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Encyclopedia > Ispahani Hangar

The Ispahani Hangar is PIA's wide-body aircraft maintenance hangar at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. It has been named in honor of Mr. Mirza Ahmad Ispahani. Mirza Ahmad Ispahani was the first and longest serving chairman of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from its inception until 1962. The new jet hangar for wide body and narrow body aircraft with a supporting airframe overhaul shop was completed and commissioned in 1968. KHI redirects here. ... Karachi (Urdu: كراچى, Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the most populated city in Pakistan. ... Mirza Ahmad Ispahani or M A Ispahani (Urdu: مرزا احمد اصپہانی) was the first and longest serving chairman of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from its inception until 1962. ... Pakistan International Airlines (also referred to as PIA), is the national flag carrier of Pakistan and the national airline operating passenger and cargo services around the world. ...


Most of the PIA aircraft are checked and regulated at the aircraft hangars in Karachi. The PIA maintenance also check other airline aircraft in Karachi such as Philippine Airlines and Turkish Airlines. Philippine Airlines is the national airline of the Philippines. ... Turkish Airlines (Turkish Türk Hava Yolları) (THY) is the national airline of Turkey based in Istanbul. ...


See also

The largest airport in Pakistan, Jinnah International Airport, Karachi There are an estimated 134 airfields in Pakistan. ... The Pakistani aviation market has seen many airlines come and go. ... The urdu version of the CAA Pakistan Logo Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the public corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in Pakistan. ... Shaheen Airport Services (SAPS) is the largest ground handling agency in the private sector of Pakistan, providing facilities to commercial, corporate and private airlines at Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta. ... The transportation is Pakistan has been developing extensively since the 1990s. ... Pakistan International Airlines (also referred to as PIA), is the national flag carrier of Pakistan and the national airline operating passenger and cargo services around the world. ...

External links

  • PIA History 1961-1970
  • PIA General History
  • Photos of Ispahani Hangar
  • Photo of Hangar, August 2002


 

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