Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, more commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA (Urdu: پی آئی اے or پاکستان بینہوا کا راستہ الاقوامی), is the flag carrier and national airline of Pakistan.
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| Founded | 1946 (as Orient Airways) | |||
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| Hubs | Jinnah International Airport (Karachi) | |||
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| Frequent-flyer program | PIA Awards Plus+ | |||
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| Fleet size | 34 (+5 on order) [1] | |||
| Destinations | 59 incl.cargo | |||
| Company slogan | "Great people to fly " | |||
| Parent company | Ministry of Defence (Government of Pakistan)[2] | |||
| Headquarters | Jinnah International Airport Karachi, Pakistan | |||
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| Website | www.piac.aero | |||
On 30 June 2020, PIA was banned from flying in European airspace initially for six months, starting on 1 July 2020, and then indefinitely after EASA determined that the airline was not capable of certifying and overseeing its operators and aircraft in accordance with applicable international standards. This decision was made soon after it was revealed that at least a fourth of all pilots' licences issued in Pakistan were not genuine. By 9 July 2020, the airline was also banned by the United Kingdom and the United States.[3][4]
Achievements and recognitions
- First airline from an Asian country to fly the Super Constellation.
- First Asian airline to operate a jet aircraft.
- First Asian airline to be granted maintenance approval by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Air Registration Board, predecessor of the British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
- First non-communist airline to fly to the People's Republic of China, and operate a service between Asia and Europe via Moscow.
- First airline in Asia to induct the new technology Boeing 737-300 aircraft.
- First airline in the world to operate scheduled helicopter services.
- First airline to show in-flight movies on international routes.
- The first airline in South Asia to introduce auto-ticketing facility.
- The first airline in the world to fly to Tashkent, capital of the newly independent state of Uzbekistan.
- First airline in the world to start Air Safari with jet aircraft.
- First Asian airline to start flights to Oslo, the capital city of Norway.
- First airline in the world to induct the Boeing 777-200LR, the world's longest range commercial airliner.
- First airline in the world to take delivery of the Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner (Longer Range Variant).
- Pakistan International Airlines Flight Services Department was awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certification award during May 2006.
- First airline in Pakistan to operate a flight with an all female crew at command and in the cabin.
- First airline in the world to operate the Boeing 777-200ER, 777-200LR and 777-300ER altogether - all the three variants currently available on the market.
- PIA Flight Kitchens in Karachi were awarded the HACCP Certification. [5]
Crashes
Pakistan International Airlines Media
- U. Win being received at Calcutta airport.jpg
Passengers and bystanders with an Orient Airways Douglas DC-3 on the occasion of the arrival of the Burmese High Commissioner to India at Calcutta, circa 1947
- Boeing 720-040B AP-AMG PIA LHR 24.06.62 edited-2.jpg
A Boeing 720 at Heathrow Airport on 24 June 1962
- PIA scale model at display in Karachi Airport.jpg
A scale model on display at Karachi Airport
- PIA Head Office, Lahore.jpg
Pakistan International Airlines' regional office, located in Lahore
- Airbus A310-308, Pakistan International Airlines - PIA AN0562544.jpg
PIA Airbus A310-300 landed at Germany, Frankfurt Airport, 25 April 2004
- Airbus A321-231, Pakistan International Airlines - PIA (Inter Airlines) AN1157696.jpg
PIA Airbus A321 taking off from Islamabad Airport (2006)
- PIA Boeing 747-300 Asuspine-5.jpg
PIA Boeing 747–300 taking off from the Multan International Airport for a Hajj flight, 28 October 2010
- PIA Legacy Tail.jpg
PIA's 1980s legacy tail, which became an identity for the airline
- Boeing 747-300 (PIA) (5299437361).jpg
A PIA Boeing 747–300 painted in a Frontier livery
- PIA Markhor Livery.png
In 2018, Pakistan's national animal Markhor was chosen to be introduced as the brand identity on aircraft tail. However, later the Supreme Court of Pakistan took suo motu action and barred PIA from using the Markhor as brand identity; only one Airbus A320 was painted in the livery.
References
- ↑ Aircraft production lists - Flightradar24
- ↑ "Annual Report 2006 (Part-I)". Pakistan International Airlines. 2007-04-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
- ↑ "U.S. bans Pakistan International Airlines flights over pilot concerns". Reuters. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ↑ Shahzad, Asif (1 July 2020). "EU safety agency suspends Pakistani airlines' European authorisation for six months". Reuters. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ↑ "PIA's Flight Kitchen Karachi Awarded HACCP Certification". Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- "Historic Firsts". History of PIA.
