PIA Takes Delivery of Ninth Boeing 777

Released on Monday, March 31, 2008

EVERETT, Wash., March 31, 2008 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) have celebrated the delivery of the carrier's ninth 777. PIA's newest airplane, a Boeing 777-300ER, departed Paine Field Friday on a delivery flight to its home base in Karachi.

PIA's new 777-300ER, shown landing during a test flight, sports a tail design representing Pakistan's Northwest Frontier. Two previous 777-300s have been delivered to the airline with similar themed tail designs in honor of the country's Punjab and Sind provinces.