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BIRTH OF A NATION BIRTH

OF AN AIRLINE 2
AIR MARSHIAL NUR KHAN
(1960s)3
Transatlantic flights
(1970s)

Opening of Cargo (1980s)

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BIRTH OF A NATION BIRTH OF AN AIRLINE
The airline was founded on 29
October 1946 as Orient Airways,
initially based in Calcutta in India,
before shifting operations to the
newly independent state of Pakistan
in 1947. It was nationalized and
merged with another airline in
1955,[5] and Pakistan International
Airlines Corporation came into
existence. The airline commenced
international services in 1955 to
London, via Cairo and Rome.[6] PIA
was the first non-communist airline
to fly to China and was the second
Asian airline (after Air India) to
AIR MARSHIAL NUR KHAN (1960s)
The appointment of Air Marshal Nur
Khan as the managing director of
PIA in 1959 heralded an era of
success for PIA. In March 1960, PIA
wet-leased a Boeing 707 from Pan
American airlines, thereby becoming
the second Asian airline after Air
India[13] to induct a jet aircraft in its
fleet. With the newly acquired
aircraft, the airline introduced its first
trans-Atlantic route Karachi-New
York via London in 1961. In 1962, it
expanded its fleet by placing orders
for Boeing 720s, Fokker F27
Friendships, and Sikorsky
acquire jet aircraft by inducting a
Boeing 707.[citation needed] In
2004, PIA became the launch
customer of the Boeing 777-
200LR.[7][better source
needed]Launch customer
helicopters. On 2 January 1962, a
PIA Boeing 720B flown by Captain
Abdullah Baig from London to
Karachi established a world record
for speed over a commercial airline
route for powered landplanes of
938.78 km/h (582.98 mph), a record
which still holds to this day.
What is PIA?
PIA is Pakistan's largest airline,
and operates a fleet of more
than 30 aircraft.
The airline operates scheduled
services to 18 domestic
destinations and 25
international destinations
across Asia, Europe, the
Middle East and North
America.
It operates nearly 100 flights
daily.[1] In addition to
commercial flight operations,
PIA also owns The Roosevelt
Hotel in New York City, and the
Sofitel Paris Scribe Hotel in
Paris.[8]
The airline employed nearly
13,000+ people in 2018.[9]
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 Transatlantic flights (1970s)
“Go confidently The '70s was marked by
in the direction resumption of transatlantic flights,
introduction of new destinations,
of your dreams appointment of Nur Khan as its
.” executive for the second term,
and the beginning of a financially
successful period for the airline.
When the political situation in
East Pakistan (present day
Bangladesh) started deteriorating
in the early '70s, the Pakistan
Army once again used PIA's
services to airlift soldiers and
ammunition to East
Pakistan.[citation needed] Most
“There is nothing
noble in being
superior to your Opening of Cargo (1980s)
fellow men. True The 1980s decade began with
the opening of a cargo handling
nobility lies in centre at Karachi airport, duty-
being superior to free shops, the first C and D
safety checks on its entire fleet,
your former self.” as well as the introduction of
airline's first Airbus A300B4-203
aircraft. In 1984, the airline
introduced Night-Coach service
as a low-cost alternative to day-
time domestic flights. in Karachi
which was followed by
planetariums in Lahore and
Peshawar. These featured
retired PIA on display for
educational purposes. Two more
flights had to detour to Sri Lanka
during trips between West
Pakistan and East Pakistan. With
the establishment of cordial ties
between the Libyan and
Pakistani governments in the
early '70s, PIA added a new
international route, Tripoli, to its
map in 1972. It also signed an
agreement with Yugoslav airline
JAT. PIA acquired McDonnell
Douglas DC-10s in 1973 and
used the aircraft to replace
Boeing 707-300s.
retired Boeing 720B aircraft were
donated to the planetariums in
Karachi and Lahore later on.
Also in 1985, five new Boeing
737-300s were introduced to
PIA's fleet, making PIA the first
Asian airline with such a diverse
aircraft fleet. In late 1987 and
early 1988, services to Malé and
Toronto were introduced. In
1990, First Officer Maliha Sami
became the first female pilot of
PIA when she took off on the
Karachi-Panjgur-Turbat-Gwadar
route.
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1990s
In June 1991, the first of six
A310-300 aircraft on order was
delivered. With the new aircraft,
the airline introduced flights to
Tashkent in 1992 and to Zürich in
1993.
In March 1993, AVM Farooq
Umar became MD PIA and also
open skies from Karachi to Dubai
were declared and 12 private air
2000s
In July 2002, PIA purchased six
Boeing 747-300 aircraft from
Cathay Pacific, five of which were
already on lease. The sixth one
arrived shortly afterwards and
was used mainly on its North
American and European routes.
In October 2002, after a period of
ten years without any new
orders, the airline placed an
order for eight Boeing 777
aircraft.
Boeing delivered the first of three
777-200ER aircraft to PIA in
January 2004. PIA introduced a
new livery for the 777-200ERs
lines were allowed to operate
domestically in Pakistan. Both
steps came simultaneously and
put great pressure on PIA's
financial performance. Farooq
Umar to meet the challenge,
fought the battle of open skies
and opened up six new routes to
the Persian Gulf and CIS
countries along with tourists
attraction 'air safari'. He also
that was applied to most of its
fleet. PIA also leased six more
Airbus A310-300 aircraft directly
from Airbus. On 3 November
2005, PIA placed an order to
purchase seven ATR 42-500
aircraft to replace its ageing fleet
of Fokker F27 Friendships. On 6
December 2005,
On 25 February 2006, Boeing
delivered its first 777-200LR to
PIA, when it flew from Everett to
Islamabad via Manchester. With
the induction of long range
aircraft in its fleet, PIA started
offering non-stop flights from
Toronto to Karachi, Islamabad,
made major changes in routes
and schedules and started non-
stop flights from Lahore and
Islamabad to JFK and Canada.
PIA added Jakarta, Fujairah,
Baku and Al-Ain to its
destinations in 1994. In addition,
PIA became a client of three
flight-reservation systems,
namely: Sabre, Galileo,amadeus.
'Air Safari' flights were launched
in 1994 using Boeing 737-300
aircraft that used to fly over the
Karakoram mountain range.
Farooq Umar handed over PIA to
another MD in March 1996
and Lahore from 3 March 2006.
PIA had also planned non-stop
flights to New York City, Chicago,
Washington, and Houston but
was not given permission by US
authorities (unless the airline
implemented a European
stopover on the flight to American
cities).
ATR delivered two of the seven
ordered ATR 42s to PIA in May
and December 2006 respectively,
following which the airline ceased
using military Lockheed C-130
Hercules for passenger services
in northern areas of Pakistan.
The military aircraft were being
used after the PIA Flight 688
accident. On 23 December 2006,
PIA took delivery of its first
Boeing 777-300ER.
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2010s

In 2010, PIA altered its livery.
The tail design was replaced with
a much larger version of the
Pakistan national flag, and added
the text "Pakistan International" in
gold writing underneath the large
billboard style PIA on the
fuselage. The green stripe was
modified to include gold and was
extended to the rear of the
fuselage.
In 2014, PIA leased four Boeing
737-800s. PIA also issued a
request for tender for four Boeing
777-300ERs. The airline also
wanted to lease four ATR aircraft.
However, the bids for the 777s
were not accepted due to bidding
standards. Later, The airline
managed to lease Airbus A320
aircraft, and inducted two A320-
214 series aircraft in its fleet. In
2017, PIA decided to replace its
reservation and ticketing system
"Sabre" with a Turkish origin
system called "Hitit". Both PIA &
Hiti signed an agreement and in
September 2018, the airline
successfully switched to the new
system

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