Photos
of leased aircraft wearing interesting hybrid PIA livery

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Douglas
DC-8-21F (Copyright © Koos v d
Heijden via Peter
Frei) |
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DC-8-21,
N819F, in hybrid PIA livery at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport, circa
1977/1978. This aircraft was leased by UAL Corp. to PIA on July
23, 1977 and returned to UAL on April 21, 1978. When this photo
was taken, N819F was wearing basic livery of Overseas National
Airways (ONA), its previous owner, with PIA titles. Note another
DC-8 leased to PIA parked behind N819F |

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Douglas
DC-8-61CF (Copyright © Hans
Resch) |
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This
beautiful photo taken by Hans shows DC-8 freighter, N8960T, at
Zurich-Kloten Airport, Switzerland, in September of 1977. PIA
had obtained this aircraft on lease for cargo operations. The
DC-8 sported green 'Pakistan International Cargo' titles with
blue cheatline of Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines |

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Fokker F27 Friendship Mark 500RF
(Copyright
© Saad
Asad Cheema) |
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In
2005 PIA acquired a Fokker F27 Mark 500RF aircraft on dry
lease from Expo Aviation of Sri Lanka. This photo taken at
Karachi Airport on July 27, 2005, by Saad shows the
leased F27 getting ready to operate another flight for PIA in
this unusual all-white livery with Pakistani registration AP-BHF |
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Douglas
DC-8-61CF (1982 © via Peter
Frei) |
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N810EV,
"Store Road Ett" is seen at Marana-Pinal Park Airport
of Arizona, USA, on November 22, 1982. The aircraft was seen
with simple PIA titles applied on forward fuselage and fin with
not very perfectly painted out titles of Overseas National
Airways |
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