AP-BFU - All Pakistan Aircraft Registration Marks

Registration:

AP-BFU

Certificate of Registration Number:

671

Registration Date:

May 1, 1999

Operator/Owner:

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)

Aircraft Type:

Boeing 747-367

Construction Number:

23392

Line Number:

634

Year Built:

1986

SelCal Code:

HM-GK

First Flight:

February 8, 1986

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Delivery Date:

Aircraft Name:

Islamabad

Previous Registration:

B-HIJ

Previous Operator:

Cathay Pacific

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Additional Remarks:

Construction number 23392. Registered in United States of America (USA) as N6005C. First flight February 8, 1986. Registered in Hong Kong, China, as VR-HIJ. Delivered to Cathay Pacific on February 14, 1986. After return of Hong Kong to People's Republic of China, aircraft registered in China as B-HIJ, October 15, 1997. Leased out to PIA, April 26, 1999. Aircraft registered in Pakistan as AP-BFU. Aircraft purchased by PIA in 2002. AP-BFU named "Islamabad - The Margalla Magic" and received Punjab Province tail design as part of Pakistan province tails livery introduced by PIA in 2006. Withdrawn from use in 2014. Parked at Jinnah International Air Port (JIAP) - Karachi, Pakistan. Notice in March 15, 2015, newspaper for the auction of aircraft structure without engines, seats, cockpit instruments. Auction to be held at Karachi Airport on April 16, 2015.

Photo:

Boeing 747-367

Boeing 747-367 (Abbas Ali Collection)

Boeing 747-367 (registration AP-BFU)