AP-BGZ - All Pakistan Aircraft Registration Marks

Registration:

AP-BGZ

Certificate of Registration Number:

703

Registration Date:

March 24, 2006

Operator/Owner:

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)

Aircraft Type:

Boeing 777-240LR

Construction Number:

33782

Line Number:

519

Year Built:

2005

SelCal Code:

CL-BJ

First Flight:

May 24, 2005

Test Flight Registration:

N6066Z

Delivery Date:

March 22, 2006

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Additional Remarks:

Construction number 33782. Aircraft registered in United States of America (USA) as N6066Z. Boeing Company prototype aircraft built for PIA painted in Boeing Company house colour for pre-delivery test, evaluation and promotional flights. First flight on May 24, 2005. Boeing Company established a new world record for distance traveled nonstop by a commercial airplane with this Boeing 777-240LR. The long range Boeing 777-240LR flew 11,664 nautical miles (21,601 km) during its 22-hour 43-minute flight that left Hong Kong flying eastbound the evening of November 9, 2005. The distance set by this Boeing 777-240LR is farther than any previous commercial jetliner has flown and exceeds a distance of more than halfway around the world. The 777-240LR left Hong Kong International Airport at 10:30 p.m. local time November 9, 2005, and landed at London Heathrow Airport at approximately 1:14 p.m. GMT November 10, 2005. Aircraft registered in Pakistan as AP-BGZ for PIA. Delivery to PIA on March 22, 2006.

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Boeing 777-240LR

Boeing 777-240LR (registration AP-BGZ)