PIA Aircraft With 50 Years of China Service Markings

[Abbas Ali]

Port side of PIA Airbus A310-308 registration AP-BEG with special markings applied below flight deck windows to celebrate 50 years of flights operated by the airline between Pakistan and China.

AP-BEG by Jeancarl Cardona, on Flickr

On April 29, 1964, PIA became the first airline from a non-communist country to operate scheduled passenger flights to China. The inaugural flight was operated with a Boeing 720-040B from Dacca (now Dhaka) to Shanghai via Canton.

The starboard side of AP-BEG is without these markings.

AP-BEG by Jeancarl Cardona, on Flickr

AP-BEG in these photos is seen at Malta Airport on August 28, 2014, where it made refueling stop as special flight PK-8002 from Mitiga International Airport, Tripoli, Libya, to Lahore with 223 Pakistanis evacuated from troubled Libya.

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[H Khan]

They couldn't stick a smaller decal then this?????

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[Abbas Ali]

Some old stuff related to PIA China service.


PIA advertisement from 1964 indicating airline's plan to start flight from Dacca (now Dhaka) to Tokyo via Canton and Shanghai. However, the Japanese authorities at that time did not allow PIA to operate flights between Pakistan and Japan via China.


First Flight Cover flown on PIA's inaugural flight from Dacca to Shanghai via Canton on April 29, 1964.


PIA Boeing 720-040B jet commanders Capt. Trevor Gotting (left) and Capt. Taimur Baig given warm welcome in China after flight from Pakistan in 1964.


Sheetlet of commemorative Pakistan postage stamp issued on April 29, 1984, to celebrate 20 years of PIA's China Service. The stamp shows a PIA Boeing 707-340C in 1960s livery flying over Karakoram mountains on a flight to China. This stamp was designed by Mr. Adil Salahuddin.


First Day Cover (FDC) for commemorative Pakistan postage stamp celebrating 20 years of PIA China service issued on April 29, 1984. There's also "20 Years of PIA's China Service 1964-84" PIA logo on this FDC.


May/June 1984 issue of PIA in-flight magazine 'Humsafar' cover with Great Wall of China photo. There's also "20 Years of PIA's China Service 1964-84" PIA logo on this magazine issue.


1984 PIA advertisement celebrating 20 years of airline's China service.


1999 PIA advertisement celebrating 35 years of non-stop service for China. PIA's famous Air Hostess Momi Gul Durrani in a memorable publicity poster from 1964 promoting PIA as the 'First Into China' is also shown in this advertisement.


PIA Boeing 747-367 registration AP-BFW in 1999 sporting markings to celebrate 50 years of the People's Republic of China and 35 years of PIA's non-stop service to China. The text reads: "Celebrating 50 years of the People's Republic of China with 35 years of non-stop service".

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[Abbas Ali]

Pakistanis boarding PIA Airbus A310-308 (AP-BEG) at Mitiga International Airport, Tripoli, for evacuation to Pakistan on August 28, 2014. The A310 later left Mitiga International Airport as special relief flight PK-8002 to Lahore via Malta. The aircraft evacuated 223 people.

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[Abbas Ali]

Port side of PIA Airbus A310-308 registration AP-BEU with special markings applied below flight deck windows to celebrate 50 years of flights operated by the airline between Pakistan and China.

Pakistan International Airlines A310-300 AP-BEU by Martin Tack, on Flickr

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[Abbas Ali]

Port side of PIA Airbus A310-324ET registration AP-BGO with special markings applied below flight deck windows to celebrate 50 years of flights operated by the airline between Pakistan and China - Photo by Abdus Sattar Sohail

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[Abbas Ali]

Port side of PIA Airbus A310-308 registration AP-BEQ with special markings applied below flight deck windows to celebrate 50 years of flights operated by the airline between Pakistan and China - Photo by Abdus Sattar Sohail

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[Abbas Ali]

PIA advertisement in today's (April 20) newspaper welcoming President of China Xi Jinping on his visit to Pakistan.



In this advertisement it would have been nice to see photo like following example showing nose section of PIA Airbus A310-300 with special marking celebrating fifty years of airline's flights between Pakistan and China.



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[Guru]

Pak Cheen Dosti Zindabad and the Govt. of Pakistan is signing deals worth billions of dollars between the two countries. Every 3-4 months, we have a state visit from either the Pakistani PM to China or the Chinese President to Pakistan. All apparently going very well between the two countries but can someone explain why Chinese Civil Aviation does not allow pilots from Pakistan to work in China? I would like to have some answers, not guesses. Just for information, China has a huge and booming aviation market, they are terribly short of airline pilots , they recruit pilots from almost all over the world and the salaries they pay are the highest in the world.

[Abbas Ali]

In PIA advertisement in today's (April 21) newspaper is photo of airline's Boeing 777 modified to place PIA fifty years of China service logo near flight deck windows.

They could have used an original photo of PIA Airbus A310-300 sporting that logo.



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