Pakistan International Arlines (PIA) : News / Updates

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Miss Anisa Adenwalla and Miss Farida

 

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Pia shows that we can build success stories if we are serious and put effort in it . pia glorious history is the witness of it.

 

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Munib Mir​

April 27, 2018 ·

Glorious photo of PIA's third DC-10-30 registered AP-AXE. This particular aircraft flew non-stop from New York City, USA to Karachi, Pakistan, in 13 hours & 25 minutes on its delivery flight to PIA in October, 1974.

This was a world record holder for the longest delivery flight up to that time. I first flew from Karachi to Rawalpindi on AP-AXE on March 14, 1975 to attend the funeral of my maternal grandmother who had died that afternoon.

Sadly, AP-AXE was destroyed in a hangar fire at Karachi Airport in early March, 1981 while undergoing maintenance. I firmly believe that the fire was intentionally set because Airport Security Force personnel didn't allow fire engines to enter the hangar to extinguish the fire & PIA also didn't issue any accident report mentioning the actual cause of the start of the fire.

 

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uncanny resemblance to Cathy Pacific's old livery

 

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Fire scare triggers PIA plane evacuation​

Jeddah Airport's fire and rescue authorities also rushed to aircraft with fire brigade vehicles following report
September 18, 2026

Passengers were evacuated from a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Airbus aircraft at Jeddah airport on Thursday after ground staff suspected an engine fire shortly after the plane landed, prompting the crew to initiate an emergency evacuation.

According to sources, the aircraft had landed normally at Jeddah International Airport and reached the jetty when ground staff raised an alarm after suspecting that one of its engines had caught fire. The pilot responded by initiating the emergency evacuation procedure in accordance with SOPs.

They said some passengers left the aircraft through the jet bridge, while others were evacuated through emergency exits using the aircraft's evacuation slides.

Jeddah Airport's fire and rescue authorities also rushed to the aircraft with fire brigade vehicles following the report, while PIA officials in Jeddah informed airport administration and security authorities about the situation.

A PIA spokesperson said all passengers remained safe during the operation and there were no reports of any passenger being injured. Sources, however, said a few passengers sustained minor injuries during the emergency evacuation and were taken to the airport clinic for treatment.