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Fleet developments

• The airline is expected to order a mix of Boeing 737-800 or Airbus A320/Airbus A321 to replace the 25+ years old 6 Boeing 737-300. According to PIA Chairman Captain Aijaz, “The airline plans to acquire up to 27 aircraft, through a mix of orders and leases. We’ll place nine firm orders with nine purchase rights, and take nine from leasing companies. Deliveries will start at the end of 2010.”^[26].
• PIA will also be upgrading their entire Airbus A310-300 fleet to increase their utilization.^[27]

[edit] Livery

In December 2003 PIA introduced a new image that was applied to their first 777-200ER and on two leased A310-300s one of which was in service. The livery was white at the front and beige at the rear separated by a dark green stripe. The tail was painted white with PIA written in dark green. PAKISTAN was added to the front fuselage and the engines where painted beige. The PIA written in calligraphic Urdu was added just behind the cockpit.

However, due to criticism the design was modified before the first Boeing 777 was delivered. PIA and Boeing replaced the tail with a flowing Pakistan flag on a beige background. PAKISTAN titles were removed and the PIA acronym was enlarged and moved onto the fuselage. The engines and Urdu PIA remained the same. The leased A310s and most of PIA fleet also adopted this livery at a later date.

In early 2006 the airline launched four new tail esigns for its fleet. The tails represented the four provinces of Pakistan: Sindh, Punjab, North-West Frontier Province and Balochistan.^[28]. The tails promoted the cultures of the four provinces of Pakistan by applying motifs to the tails and adding a city name to the rear of the fuselage corresponding to the province. The “Frontier” tail represented the “Phulkari” (flowering) pattern that reflected a tradition of embroidery generally done on shawls, shirts and linen. The “Punjab” tail was loosely related to the tile decoration of the Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore. The “Balochistan” tail showed the creativity seen in the kilims, carpets and rugs woven with wool, goat or camel hair and mixed yarn. The pattern is mostly bold geometric motifs in primary colours dominated by red. The “Sindh” tail was influenced from the Hala tile work with electric blue and white floral patterns. In 2008 management stopped the application of provincial tails deeming them too costly.

PIA launched their new modified livery in early April 2010. An Airbus A310, Boeing 777-200 and Boeing 747-300 were the first aircraft to wear the new look. The livery was unveiled at the PIA headquarters on a Boeing 777 model.^[29] The livery is loosely based on the 1980s “Sohni Dharti” livery and is expected to be painted on all of the active fleet when they are put into routine maintenance.^[30]

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RUNWAY

There are 2 runways at AIIAP
Runway 36R/18L: 3,310 meters long, 46 meters wide.
Runway 36L/18R: 2,900 meters long, 46 meters wide.
Characteristics Concrete.
Runway 36R/18L concrete PCN 76/F/C/X/T.
Runway 36L/18R asphalt PCN 55/F/C/X/T.

Special Care for Sr. Citizen & Needy Passenger

All facilities are available for old age passengers, Facilities for the disabled are clearly signposted and identified with the standard international symbol. Passengers with special needs should notify their airlines ahead of their visit. You can contact for wheelchair services on their special counters in Arrival and Departure Halls. Facility of Special drop line for disable/needy passengers and special counter also available.