B743 Back to LHR

cheetah · Post by **cheetah** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:23 pm

PK 787 - 788 on 22nd Nov is being operated by B743. The EASA team which had been in KHI for the past few days will be retuning on the same flight. On arrival the aircraft will face a stringent ramp check by the British authorities. The chairman & the SVP Flt Ops have nominated Captain Bakhtyar to command the said flight.

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:01 pm

That's great news! Is PIA going to use refurbished AP-BGG for this flight?

Here's photo of PIA Boeing 747 commander Capt. Bakhtyar Ahmed

Capt. Bakhtyar Ahmed - Copyright Aroosh Naqvi

raihans · Post by **raihans** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:02 pm

Thats a very good news! Wishing PIA a very good luck for resumption of B747s ops back to EU...!!!

zerbaer · Post by **zerbaer** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 2:47 am

cheetah wrote:The EASA team which had been in KHI for the past few days will be retuning on the same flight.

... Then who is scheduled to visit & inspect PIA on from 28 November? Someone should be slapped for disinformation.

PK777 · Post by **PK777** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:15 am

I hope member Mohammed Ali (member AERPAK) is there to take the action shots...

cheetah · Post by **cheetah** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 5:50 am

Capt Bakhtyar got delayed in Islamabad as CAA grounded PK309 for 4 hours. As a result of Incomplete Rest, he was replaced by Capt. Haleem.

cheetah · Post by **cheetah** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:33 am

Abbas Ali wrote:That's great news! Is PIA going to use refurbished AP-BGG

Yes AP-BGG

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 2:31 pm

Thank you cheetah for the registration.

Abbas

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:32 pm

Congrats to PIA on resumption of B747 service for UK

PIA Boeing 747-367 (registration AP-BGG) operated Karachi-London-Karachi flight PK-787/788 on November 22, 2006.

Following is link to topic with photos of AP-BGG taken by Muhammad Ali (forum member Aer Pakistan).

Topic Link: viewtopic.php?t=7180

My special thanks to Ali for sharing photos.

Abbas

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 4:20 am

SAFA clears PIA Boeing for London flights

ISLAMABAD: PIA Boeing 747-300 has flown to London after clearance from European Aviation body Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft Programme (SAFA).

PIA sources told Online on Wednesday that a team from SAFA carried out detailed inspection of Boeing 747-300 which is refurbished by PIA engineering.

The team declared the condition of the aircraft and the facilities available therein as per European standard and later cleared for its flight operation to London. The plane carrying the passengers left for London at 1050 hrs. The plane is one of the six planes which are banned to conduct any flight operation for Europe.

The remaining aircrafts will also be offered to SAFA team for inspection.

Source: DAWN

On the Net: Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft Programme (SAFA)

PK777 · Post by **PK777** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 2:20 am

What kind of inspection are they looking into, that made the B743 to be banned from the EU? What additions or refurnishments has the B743 been under?

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 5:19 am

PIA retorts it is not barred in UK, EU

KARACHI: Subsequent to PIAÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s refurbishing and deep cleaning plan, that has been going on since February this year, PIA 747-300 aircraft flew to London and back a couple of days ago, reconfirming the fact that PIAÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s flights were never banned, barred or blacklisted into UK and Europe, said a PIA press release issued here on Thursday.

The UK authorities are, as before, satisfied that PIA is cognizant of the recently revised rules and standards for the aircraft, and PIA will continue to fly to Europe and UK meeting their new requirements without any problem.

PIA has always taken care of the safety, comfort and convenience of the passengers and the national flag carrier has never encountered any problems in this regard from any aviation authority or agency, the press release said.

Much before the current revised standards of the European Union were put into place, PIAÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s Engineering and Maintenance Department on its own initiative had started taking necessary measures to upgrade the overall condition of its fleet. As such, a number of aircraft in PIA fleet have already undergone refurbishing the press release said.

Source: The News

inducedrag · Post by **inducedrag** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 2:02 pm

Just for information that aircraft has been cleared but it had lots of minor snags still (1) fuel leak from no 3 engine after shut down (2) some nets in cargo hold still needed repairs and other miner jobs the inspector said that this minor repair jobs will cost very little in Pakistan next time if they are still there aircraft will be released only after repairs in London. Same with AP-BEB Airbus A310 which operated PK787/788 on 24th

umar744 · Post by **umar744** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 5:54 pm

hello salam
any Boeing 747 100 or 200 or 300 or SP only OLD classic 747 operating to LHR on any other airline or any cargo but there are ONLY one PIA but other airline and cargo 747 Classic NEVER been to LHR this month and I have checked LHR Heathrow airport everyday which lots of aircraft overfly my home every minute.
please let me know and please reply soon
lots of love
umar

PK.786 · Post by **PK.786** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:49 pm

umar744 wrote:hello salam
any Boeing 747 100 or 200 or 300 or SP only OLD classic 747 operating to LHR on any other airline or any cargo but there are ONLY one PIA but other airline and cargo 747 Classic NEVER been to LHR this month and I have checked LHR Heathrow airport everyday which lots of aircraft overfly my home every minute.
please let me know and please reply soon
lots of love
umar

iran air b747/100/200
el al 747/200
syria 747 sp
not all the time but air india use a combi i think its 200/300

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