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The aircraft involved was an Airbus A310-324ET manufactured by Airbus Industrie in 1993, and was 21 years old at the time of the incident. It was registered as AP-BGN with serial number 676. It was powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW4152 engines. [1]
The decade began with the opening of a cargo handling centre at Karachi airport, duty-free shops, the first C and D safety checks on its entire fleet, as well as the introduction of the airline's first Airbus A300B4-200 aircraft. In 1981, PIA had an employee workforce of almost 24,000, which despite being reduced to 20,000 by 1983 still ...
Pakistan employed five C-130Bs [16] as well as 75% of PIA transport capacity (The PIA fleet contained seven Boeing 707 and 4 Boeing 720 planes in 1971) to ferry troops from West Pakistan 1971. [21] Two entire infantry divisions were airlifted to East Pakistan from West Pakistan between 26 March and 2 May in an operation dubbed Great Fly-In . [ 22 ]
The aircraft involved was an Airbus A320-214, [23] built by Airbus Industrie in 2004, with registration AP-BLD and MSN 2274, and owned by GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). [24] [8] The plane was powered by two CFM International CFM56-5B4/P engines, [25] [24] which were most recently installed in February and May 2019. [18]
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[19] [48] During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the PIA operated a series of chartered flights to and from Australia, South Africa, South Korea, UK and the Middle East among others to transport stranded citizens. [49] [50] [51] On 30 June 2020, the European Air Safety Agency banned PIA from operating in Europe for six months. [52]
The aircraft involved was a nine-year-old Boeing 707-340C with serial number 20275 and line number 844. It was manufactured in 1970 and first flew on July 30. Ten days later, on 10 August, it was delivered to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and was registered as AP-AWB. It was re-registered as AP-AWZ in 1972 after being leased for several ...