Norse Atlantic to provide two Boeing 787-9s for PIA’s UK–Pakistan services
Norse Atlantic has signed an agreement to provide Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) with two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners to expand services between the UK and...
PIA returns to London with Heathrow flights after six-year hiatus
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed direct flights to Heathrow Airport, marking its return to the UK capital after a six-year suspension and restoring...
PIA to resume Islamabad–London flights in March 2026 after six-year suspension
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced it will restart direct flights between Islamabad and London on March 29, 2026, marking its return to the...
Why Pakistan sold PIA — and why the deal is controversial
Pakistan’s government sold a 75% stake in Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for $482 million to a private consortium led by financier Arif Habib to...
UK lifts ban on Pakistani airlines after five years, boosting PIA’s privatisation prospects
The United Kingdom has lifted a five-year ban on Pakistani airlines, paving the way for the country’s national carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), to...
PIA flight lands in Lahore with missing wheel, investigation underway
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) domestic flight, PK 306, traveling from Karachi to Lahore, landed at Lahore Airport without one of its rear wheels,...
Pakistan International Airlines flight diverts to Lahore but lands on closed runway
On January 17, 2025, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-150, en route from Dammam, Saudi Arabia to Multan, Pakistan, was diverted to Lahore's Allama...
Fierce criticism of PIA after advertisement: “is this a threat ?”
Pakistan’s national airline, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), is facing severe criticism after an advertisement intended to celebrate the resumption of flights to Paris after...
EU updates air safety list: Air Tanzania banned, PIA cleared for EU operations
The European Commission has updated the EU Air Safety List, banning Air Tanzania from operating in EU airspace due to safety concerns identified by...
Wings of renewal for Pakistan International Airlines: A journey to Paris on 10 January 2025
The glow of Islamabad's winter sunrise cast a golden hue over the runway as Flight PK749 prepared for its historic departure. For Arman Qureshi,...
EU lifts flight ban on Pakistan International Airlines after safety overhaul
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has lifted its 2020 ban on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), citing improved oversight by Pakistan's Civil Aviation...
PIA grounds 11 aircraft due to financial crisis
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has grounded 11 aircraft, including three of its Boeing 777s, due to a financial crisis. The airline has been facing...
For the second time in two years, Malaysia seizes PIA Boeing 777 at Kuala Lumpur
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777-200 (registered AP-BMH) operated flight PK894 between Islamabad, Pakistan and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 29 May when the...
European Aviation Safety Agency refuses to lift suspension of flights by Pakistani airlines
Pakistan International Airlines' hopes of restarting flights to key European destinations suffered a setback on Saturday after the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)...
A first international commercial flight, operated by PIA, landed at Kabul after the return of the Taliban
A Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying a handful of passengers landed at Kabul airport on September 13, 2021.An international commercial flight, the first since...
Pakistan International Airlines passes IATA operational safety audit, first step to resumption of flights to Europe
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has passed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) for the resumption of flights to the European Union, the UK and...
Malaysia seizes PIA Boeing 777 at Kuala Lumpur over lease dispute
Local authorities in Malaysia today impounded a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777-200 (registered AP-BMH) at Kuala Lumpur over non-payment of the leasing agreement....
U.S. FAA revises international safety rating for Pakistan
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that Pakistan has been assigned a Category 2 rating because it does not comply with International Civil...
EASA bans Pakistan International Airlines from operating to/from Europe for six months
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has suspended Pakistan International Airlines' (PIA) third country operator authorisation. This means that the airline can't operate...
About 40% of the pilots in Pakistan have acquired a fake flying licence
About 40% of the pilots in Pakistan have acquired a fake flying licence, the Pakistani Minister of Aviation, Ghulam Sarwar, revealed during the provisional...