Former PIA in Desert

nutsforplanes · Post by **nutsforplanes** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:13 am

Found this on Airliners.net

Any one know the reg. no. of this plane

Here's the link(Hope no copyrights infringement in this): http://www.airliners.net/open.file/995382/L/

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:21 am

Great find!!

That's Evergreen International's Boeing 747-282B (registration N559EV). Ex-AP-AYW of PIA.

FAA's air-worthiness certificate for N559EV expired in October 2005.

B777240ER · Post by **B777240ER** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:31 pm

I see another green tail on the top-right hand corner

Amaad Lone · Post by **Amaad Lone** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:54 pm

So much for the hue and cry made by certain forum members, that AYW should have stayed and served with PIA for god knows how long.

The plane has been scrapped, as you can see the engines have been removed.

It was probably going to cost a ton to refurbish, and was probably not worth it.

However I am sure Evergreen would be able to salvage some spares for its exsisting fleet of 747-200Fs from AYW.

Nasir · Post by **Nasir** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:02 pm

The other green tail looks like the old Saudia tail. What surprises me that the picture shows A320/19/18s in NWA new livery out in the desert. I hope they're there just as storage and not as scrap.

CoyBoy · Post by **CoyBoy** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:25 pm

Storage for sure, the airlien is going through a finacial crisis, 10 A319s are said to be going to Siberia Airlines/S7.

flyingsystem · Post by **flyingsystem** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:49 pm

How long will the last two 747-200 stand in the PIA fleet???

AP-BGL · Post by **AP-BGL** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 5:12 pm

flyingsystem wrote:How long will the last two 747-200 stand in the PIA fleet???

Talking about Combis? They will remain in the fleet by the end of 2008.

sheriyars · Post by **sheriyars** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:03 pm

Then how long 743 intended to stay.

PK777 · Post by **PK777** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:11 pm

sheriyars wrote:Then how long 743 intended to stay.

Apparently 2010, but i doubt it. Its when the B773ER takes over some routes from the B743

sheriyars · Post by **sheriyars** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:26 pm

I think 743s will only fly to jed,del and bom apart from domestic routes after 2010.