The national carrier of Pakistan was founded in 1946 as Orient Airways. In 1955, the airline became Pakistan International Airlines. PIA is headquartered in Karachi at Jinnah International Airport.
PIA travels to 30 domestic and 36 international destinations in 28 different countries. There are 43 planes in the fleet, consisting of Airbus A320, ATR 42-500 and 72-500, along with Boeing 777-200er, -200lr and -300er.
The airline retired its last Boeing 747 in 2015. An oddity amongst the world’s airlines, PIA also retired the last of its Boeing 737’s in 2015.