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...
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Airbus A320 crashes near Karachi, Pakistan – 97 fatalities
On 22 May, a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) 15.8-year-old Airbus A320 (registered AP-BLD) operated domestic flight PK8303 between Lahore and Karachi, Pakistan. The pilots...
Loss of separation between two Boeing 777 (PIA and Emirates) above Pakistan
On 7 January, two aircraft lost separation while flying above Nawabshah, Pakistan. A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777-200 (AP-BGY) operated domestic flight PK301...
Engine failure on Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777; safely returns to Lahore
On 15 September, a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777 (AP-BGK) operated flight PK759 between Lahore, Pakistan and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. During take-off, an...
Pakistan International Airlines ATR-42-500 overruns end of the runway at Gilgit Airport, Pakistan
On 20 July, a PIA Pakistan International Airlines ATR-42-500 (AP-BHP) operated domestic flight PK605 between Islamabad and Gilgit, Pakistan. During landing, however, the aircraft...
PIA passenger wants to go to the bathroom but inadvertently deploys emergency slide
On 7 June, Pakistan International Airlines' evening flight PK 702 from Manchester, U.K. to Islamabad, Pakistan departed more than six hours late after an...
Commercial air traffic in India and Pakistan heavily affected after recent escalation in the region
The escalation between Pakistan and India is also affecting air traffic in the region. First, international flights that transited between Indian and Pakistani airspace...
PIA passengers forced to stay on board for nearly three hours, without air conditioning and despite the Paris heatwave weather warning; one baby suffered from heat exhaustion
On Friday 3 August, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK 750 was scheduled for a flight from Paris CDG to Lahore. The aircraft supposed...
Pakistan Supreme Court disallows Pakistan International Airlines from rebranding, and painting the new Markhtor-livery
Mian Saqib Nisar, the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) has stopped Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from rebranding, and applying the new livery. Only last...
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) new livery disclosed
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will soon be introducing a new livery, the Hong Kong Aviator (@HKAviator) tweeted (disclosed) the following image.#HKAviatorExclusive The soon to...
Cat hiding in the cockpit of a Pakistan International Airlines ATR 72-500
On 22 December 2017 a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Jinnah (Karachi) to Gwadar had a special passenger on board, shortly before take-off...
Baby girl born on PIA flight between Medina and Multan
A baby girl was born on Pakistan International Airlines PK716 between Medina, Saudi Arabia and Multan, Pakistan. The Airbus A320 (AP-BLD) diverted to Karachi,...