PIA to Dry Lease Narrow-body and Turboprop Aircraft

[Abbas Ali]

1000th ATR decal !

Thanks for photo.

Is it also displayed near port side cabin door from where boarding takes place?

Abbas

[Hashmax]

^
yes !

[Abbas Ali]

Thank you for the info

Abbas

[Sahil Ali]

AP-BLU is getting the retro livery too.

[Moin]

Not only has AP-BLU received the 'correct' retro livery, so will BLX, BLY, BLZ and BMA. Apparently the powers that be love the retro livery.

[Charliedelta11]

Pardon my ignorance, but BLX/Y/Z and BMA? Which planes are getting these registrations? I thought we were done with the A320s.

[CoyBoy]

One ATR72, one 777 any version and one A310 should have recieved the retro livery if they are so keen on doing this.

[Hashmax]

BLX/Y/Z and BMA are the FOUR 320s being procured from Air Asia.
7th August tentative delivery of BLX.
Rest three will be delivered by end sept. InshaAllah!

[PIA ap-bkz]

Now this is good. PIA's retro livery looks really beautiful so its a nice initiative by the management =D>

[aviator773]

Though I personally don't mind BLU getting the retro look but if they paint the next four 320's in retro livery as well, it will just take away its charm.
Instead they should either paint a jet from each series like one of the members suggested in this livery or paint the four 320's in the other memorable liveries e.g one in the 80's livery, one in the 90's, one in all white with Pashmina tail and perhaps one in the 2004 paint to celebrate all variations PIA has adopted over the course of 60 years.

[Abbas Ali]

if they paint the next four 320's in retro livery as well, it will just take away its charm.

I agree. Only one A320 i.e. AP-BLA should have been in retro livery to keep it as an attraction and sought after aircraft for spotters/photographers at various airports. Mistakes in AP-BLA retro livery should have been removed instead of painting more aircraft in retro livery.

I hope PIA paints an aircraft in my all-time favourite green & gold livery when the airline celebrates its 75th anniversary in year 2030.

Abbas

[747-300]

Maybe PIA should not paint AP-BLU in retro instead should paint it in Typical Pathani Karachi bus scheme It would loook very good and give PIA a much needed boost towards avgeek.

[Amaad Lone]

I hope PIA paints an aircraft in my all-time favourite green & gold livery when the airline celebrates its 75th anniversary in year 2030.

Well Abbas the 70s livery is alive and well in the current one.

The green and gold stripe plus the Pakistan International both are from the 1970s color scheme. Slightly different from the original but a cheap imitation.

[Abdullah]

Let see AP-BLU;

...photos by Osama Khalid.

[Abbas Ali]

Pakistan flag direction should have been reversed on starboard side to represent aircraft's movement in forward direction and PIA logo font on tail and "PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL" titles font on fuselage should have been slightly thicker. Anti-dazzle black paint should cover area below front two cockpit windshields. And, what's that grey patch on nose cone?

For comparison photo of a PIA Boeing 720B in 1960s livery: https://flic.kr/p/cWQAPf

Abbas