PIA Boeing 747 Pilots

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 4:46 pm

Pilots of PIA flight PK-303 from Lahore to Karachi operated with Boeing 747-367 (AP-BFW) on April 5, 2009.

Capt. Usman Younus

First Officer Narejo.

kashan · Post by **kashan** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:41 pm

Who's the youngest PIA 747 pilot? in KLM a 26 year old woman was flying a 744 as F/O back in 1989.

udaas · Post by **udaas** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:11 pm

Either the young pilot is too good (I doubt it), or has really good connections/ approach.

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:47 am

PIA has a number of young Boeing 747 First Officers promoted from ATR 42-500 and some of them must be youngest Boeing 747 First Officers in PIA's history.

It will also be interesting to know youngest Boeing 747 captain in PIA's history. I've heard that Capt. Baakza was one of youngest PIA Boeing 747 commanders during early years of aircraft type's service with PIA.

Abbas

AN · Post by AN » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:24 am

Good point abbass
wonder what the youngest F/O, Capt on 747 have been in the past, and if theres a new lowest age.

Pfactor · Post by **Pfactor** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:13 pm

People who are at the moment flying on 747, I am the youngest, BUT, with new guys coming on 747 from ATR, I am sure I will not hold this title for long.

mohammed younis · Post by **mohammed younis** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:55 pm

Pfactor wrote:People who are at the moment flying on 747, I am the youngest, BUT, with new guys coming on 747 from ATR, I am sure I will not hold this title for long.

have you flown the 777s?

AN · Post by AN » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:50 pm

I believe Ramez will have that honor
hes about 25
beats the KLM lady

kamalla · Post by **kamalla** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:38 am

Aroosh, when do u move upto the 747s? Are u interested in flying the big birds?

AN · Post by AN » Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:52 am

moving up now

not just interested
its a dream

kamalla · Post by **kamalla** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:32 am

AN wrote:moving up now

not just interested
its a dream

Congrats Aroosh! Will look forward to your photographic contributions from the 747s!

nopy99 · Post by **nopy99** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:28 am

Nice one Aroosh! cant wait for some snaps from the "heavies"

kashan · Post by **kashan** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:46 pm

AN wrote:I believe Ramez will have that honor
hes about 25
beats the KLM lady

No, because KLM case was twenty years ago, the boy you named was only 5 years of age back then, KLM was latest technology and largest airliner in the world back then, as 744 debuted in 1988.

PIA guy wil be flying mid-80s vintage classic 747 of second hand category which were stored in the desert for quite a while before PIA took them on, PIA have been flying them for a decade now.

And the fact KLM pilot was a WOMAN flying largets ailriner and latest aircrfat of that time, in todays term a woman or man of that age flying an A380 would have matched that.

KLM woman in her early 20s could also have been on the 742 or 743.

chevron · Post by **chevron** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:25 am

Pilots from 2001 batch were promoted to 747s sometime back, and now some more are getting trained as mentioned above. Question is why and how this requirement came up? How many FOs are actually required on 747 and which equipment they will fly next? Why the pilots from 777 or 310 were not sent up to fly 747? Is there any 'Career Plan' being followed in PIA? and what does PALPA has to say on this?

AN · Post by AN » Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:40 am

Kashan what are you saying no to?

if he is the youngest then thats the fact
whether its now or 100000 years ago