PIA resumes B747 service for London - Photos by Muhammad Ali

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:25 pm

Here are beautiful photos of PIA Boeing 747-367 (registration AP-BGG) taken by Muhammad Ali (forum member Aer Pakistan) at London-Heathrow Airport on November 22, 2006. The aircraft was operating Karachi-London-Karachi flight PK-787/788 and was flown by Capt. Haleem. It was PIA's first Boeing 747 service for London after a gap of some weeks. The airline had suspended 747 operations for UK due to restrictions imposed by EU aviation authority recently. Congrats to PIA on resumption of B747 service for UK.

Group photo taken aboard AP-BGG. Seen in this photo from left to right are: PIA Chief Line Maintenance Mr. Sarwar, PIA Boeing 747 commander and Senior Vice President Flight Safety & HSE Capt. Shahnawaz Dara, Engineer Shahid Masood, Engineer Wajid Sajid and PIA's London base engineers. This team had long meeting with EU aviation authority and finally got approvel to fly back the 747-300.

AP-BGG taxiing towards gate.

The aircraftÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s tail is sporting Frontier motif and is named ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‹Å“Kaghan ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Mountain ParadiseÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢.

Great Shot!

Photo 5.

Senior Aircraft Engineer Wajid Sajid and Senior Aircraft Engineer Qayuum at London-Heathrow Airport. Note PIA Boeing 777-240ER (AP-BGK) in the background.

Thank you Ali for sharing excellent photos. Visit AliÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s website Aer Pakistan at: http://www.geocities.com/aerpakistan/

ConnieMan · Post by **ConnieMan** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:01 pm

Yes its nice to see PIA's B743 are flying back into LHR now, but what really happend, i read something on Airliners.net about this story but diden't totally undrstood what happend and why B743s were banned from flying into LHR!, is there thread anyone can point me on to, or breif me here.....

samee380 · Post by **samee380** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:34 pm

I like this will email Phoenix and DW to let them know of this

Nice tail!!!!

ConnieMan · Post by **ConnieMan** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:40 pm

samee380 wrote:I like this will email Phoenix and DW to let them know of this

Nice tail!!!!

Samee,

Sorry but i have to disagree with you here, this new PIA scheme is just boring, i don't like it atall on personal level, i tried to grew into it but it just dosen't happen, and same goes for Saudia's current livery, least there tail is breath taking and awsome......

samee380 · Post by **samee380** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:10 pm

ConnieLover wrote:
samee380 wrote:I like this will email Phoenix and DW to let them know of this

Nice tail!!!!
Samee,

Sorry but i have to disagree with you here, this new PIA scheme is just boring, i don't like it atall on personal level, i tried to grew into it but it just dosen't happen, and same goes for Saudia's current livery, least there tail is breath taking and awsome......

everyone is entitled to they own opinion. like me i dont prefer the green old PIA livery too simple. But my opinion.

ConnieMan · Post by **ConnieMan** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:59 pm

very true.....no biggie

FULLTHRUST · Post by **FULLTHRUST** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 12:49 am

Wajid is a great Engineer, Qayuum........a great POLITICIAN!!!!

Ghulam Sarwar.......Chief Engineer Base Maintenance....on a couple extensions after retirement......a GREAT WORK HORSE...PIA will loose an asset sending him home!!

kamalla · Post by **kamalla** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:55 am

Great shots!!

Good to see the 747s back in service and looking great in the NWFP tail colours!

mohammed younis · Post by **mohammed younis** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 8:11 am

I think as pakistan is introducing tourism to their country AP-BGG is perfect.

I love the caption

Kaghan - Mountain Paradise

people in Europe love Mountain scenery, I would of prefered a picture on the tail simbolising the mountains.

AP-BGL · Post by **AP-BGL** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 2:50 pm

Good to see PIA 743s back in service from the routes it was debarred. The newly refurbished BGG looks really fine with the new tail design that makes it even look more prominent and attractive.

And picture above are remarkably beautiful, I was expecting some cabin shots as well because there was news in that the entire cabin is also refurbished.

M. Ali could you please manage some newly refurbished cabin shots for us?

Thanks for the pictures anyway.

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

AP-BGL wrote:
M. Ali could you please manage some newly refurbished cabin shots for us?

I too would like to know what exactly this B743 has instore?

Falcon598 · Post by **Falcon598** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 3:31 am

Those are some excellent pictures. Congrats to PIA on resumption of the 747 service to the UK.

raihans · Post by **raihans** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:29 am

....bravo....congrats to PIA for resumption of B747s flight to UK. And thank you Muhammad Ali Aer Pakistan for sharing the excellant pictures being a part of PIA's history!

iqbal · Post by **iqbal** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 1:10 pm

so what exactly have the done to it apart from repaint it ? The business section looks like any other PIA 743.

Excellent pics btw.

PK777 · Post by **PK777** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:39 am

iqbal wrote:so what exactly have the done to it apart from repaint it ? The business section looks like any other PIA 743.

My point exactly...

Can some of the engineers please provide some information on this topic?