PIA's A310 to go to Leipzig

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PIA's A310 to go to Leipzig

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According to a source, PIA's A310 AP-BEQ is going to fly to Malta and then Leipzig on 25th November, 2016 to be parked in a museum. If anyone has exact time of departure, it would be much appreciated as I will try to spot it.
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That's amazing news glad to see at least one of PIA's A310 preserved
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Interesting!

Is it going to fly as AP-BEQ or under registration of some other country?

This also explains why Leipzig is mentioned as the location of AP-BEQ engines offered for sale.

BTW, how did PIA find AP-BEQ buyer? Last day for submission of bids is December 12, 2016, for four airworthy PIA A310s including AP-BEQ offered for sale.

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Aircraft probably going to be used a fire trainer at Leipzig Airport, according to a German friend.

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Aircraft is sold for 250000 € will be used in movie " Raid on Entebbe" for 12 days with changed livery which will be changed back to PIA livery and will be placed in Museum
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Means it will be painted in Air France livery.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Entebbe

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Interesting retirement plan for BEQ
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shj wrote:Aircraft is sold for 250000 € will be used in movie " Raid on Entebbe" for 12 days with changed livery which will be changed back to PIA livery and will be placed in Museum
Real brother of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu was killed in this Raid.
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When is the last passenger flight for 310 would like to travel on it ? :thumbs_up:
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Isn't 250,000 euros a bit low?

a330 rent is somewhere 250,000$ a month.

Hopefully PIA pays off some of its debt.
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I assume that PIA has sold the air frame or leased out the plane for the shooting.

As previously advertised earlier, it stated that the engines would be in Germany so the reason of the mention of the engines in Germany, was wondering earlier how did the engines reach Germany soon after being grounded.
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Still the price is good. I remember PIA sold one 747 in open auction for around 1,00,000,00 Rs. The company who bought did dismantle the Aircraft and pick the Raw Iron and Aluminum from it.
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I travelled on AP-BEQ on 2nd Oct for KHI-KUL flight, didn't know that time that this was one of its last sorties.
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AP-BEQ due to be ferried from Karachi to Malta International Airport in coming hours.

Goodbye AP-BEQ and thank you for serving PIA for nearly twenty-three (1993-2016) years.

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Re: PIA's A310 to go to Leipzig

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BEQ refueling at JIAP. It was supposed to depart at 1300 hrs. Currently refueling and about to depart. 6-7 people going with the aircraft for the shooting of the movie.