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Lifeline · historyofpia.com over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 24 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 3 registrar changes since Mar 30, 2008 · 1 ownership change since 2008 · last checked Sep 27, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredOct 15, 2002historyofpia.com was registered on Oct 15, 2002.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 23, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 20, 2006 – Nov 7, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described historyofpia.com from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 7, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006
Registrar
PakNIC (Private) Limited [www.paknic.com]Mar 30, 2008 – Aug 14, 2009Registrar PakNIC (Private) Limited [www.paknic.com] in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for historyofpia.com, from Mar 30, 2008 to Aug 14, 2009.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Ownership
Ownership recordsMar 30, 2008 – May 24, 2026Registration records for historyofpia.com are held from Mar 30, 2008 to May 24, 2026 (82 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Dec 2011 – May 2013Nameservers: pakhost.netMar 30, 2008 – Dec 6, 2011Registration records listed pakhost.net nameservers (ns1.pakhost.net, ns2.pakhost.net, ns3.pakhost.net…) for historyofpia.com from Mar 30, 2008 to Dec 6, 2011.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Google Trust ServicesApr 28, 2026 – Jul 27, 2026Google Trust Services issued 1 certificate for historyofpia.com from Apr 28, 2026, the latest valid until Jul 27, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
20052010201520202025Apr ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (22)
Oct 15, 2002Registration: historyofpia.com was registered on Oct 15, 2002.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 23, 2026
Jun 20, 2006 – Nov 7, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described historyofpia.com from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 7, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Photos of old aircraft, liveries of the past, fleet list, details of major accidents and more....”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Mar 30, 2008 – Aug 14, 2009Registrar: Registrar PakNIC (Private) Limited [www.paknic.com] in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for historyofpia.com, from Mar 30, 2008 to Aug 14, 2009.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Mar 30, 2008 – May 24, 2026Ownership: Registration records for historyofpia.com are held from Mar 30, 2008 to May 24, 2026 (82 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Mar 30, 2008 – Dec 6, 2011Registration records listed pakhost.net nameservers (ns1.pakhost.net, ns2.pakhost.net, ns3.pakhost.net…) for historyofpia.com from Mar 30, 2008 to Dec 6, 2011.
Jul 1, 2006
“Photos of old aircraft, liveries of the past, fleet list, details of major accidents and more....”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJul 4, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 23, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
PAKNIC (Pvt.) Limited [www.paknic.com]
Jun 23, 2010 – Feb 12, 2011
Registrar PAKNIC (Pvt.) Limited [www.paknic.com] in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for historyofpia.com, from Jun 23, 2010 to Feb 12, 2011.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Paknic Private LimitedPaknic Private LimitedDec 6, 2011 – Jan 11, 2019Registrar Paknic Private Limited (IANA 1367) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for historyofpia.com, from Dec 6, 2011 to Jan 11, 2019.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.comPDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.comJun 17, 2019 – Sep 11, 2026 (latest)Registrar PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com (IANA 303) in the registration data recorded, first on Jun 17, 2019 and most recently on Sep 11, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 23, 2026
Ownership change
Jun 17, 2019
The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Jun 17, 2019. Who it changed to is in the full report.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
1 ownership change, 2008–2026
Nameservers: hostingmadeeasy.comMay 28, 2013 – Oct 17, 2013Registration records listed hostingmadeeasy.com nameservers (ns.hostingmadeeasy.com) for historyofpia.com from May 28, 2013 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to hostingmadeeasy.comMay 28, 2013historyofpia.com's nameservers moved from pakhost.net to hostingmadeeasy.com at some point between Dec 6, 2011 and May 28, 2013. Last seen at pakhost.net: Dec 6, 2011 (registration record). First seen at hostingmadeeasy.com: May 28, 2013 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 18 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: hostingmadeeasy.comNameservers: hostingmadeeasy.comOct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018hostingmadeeasy.com (ns.hostingmadeeasy.com, ns2.hostingmadeeasy.com) were the nameservers listed for historyofpia.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: hostingmadeeasy.comNameservers: hostingmadeeasy.comApr 4, 2018 – May 6, 2025Registration records listed hostingmadeeasy.com nameservers (ns.hostingmadeeasy.com) for historyofpia.com from Apr 4, 2018 to May 6, 2025. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nameservers: CloudflareJul 8, 2025 – May 24, 2026Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (clayton.ns.cloudflare.com, paige.ns.cloudflare.com) for historyofpia.com from Jul 8, 2025 to May 24, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to CloudflareJul 8, 2025historyofpia.com's nameservers moved from hostingmadeeasy.com to Cloudflare at some point between May 6, 2025 and Jul 8, 2025. Last seen at hostingmadeeasy.com: May 6, 2025 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Jul 8, 2025 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 2 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Seen in the .com zone fileSep 8, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 27, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 27, 2026: clayton.ns.cloudflare.com, paige.ns.cloudflare.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 27, 2026
Let's Encrypt
May 7, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026
Let's Encrypt issued 6 certificates for historyofpia.com from May 7, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 8, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Google Trust ServicesOct 15, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Google Trust Services issued 1 certificate for historyofpia.com from Oct 15, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 13, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Certificate from Google Trust ServicesAug 25, 2026Google Trust Services certificate valid Aug 25, 2026 to Nov 23, 2026; the date it was observed was not recorded.Source: TLS check (observation date not recorded)
Zone file:
Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 23, 2010 – Feb 12, 2011Registrar: Registrar PAKNIC (Pvt.) Limited [www.paknic.com] in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for historyofpia.com, from Jun 23, 2010 to Feb 12, 2011.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Dec 6, 2011 – Jan 11, 2019Registrar: Registrar Paknic Private Limited (IANA 1367) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for historyofpia.com, from Dec 6, 2011 to Jan 11, 2019.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
May 28, 2013 – Oct 17, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed hostingmadeeasy.com nameservers (ns.hostingmadeeasy.com) for historyofpia.com from May 28, 2013 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
May 28, 2013Zone file: historyofpia.com's nameservers moved from pakhost.net to hostingmadeeasy.com at some point between Dec 6, 2011 and May 28, 2013. Last seen at pakhost.net: Dec 6, 2011 (registration record). First seen at hostingmadeeasy.com: May 28, 2013 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 18 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018Zone file: hostingmadeeasy.com (ns.hostingmadeeasy.com, ns2.hostingmadeeasy.com) were the nameservers listed for historyofpia.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Apr 4, 2018 – May 6, 2025Zone file: Registration records listed hostingmadeeasy.com nameservers (ns.hostingmadeeasy.com) for historyofpia.com from Apr 4, 2018 to May 6, 2025. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 17, 2019 – Sep 11, 2026Registrar: Registrar PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com (IANA 303) in the registration data recorded, first on Jun 17, 2019 and most recently on Sep 11, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 23, 2026
Jun 17, 2019Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Jun 17, 2019. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jul 8, 2025 – May 24, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (clayton.ns.cloudflare.com, paige.ns.cloudflare.com) for historyofpia.com from Jul 8, 2025 to May 24, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 8, 2025Zone file: historyofpia.com's nameservers moved from hostingmadeeasy.com to Cloudflare at some point between May 6, 2025 and Jul 8, 2025. Last seen at hostingmadeeasy.com: May 6, 2025 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Jul 8, 2025 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 2 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Apr 28, 2026 – Jul 27, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 1 certificate for historyofpia.com from Apr 28, 2026, the latest valid until Jul 27, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
May 7, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 6 certificates for historyofpia.com from May 7, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 8, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 4, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 23, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Aug 25, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services certificate valid Aug 25, 2026 to Nov 23, 2026; the date it was observed was not recorded.Source: TLS check (observation date not recorded)
Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 27, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 27, 2026: clayton.ns.cloudflare.com, paige.ns.cloudflare.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 27, 2026
Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 1 certificate for historyofpia.com from Oct 15, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 13, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Oct 26, 2026).
Registered 2002 · AboutUs's live check was blocked by the site's bot protection
HistoryOfPia.com is a hobbyist website about aviation in Pakistan
Photos of old aircraft, liveries of the past, fleet list, details of major accidents and more....
AboutUs has not vetted this site. Everything below is what we could measure automatically. Anything you do on the site — paying, sharing personal details, downloading — is between you and the site, not AboutUs.
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Oct 15, 2002 — 24 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Sep 6, 2026).
Authority 46/100— ahead of 46% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
46 is a percentile: higher than 46% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #636,485)+5
Verified continuity: 24.0 years (RDAP registration)+10
Security & email hygiene+3
Calibration adjustment (published map)+7
Model score: 25/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 46/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 64 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 64 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What historyofpia.com said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
Photos of old aircraft, liveries of the past, fleet list, details of major accidents and more....
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
2002
Domain registered (Oct 15, 2002).
2026
Checked today — The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Oct 26, 2026).
✓ domain continuity 24 years registered– live check blocked the site's bot protection turned the check away Oct 26, 2026