boeing 707, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Boeing 747.
The first of the two Jumbo Jets, acquired on lease for three years from Portuguese Airline, TAP, had been repainted with the colours of PIA at London. From Islamabad, the Boeing 747 brought a team of journalists, other guests and high officials of PIA, including its Chairman, Air Marshal (retired) Nur Khan.
Although 15 teams of PIA crew were already trained to fly the aircraft and 50 PIA engineers to maintain them, Portuguese airline also provided instructor pilots for the first few months.
The Boeing 747 gave PIA's international passengers the choice of 3 aircraft i.e. Boeing 707, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Boeing 747.
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