Photos of PIA ATR-42-500 by Farrukh Bhati - Part I

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:03 pm

Here are photos of PIAÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s very first ATR-42-500 (registration AP-BHH) taken by PIA Cadet Pilot Farrukh Bhati (forum member speedbird). Farrukh took these photos at Karachi Airport on June 4, 2006.

PIA Cadet Pilot Farrukh Bhati in the cockpit of AP-BHH.

Photo 2.

Photo 3.

AP-BHH taking well-deserved rest inside a hangar at Karachi Airport after a long delivery flight from France with multiple stops.

PIA personnel inspecting airlineÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s newest bird.

Farrukh with AP-BHH at Karachi Airport.

Beautiful pattern representing PakistanÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s Baluchistan province.

Thank you Farrukh for sharing beautiful photos!

speedbird · Post by **speedbird** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:09 pm

Sorry about the Date guys, forgot to set the date in my digi cam.

Enjoy the show.

mohammed younis · Post by **mohammed younis** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:19 pm

Great pics

really enjoyed viewing them

thankyou speedbird and Abbas

PK777 · Post by **PK777** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:29 pm

Great stuff....waiting for the next batch

speedbird · Post by **speedbird** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:39 pm

Thanks guys ... sorry about my jaws in first pic, I was way too happy.

Aftab PK786 · Post by **Aftab PK786** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:43 pm

Asalamulkium,

Excellent pictures. Finally the newest member of the family was able to come home.

PK773ER · Post by **PK773ER** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:44 pm

zabardast! nice pics speedbird and thanks 2 Abbas bhai for quick service!

raihans · Post by **raihans** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:54 pm

First of all, thanks to speedbird and Abbas for sharing the great pics, now being a part of History of PIA.

Further, I would like to share one of the Abbas Ali collection (which took me alot to search all my cd bank as I cannot search on History of PIA directly due to no search option!) so here it is; the picture of ATR72 which was the begining for replacement of F27s back in 90s and BHH is the end of that trial by PIA.

Copyrights Abbas Ali

global-pia · Post by **global-pia** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:14 pm

All beautiful photos thanks for sharing them. Which points did this aircraft land whilst on its delivery flight to Karachi?

I'd like to see what the cabin layout is like.

Anyway, thanks once again speedbird
Regards,
Shabaz

speedbird · Post by **speedbird** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:24 pm

There are a couple of pics of Cabin in Batch III. Abbas bhai will post them in a while.

raihans · Post by **raihans** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:49 pm

speedbird wrote:There are a couple of pics of Cabin in Batch III. Abbas bhai will post them in a while.

Looking forward for Batch III....

CoyBoy · Post by **CoyBoy** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:12 pm

Any idea why the aircraft wears small PIA acronym, when it could have been large, also why is the Urdu logo in that odd position when it could have been on teh nose area under the second cockpit window.