3 BAC 1-11 in the PIA Maintenance Area at Karachi

[Tempsford]

I was looking around the PIA Maintenance Area at Karachi this week and noticed 3 BAC 1-11 (could be ROMBAC) and was wondering if anyone knew a bit more about them. I have no photos or registrations, but understand they were with a local operator that went bust?

Temps,

[WHBM]

They are indeed Rombac. Serial numbers 404/6/7, registrations AP-BFD/E/F. Leased from Tarom by Aero Asia in 1993, lease ended in 1995 but One-Elevens unsaleable by then, so they have been parked at Karachi for 15 years, although others in the fleet went back to Rombac. Aero Asia moved on to Yak-42s, another unlikely type for the region. It was sold to new investors in 2006, and closed down in 2007, but those One-Elevens were parked long before that.

[Tempsford]

Thank you for the response. I wish I had taken my camera. Lots of interesting aircraft as well as the old Pan Am and BOAC Maintenance Facilities.

[WHBM]

Is this them on Google Earth ?

Google Maps (http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=24.897901,67.145841&spn=0.001143,0.003422&t=h&z=19)

[red 5]

No not more 111 reminiscing Mr Tempsford.

[Justin Cyder-Belvoir]

WHBM, AA stopped operating due to problems with the leased MDs but the AOC is still in force and can be reactivated anytime.

[Tempsford]

Red 5, certainly not, I was having a good day until I saw the parked 1-11 and then the bad dreams returned. I am now back in Abu Dhabi and recovered from the experience.