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PIA was originally born as Orient Airways in 1946 (prompted by Pakistan's founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah) before being nationalized into PIA in 1955. However, its true "Golden Age" happened during the Ayub Khan administration (1958–1969). President Ayub Khan appointed visionary leaders to run the airline; most notably Air Marshal Asghar Khan and Air Marshal Nur Khan. Under their strict leadership, PIA transformed from a regional carrier into a world-class luxury airline.

• First Asian airline to operate a pure jetliner (the Boeing 707).
• First non-communist airline to fly into China (1964), opening up a vital diplomatic and commercial bridge between Beijing and the West.

In 1985, the royal family of Dubai wanted to launch a new airline. The government of Pakistan stepped in to help. PIA sent a specialized team of engineers, flight crew, and administrators to Dubai to lay the operational groundwork for Emirates. Crucially, PIA leased Emirates its very first two aircraft, a Boeing 737-300 and an Airbus A300, allowing the young Gulf carrier to make its historic inaugural flights on October 25, 1985. PIA’s legacy of pushing aviation boundaries continued into the 21st century when it partnered with Boeing:

• Launch Customer: PIA was the global launch customer for the Boeing 777-200LR (Longer Range), an ultra-long-haul aircraft nicknamed the "Worldliner".
• The World Record Flight: On November 10, 2005, to demonstrate the raw capability of the new aircraft before delivering it to PIA, Boeing and PIA teamed up to break the Guinness World Record for the farthest nonstop flight by a commercial airliner.

A brand-new PIA-liveried Boeing 777-200LR took off from Hong Kong and flew eastbound (the long way around, over the Pacific and North America) to London Heathrow.

Total Distance	11,664 nautical miles (21,601 km)
Flight Time	22 hours and 22 minutes

The flight carried a team of Boeing pilots, led by Captain Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann, alongside PIA crew members. This incredible record for an unmodified commercial passenger jet stands strong to this day.

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Source: Game Informer Magazine #30, October 1995