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In 1933, British colonial government of India established the subcontinent’s first Air Force station near Drigh Road, now called PAF Base Faisal. In 1934, this element of the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) was extended to the north for operations in NWFP. The RIAF had also contributed to the defeat of Japanese invasion during World War II.
In 1947, the British left sub-continent after dividing it into two sovereign states of India and Pakistan. Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was born immediately afterwards. Distribution of military assets between the new states was to follow. However, India with an inherent resentment towards the creation of Pakistan tried to subvert our capabilities by crippling Pakistan militarily. It denied the then Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF) even the officially agreed small portions of weapons, equipment and aircraft allocated by departing British as its legitimate share. Much of what was eventually received from India was inoperable. Crates of equipment contained nothing but scrap and waste. The RPAF got 16 fighter aircraft as its foundation. It started off with one squadron of eight Tempest aircraft and a small remnant of No 1 Squadron Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) which was subsequently utilized to raise No 5 Squadron.

Due to flagging A300-600F and A310F sales, Airbus first began marketing a freighter derivative of the A330-200 around 2000-2001, although it was not launched at that time.[6] The A330-200F re-emerged at the 2006 Farnborough Airshow and received its industrial go-ahead in January 2007. The first flight is planned for late 2009.The A330-200F is a mid-size, long-haul all-cargo aircraft capable of carrying 64 tonnes over 4,000 NM / 7,400 km, or 69 tonnes up to 3,200 NM / 5,930 km. It introduces a new versatile main-deck cargo loading system that will be able to accommodate both pallets and containers. Several different arrangements will be possible on the main deck, taking up to 23 Side-by-Side (SBS) pallets, aimed at the high volume, high value commodities or Single Row (SR) loading of 16 pallets (96”x 96”x125” SR pallets) and/or nine AMA containers aimed at the general cargo higher density markets.
To overcome the standard A330's nose-down body angle on the ground, the A330F will make use of a revised nose landing gear layout. The same leg will be used, however it will be attached lower in the fuselage, requiring a distinctive blister fairing on the nose to accommodate the retracted nose-gear

The A330-200 was developed to compete with the Boeing 767-300ER. The A330-200 is similar to the A340-200 or a shortened version of the A330-300. With poor sales of the A340-200 (of which only 28 were built), Airbus decided to use the fuselage of the A340-200 with the wings and engines of the A330-300. This significantly improved the economics of the plane and made the model more popular than the four-engined variant.
Its vertical fin is taller than that of the A330-300 to restore its effectiveness due to the shorter moment arm of the shorter fuselage. It has additional fuel capacity and, like the A330-300, has a Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) of 233 tonnes. Typical range with 253 passengers in a three-class configuration is 12,500 km (6,750 nautical miles).

The Airbus A330 is a large-capacity, wide-body, twin-engine, medium-to-long-range commercial passenger airliner. Built at Toulouse in France by Airbus over 600 have been delivered.
First flown in 1992 the A330 was developed at the same time as the four-engined Airbus A340 and shared common fuselage and wing components. The first variant (series 200) was delivered to Air Inter in 1994 and was followed by the slightly larger series 300. This has been followed by dedicated freighter variants.
A multi-role tanker and transport variant based on the series 200 has been developed as the Airbus A330 MRTT, this was further developed as the Northrop Grumman KC-45 which won a United States Air Force order which has since been cancelled.

Airbus A300B4-605R at
Manchester AirportFollowing Monarch's recent £900 million Boeing 787 "Dreamliner" order, board member Peter Brown told travel industry publication Travel Trade Gazette that the airline's latest order for brand-new aircraft was in fact placed by the Mantegazzas themselves, who were going to lease the aircraft to Monarch at market rates.[2]
Monarch's managing director Tim Jeans revealed in an interview to Travel Trade Gazette that the airline's recently ordered 787 "Dreamliners" were likely to be used to launch a range of new, transatlantic low-fare scheduled services to the US, in addition to operating the company's long-haul charter flights. Jeans also revealed that his firm's envisaged transatlantic scheduled services would feature a premium cabin and that its 787s were likely to be operated in a 320-seat configuration featuring a 33-inch pitch in economy class, which is up to two inches more than British Airways' and Virgin Atlantic's economy seat pitch (as of late 2007).[41]
In 2007 Monarch Airlines has been voted Leisure Airline of the Year at the annual Travel Trade Gazette Awards, the second consecutive year the airline has won this accolade.
On 27th April 2007 Monarch Airlines started flights to Ibiza partnered with popular club brand HedKandi, naming the partnership "FlyKandi". One of Monarch's Boeing 757s (registration G-MOND) received a special FlyKandi livery with billboard FlyKandi titles and a special tail motif. The HedKandi partnership lasted for the duration of the 2007 summer season, with flights to Ibiza being sold from four major UK airports. It was then renewed again for the 2008 summer season, offering the same services. A different Boeing 757 (registration G-MONJ) has been painted in a new FlyKandi livery and Monarch will use this as its partnership aircraft. HedKandi CDs and radio stations will be available for purchase and to listen to on-board Monarch aircraft as well.
As of late 2007, Monarch Airlines is the only survivor among the UK's prominent independent airlines of the 1960s, '70s, '80s and early '90s that still uses its original name.[42]