Four Airbus A320 Aircraft Due to Join PIA Fleet

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Finally AP-BMV is now painted in Euro-white PIA livery and now AP-BOM is in hanger for paint job all new inducted jets will be painted next
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Airbus A320 registration AP-BMV painted in PIA livery at PIA Engineering facility at Karachi Airport.



Airbus A320 registration AP-BOM inside Ispahani aircraft maintenance hangar at Karachi Airport to be painted in PIA livery.



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I’m interested in seeing how they will paint the sharklets on BOK and BOL, probably a flag? But Airblue already does that.
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Pakistan flag painted on vertical stabilizer of Airbus A320 registration AP-BOM inside Ispahani aircraft maintenance hangar at Karachi Airport.



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Hassan777 wrote: Tue Oct 11, 2022 7:59 pm I’m interested in seeing how they will paint the sharklets on BOK and BOL, probably a flag? But Airblue already does that.
I am sure it has been decided already but, having a mini version on the tail may look good.
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On October 14, Airbus A320 registration OE-IPC was ferried from Sharjah to Abu Dhabi. This aircraft will be delivered to PIA under Pakistani registration AP-BMY.

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ImageT7-MRA AIRBUS A320-214 A320 c/n 5162 → MIDDLE EAST AIRLINES / MEA // BJ 2012 // auch F-OMRA → T7-MRA // neu OE-IPC // by Markus Eigenheer, on Flickr

Registration: AP-BMY
Aircraft Type: Airbus A320-200
Construction Number: 5162
Year Built: 2012
Engines: 2 x CFMI CFM56-5B4/P
Last Known Operator: MEA
Last Known Registration: T7-MRA (currently OE-IPC)
Offered by: GECAS

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Out of four A320 inked to join, Is this the third Aircraft to join the fleet?
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AP-BMY will be the fourth A320.

Three already serving PIA under Pakistani registrations:

AP-BMV
AP-BOM
AP-BON

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October 15 photo of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Airbus A320 registration AP-BOM arriving in Karachi as flight PK311 from Quetta. Pakistan flag on vertical stabilizer and fuselage in basic colours of aircraft's former operator Middle East Airlines (MEA).

Photo link: https://jetphotos.com/photo/10733300

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Perfect, thanks for the update.
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PIA Airbus A320 registration AP-BMY delivery flight from Abu Dhabi/UAE to Pakistan expected in coming days.

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On December 20/21, PIA Airbus A320 registration AP-BMY expected to arrive in Islamabad as ferry flight PK6182 from Abu Dhabi.

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Now, on December 22, PIA Airbus A320 registration AP-BMY expected to arrive in Islamabad as ferry flight PK6182 from Abu Dhabi.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bmy

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Airbus A320 registration AP-BMY being ferried as flight PK6182 from Abu Dhabi to Islamabad to join PIA fleet as a dry leased aircraft.

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Re: Four Airbus A320 Aircraft Due to Join PIA Fleet

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Aircraft has a blank white livery. Any idea if it will get painted into the PIA eurowhite livery?