An acknowledgment of a great and safe aviator. He was the unsung hero of PIA who is overlooked, a giant among dwarfs, with a vision beyond making dollars on a flight pattern. He came from Orient Airways and should be placed at the same level as the first MD of PIA, Ispahani for his pioneering…
Accident of PK 268, AP-BCP, A300 on 28 September 1992 on approach to Tribhuvan Airport Kathmandu Accident Date: 28 September 1992 Summary: Controlled flight into terrain due to pilots’ error, improper navigation charts and failure of GPWS Site: Kathmandu, Nepal Aircraft type: Airbus A300B4-203 Operator: Pakistan International Airlines Registration: AP-BCP Flight origin: Jinnah International Airport Destination: Tribhuvan International Airport Passengers: 155 Crew: Captain Iftekhar Janjua; First…
Everyone made money off Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). The passengers who flew on subsidized fares, the travel agents who earned fixed commission even when a flight took off half empty, the suppliers who sold everything from landing gears to paper cups, the jet insurers, the banks which lent money for the jets, aircraft manufacturers who…
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