Boeing 747-282B (AP-AYV landing at Frankfurt Airport in late 1970s. Note blade style golden cheatline; both AP-AYV and AP-AYW (PIA's first two Boeing 747s) sported this style of cheatline during their early years with PIA)
PIA Airbus A300B4-203 (In this photo you can see PIA's brand new A300B4 with French pre-delivery registration F-WZER at Toulouse in France. This A300 was delivered to PIA as AP-BAY in 1980)
PIA Boeing 737-340 (Brand new AP-BCE seen at London-Heathrow Airport. The aircraft stopped at this airport during its delivery flight to Pakistan in 1985)
PIA Boeing 747-282B (Here AP-AYV is painted with standard golden cheatline. Johan took this photo at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, on August 25, 1982)
Liveries in 1990's
n 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.
PIA Airbus A310-308 (AP-BDZ seen on take off from runway 15 of Birmingham Airport. Chris took this action photo on January 7, 2003)
Boeing 747-240B (SCD) (AP-BAK seen on take off from runway 24L of Manchester Airport. Chris took this photo on September 13, 2003)
PIA Boeing 737-340 (Dietmar took this photo of AP-BFT at Dubai Airport on March 21, 2002)
PIA Airbus A300B4-203 (AP-BEL seen at Sharjah Airport, UAE, in February of 1995)