Orient Airways
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Orient Airways Ltd. (Urdu: اورینٹ ایَیر ویز لمیٹڈ) was an airline established in 1946 with its base in Calcutta, Bengal, British India. The airline shifted operations to the newly independent state of Pakistan in 1947,[2] and was rechristened as Pakistan International Airlines in 1955.[3][4] It was the first and only Muslim owned airline in British Raj and flew from 1947 to 1955.[5][6]
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Founded | 1947 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 4 June 1947 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 11 March 1955
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Operating bases | Karachi Azad Jammu Kashmir | ||||||
Fleet size | 10 Douglas DC-3 3 Convair 240 | ||||||
Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan | ||||||
Key people | Mirza Ahmad Ispahani (Chairman)
Mirza Abol Hassan Ispahani (Managing Director) Captain T. Neville Stack (General Manager)[1] |
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