Capt. Ayesha Rabia  (Copyright © Zain Maqsood)

Capt. Ayesha Rabia, PIA's first woman Captain, photographed at Boeing Delivery Centre in Seattle, USA, on February 26, 2006. The photo was taken before Capt. Ayesha and members of PIA delegation departed from Seattle aboard airline's brand new Boeing 777-240LR (AP-BGY) delivered that day. Crew of aircraft's delivery flight routed Seattle-Manchester-Islamabad is also seen in this photo

Chief Engineer Line Maintenance Maqsood Ahmed  (Copyright © Zain Maqsood)

Chief Engineer Line Maintenance Maqsood Ahmed with a Boeing Company Executive aboard PIA's brand new Boeing 777-240LR (AP-BGY) delivered to the airline on February 26, 2007. PIA is the first airline in the world to operate Boeing 777-240LR

Chief Engineer Line Maintenance Maqsood Ahmed  (Copyright © Zain Maqsood)

Chief Engineer Line Maintenance Maqsood Ahmed with Manager PIA Engineering in Karachi Junaid Khan (left) and Aircraft Engineer Mian Talat Abbas (centre) aboard PIA's brand new Boeing 777-240LR on its delivery flight to Pakistan from Seattle on February 26, 2006

Chief Engineer Line Maintenance Maqsood Ahmed  (Copyright © Zain Maqsood)

From left to right: Manager PIA Engineering in Karachi Junaid Khan, Capt. Ayesha Rabia, aircraft Engineer Mian Talat Abbas, Chief Engineer Line Maintenance Maqsood Ahmed and Ground Engineer Shafqat Kiyani aboard PIA's brand new Boeing 777-240LR (AP-BGY) photographed at Manchester Airport, UK, where the aircraft made stopover during its delivery flight from Seattle to Islamabad on February 26, 2006