In 1991,
designed by Negus and Negus of London, PIA unveiled its sporty
90s look. Upper fuselage was in white color with titles, Pakistan
International, reduced to just one word: Pakistan in green
color. PIA initials in stylized Urdu were retained and were painted in
grass green color on the upper fuselage of 747s and on the lower
fuselage of other aircraft of the fleet. Fin livery comprised the white PIA
initials on an all green fin with white color leading edge. On the
lower fuselage, a broad green band covered the belly of aircraft and was
cut off forward by three angled chevrons of dark green, grass green and
pale blue color. The dark green chevron represented the famous PIA green
and Pakistan's beauty and fertility. Sporty grass green and pale blue
chevrons, a symbol of sport, highlighted PIA's sponsorship of games of
every kind. No other airline in the world has supported the cause of
sport and sportsmen worldwide, the way PIA has.
In 1997, to celebrate
Pakistan's fifty years of independence, PIA named its aircraft after
various Pakistani cities and landmarks. The names along with a specially
designed logo were applied below aircraft's flight deck windows. The
list of names given to PIA aircraft in 1997 can be viewed on the bottom
of this page.

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Airbus
A310-308 (Copyright
© Chris
Sheldon) |
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AP-BDZ seen on
take off from runway 15 of Birmingham Airport. Chris took this
action photo on January 7, 2003 |
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Fokker F27
Friendship Mark 200 (Abbas
Ali Collection) |
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AP-BDS at
Karachi Airport |

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Boeing 747-240B
(SCD) (Copyright
© Chris
Sheldon) |
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AP-BAK
seen on take off from runway 24L of Manchester Airport. Chris
took this photo on September 13, 2003 |

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Boeing
737-340 (Copyright
© Dietmar
Schreiber) |
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Dietmar
took this photo of AP-BFT at Dubai Airport on March 21, 2002 |

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Airbus
A300B4-203 (Copyright
© ATDB) |
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AP-BEL
seen at Sharjah Airport, UAE, in February of 1995 |
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de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (Abbas
Ali Collection) |
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AP-BCH at Karachi
Airport |

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Airbus
A300B4-203 (Copyright © ATDB) |
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This
photo shows AP-BFL at Sharjah Airport, UAE, in November of 1998.
To
celebrate Pakistan's 50 years of independence, a specially
designed small marking was applied on all PIA aircraft. Each
aircraft was given name of a Pakistani city and this name was
painted below the special marking. In this photo you can see
this specially designed marking applied under the flight deck
windows of AP-BFL. Painted below this marking, in very small
text, is the name "City of Abbotabad" given to AP-BFL |
List of Names Given to PIA Aircraft
to Celebrate Pakistan's 50 Years of Independence in 1997
Regn. |
Type of Aircraft |
Cn/Sn |
Mfd |
Delivery |
City Name |
AP-ALW |
Fokker F27 Friendship 400 |
10187 |
1961 |
19-10-61 |
City of Shikarpur |
AP-ATU |
Fokker F27 Friendship 200 |
10278 |
1965 |
08-07-65 |
City of Gwadar |
AP-AUR |
Fokker F27 Friendship 200 |
10307 |
1966 |
30-04-66 |
City of ? |
AP-AXB |
Fokker F27 Friendship 200 |
10288 |
1965 |
06-04-73 |
City of ? |
AP-AXG |
Boeing 707-340C |
20488/849 |
1970 |
23-12-70 |
Shigar Valley |
AP-AYV |
Boeing 747-282B |
20928/239 |
1974 |
26-04-76 |
City of Lahore |
AP-AYW |
Boeing 747-282B |
21035/256 |
1975 |
16-04-76 |
City of Peshawar |
AP-BAK |
Boeing 747-240B (SCD) |
21825/383 |
1979 |
26-07-79 |
City of Karachi |
AP-BAL |
Fokker F27 Friendship 200 |
10243 |
1964 |
26-01-79 |
City of ? |
AP-BAO |
Fokker F27 Friendship 200 |
10230 |
1963 |
01-06-79 |
City of D.G. Khan |
AP-BAT |
Boeing 747-240B (SCD) |
22077/429 |
1980 |
07-03-80 |
City of Islamabad |
AP-BAX |
Airbus A300B4-203 |
096 |
1979 |
03-03-80 |
City of Faisalabad |
AP-BAY |
Airbus A300B4-203 |
098 |
1979 |
12-03-80 |
City of ? |
AP-BAZ |
Airbus A300B4-203 |
099 |
1980 |
03-04-80 |
City of Rawalpindi |
AP-BBA |
Airbus A300B4-203 |
114 |
1980 |
27-08-80 |
City of Nawab Shah |
AP-BBK |
Boeing 707-323C |
19576/719 |
1968 |
**-12-82 |
? |
AP-BBM |
Airbus A300B4-203 |
064 |
1979 |
03-08-83 |
City of ? |
AP-BBV |
Airbus A300B4-203 |
144 |
1981 |
24-06-84 |
City of ? |
AP-BCA |
Boeing 737-340 |
23294/1114 |
1985 |
31-05-85 |
City of Sargodha |
AP-BCB |
Boeing 737-340 |
23295/1116 |
1985 |
03-06-85 |
City of ? |
AP-BCC |
Boeing 737-340 |
23296/1121 |
1985 |
18-06-85 |
City of Gujrat |
AP-BCD |
Boeing 737-340 |
23297/1122 |
1985 |
21-06-85 |
City of Khuzdar |
AP-BCE |
Boeing 737-340 |
23298/1123 |
1985 |
25-06-85 |
City of D.I. Khan |
AP-BCF |
Boeing 737-340 |
23299/1235 |
1986 |
20-06-86 |
City of Larkana |
AP-BCG |
DHC-6-300 Twin Otter |
726 |
1980 |
06-02-85 |
Mangla Dam |
AP-BCH |
DHC-6-300 Twin Otter |
768 |
1981 |
06-02-85 |
? |
AP-BCL |
Boeing 747-217B |
20929/247 |
1974 |
18-12-85 |
City of Quetta |
AP-BCM |
Boeing 747-217B |
20802/226 |
1973 |
19-05-86 |
City of Multan |
AP-BCN |
Boeing 747-217B |
20801/225 |
1973 |
25-09-86 |
City of Hyderabad |
AP-BCO |
Boeing 747-217B |
20927/244 |
1974 |
06-11-86 |
City of Mardan |
AP-BCJ |
Airbus A300B4-203 |
268 |
1983 |
15-05-85 |
City of ? |
AP-BCT |
Fokker F27 Friendship 200 |
10289 |
1965 |
29-06-86 |
City of Sui |
AP-BCZ |
Fokker F27 Friendship 200 |
10305 |
1966 |
02-09-87 |
City of Bannu |
AP-BDB |
Fokker F27 Friendship 200 |
10292 |
1966 |
22-01-88 |
City of Jhelum |
AP-BDP |
Fokker F27 Friendship 200 |
10170 |
1961 |
26-10-89 |
City of Jaccobabad |
AP-BDQ |
Fokker F27 Friendship 200 |
10253 |
1964 |
**-11-89 |
City of R.Y. Khan |
AP-BDR |
Fokker F27 Friendship 200 |
10134 |
1959 |
**-05-90 |
City of Jhang |
AP-BDS |
Fokker F27 Friendship 200 |
10133 |
1959 |
17-02-90 |
City of Zhob |
AP-BDZ |
Airbus A310-308 |
585 |
1991 |
25-06-91 |
City of
Ziarat |
AP-BEB |
Airbus A310-308 |
587 |
1991 |
26-07-91 |
City of Murree |
AP-BEC |
Airbus A310-308 |
590 |
1991 |
02-09-91 |
City of Swat |
AP-BEG |
Airbus A310-308 |
653 |
1992 |
23-09-92 |
City of Chitral |
AP-BEL |
Airbus A300B4-203 |
269 |
1983 |
03-04-93 |
City of ? |
AP-BEQ |
Airbus A310-308 |
656 |
1992 |
21-12-93 |
City of Gilgit |
AP-BEU |
Airbus A310-308 |
691 |
1994 |
11-05-94 |
City of Skardu |
AP-BEY |
Airbus A300B4-203 |
146 |
1981 |
21-07-94 |
City of Kohat |
AP-BFL |
Airbus A300B4-203 |
204 |
1982 |
07-01-97 |
City of Abbotabad |
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