Tue, 21-Oct-2025

18 PIA planes were damaged by bird strikes in one year

18 PIA planes were damaged by bird strikes in one year

The incidents of bird strikes at domestic airports have been steadily rising and in just one year, 18 Pakistan international airlines (PIA) planes have been damaged by bird strikes. According to PIA sources, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has not installed state-of-the-art equipment to scare away birds at any of the airports in the country. … Read more

PIA’s financial situation worsens due to Coronavirus

PIA

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has brought many companies into financial crises including Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). According to details, PIA’s financial situation has been greatly affected due to coronavirus. The airline’s CEO Air Marshal Arshad Malik has requested the Minister of Aviation and DG Civil Aviation Authority through a letter to not charge any airport … Read more

US President Donald Trump wants to buy Pakistani hotel

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US President Donald Trump has expressed interest in buying the PIA luxury hotel Roosevelt in New York. According to the American newspaper Washington Post, US President Donald Trump has expressed his intention to buy the luxurious Roosevelt Hotel of Pakistan International Airlines in New York to expand his hotel and restaurant chain. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”donald-trump-holds-first-campaign-rally-after-coronavirus-pandemic”] … Read more

Licenses of 96 Pakistani pilots in foreign airlines declared clear

Licenses of 96 Pakistani pilots in foreign airlines declared clear

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has cleared the licenses of 96 Pakistani pilots working for foreign airlines. The process of verification of licenses of Pakistani pilots in foreign airlines is underway and Director General (DG) Civil Aviation Authority Hassan Nasir Jami has written a letter to the Oman Civil Aviation Authority. According to the text … Read more

PIA’s important decision regarding domestic flights

PIA's important decision regarding domestic flights

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to operate more flights while expanding domestic flight operations. PIA’s air operations are on track to be restored amid lockdown and restrictions during the Coronavirus pandemic. PIA has increased flights to Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta. PIA has decided to operate two daily flights from Islamabad to … Read more

Aviation Minister’s ‘Mindless’ Speech Led To Ban On PIA: Shehbaz Sharif

Aviation Minister's 'Mindless' Speech Led To Ban On PIA: Shehbaz Sharif

Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif blamed Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan for banning Pakistan International Air (PIA) from other countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. In a statement on the social networking site Twitter, Shehbaz Sharif said that “Ban on PIA imposed by several … Read more

Arshad Malik to remain PIA CEO on three-year contract basis

Arshad Malik to remain PIA CEO on three-year contract basis

The Federal Cabinet has approved the appointment of Air Marshal Arshad Malik as a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), on a three-year contract basis. According to the details, a cabinet meeting was held in Islamabad under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Imran Khan, in which the overall economic and political situation … Read more

PIA flight attendant disappears in Canada, investigation launched

PIA's important decision regarding domestic flights

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight attendant has mysteriously mysteriously after a flight carrying passengers landed in Canada’s Toronto city here on Tuesday.

According to the details, PIA flight attendant, identified as Yasir, went missing from his hotel, after arriving in Toronto on a PIA flight PK-781 from Islamabad.

PIA’s Station Manager in Canada has informed Airport authority. While the PIA authorities have taken notice of Yasir’s disappearance.

“The authorities have launched an investigation into the matter and action will be taken against flight attendant Yasir”, the General Manager Flight services said.

Back in September 2018, another flight attendant of PIA namely Fareeha had disappeared after a flight landed in Toronto city.

According to PIA spokesperson, air hostess, Fareeha Mukhtar, had boarded the PIA flight PK-789 from Lahore but as soon as it landed in Toronto, she disappeared and never boarded the return flight.

The air hostess was supposed to return to Lahore on PIA’s PK-782 flight on the same day but never boarded the plane.

The PIA spokesperson had maintained that a missing report was lodged with the Canadian police and authorities were also informed regarding her disappearance.

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PIA reduces fares for domestic travelling

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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has made a historic reduction in domestic fares. According to Spokesperson of PIA, the one way fare from Karachi to Islamabad has been fixed to Rs. 9572. Spokesperson said that similarly the one-way fare between Karachi and Lahore has also fixed to Rs 9572. Passengers will be allowed to hand carry … Read more

Pakistan International Airlines fires 52 employees

PIA

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) fired 52 employees on charges of forgery or tampering with degrees, violating rules, and providing unauthorized government information to the media. According to the reports, certificates of appreciation were also given to 11 employees for their full commitment in performing their duties. Following the revelation in the National Assembly that the … Read more

Malaysia suspends Pakistani pilots awaiting license confirmation from CAA

Malaysia suspends Pakistani pilots awaiting license confirmation from CAA

While Pakistani authorities are verifying the credentials of their pilots, Malaysia’s aviation regulator says it has temporarily suspended pilots with Pakistani licenses employed by local airlines. Note that Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan had disclosed in Parliament that 262 pilots of Pakistan International Airlines had obtained ‘suspicious’ licenses, after which aviation authorities of … Read more

Forensic inquiry revealed 236 suspicious pilots from 2010 to 2018

Forensic inquiry revealed 236 suspicious pilots from 2010 to 2018

Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi said the forensic inquiry from 2010 to 2018 revealed 236 suspicious pilots who have been suspended. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad along with Information Minister Shibli Faraz and Advisor to the Prime Minister on Accountability Shehzad Akbar, Ali Zaidi said that the PPP was trying to … Read more

Till 3rd July, European Union allows PIA to continue flight operations

PIA

On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the national flag carrier confirmed that the European Union (EU) has allowed PIA to continue its flight operations till the 3rd of July. The spokesperson said all PIA flights — PK785 and PK 786 — to and from Islamabad to London will operate as planned. An announcement will be made … Read more

Ghulam Sarwar promises transparent inquiry into PIA plane crash

Ghulam Sarwar promises transparent inquiry into PIA plane crash

Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan has once again assured that the inquiry into the Karachi plane crash would be transparent and the report would be tabled in the House on June 22. Speaking in the National Assembly, Federal Minister Ghulam Sarwar said that in the past inquiry reports of crashes could not come … Read more

CAA says Crashed PIA planes’s pilot violated landing protocols

PIA

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has declared that Crashed Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane’s pilot didn’t follow Air Traffic Controller (ATC) instructions. According to the details, CAA said in a letter to PIA that the pilot of the crashed aircraft did not follow the instructions of the ATC. The CAA has alleged that the pilot … Read more

PIA special flight brings back 116 more stranded Pakistanis from Turkey

PIA's important decision regarding domestic flights

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) continues its special flight operations and brings back stranded Pakistanis from Ankara, Turkey to Faisalabad International Airport. According to sources, out of the total, 55 passengers were sent to quarantine centers established in Chanute while others have been shifted to the centers established at four different hotels in Faisalabad for screening … Read more

PIA Crash: 91 out of 97 bodies handed over to families

PIA

Out of 97, as many as 91 bodies of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash victims have been identified and handed over to their families. Sindh Health Department confirmed that 91 bodies of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash victims have been identified and handed over to their families. Sindh health department said that at … Read more

PIA Crash: 70 bodies identified, handed over to families

PIA

At least 70 bodies identified from the ill-fated Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash have been handed over to their families. According to the details, out of 99 people who were on board, 70 bodies retrieved, identified,, and handed over to their families. Investigation of the crash is also underway. Media reports said that the … Read more

Government gives green light to International flight operations

Pakistan

The federal government has directed to resume international flights from all international airports from today. International flight operations will be restored from midnight. According to the details, the government has allowed international flight operations to be resume from today that were halted due to coronavirus lockdown. Earlier Pakistan resumed domestic flight operations in a phased … Read more

Voice recorder of crashed PIA Airbus 320 found after 7 days

Voice Recorder

Investigators have at last found the cockpit voice recorder of the crashed Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Airbus 320 from the debris after seven days. According to the details, The voice recorder has been handed over to the AAIB for investigation. PIA spokesperson Abdullah Hafiz said that it would be a key component for the investigation. … Read more

PM summons Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar over PIA Crash

PM

Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has summoned briefing on the latest development in the investigation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash incident that claimed 97 lives last Friday. PM Imran Khan will preside the session. As per details, Imran Khan has summoned Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan and CEO PIA with others to get … Read more

Saeed Ghani demands removal of CEO PIA

Saeed Ghani

The government of Sindh has expressed a lack of confidence in the investigation of Pakistan International Airlines Crash initiated by the federal government. Minister Saeed Ghani has demanded the removal of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and the head of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). As per details, the government … Read more

Airbus Officials examine PIA Crash Site

French

A team of eleven French experts from Airbus has reached the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft crash site to examine the incident that claimed 97 lives. Media reports said that samples of wreckage and equipment from the wrecked plane will also be taken for research purposes. Drone cameras are being used during the investigation at … Read more

Insurance money will be soon handed over to the PIA Crash affected families

Governor Sindh

Governor Sindh Imran Ismail said on Sunday that the insurance money will be handed over to the affected families of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash. As per details, Sindh governor Imran Ismail said that committee formed to investigate PIA crash.  The governor said that the committee will submit its final report to Prime Minister … Read more

The lucky air hostess of PIA plane crash

PIA air hostess

The PIA air hostess of the unfortunate plane came forward as she was about to travel in that plane but didn’t. According to the details, an air hostess named Madiha Iram was supposed to go on duty in the plane. At the same time, Madiha Iram was stopped by changing the duty roster. The PIA … Read more

PIA Plane crash: DNA analysis started for the identification

PIA Plane crash: DNA analysis started for the identification

The Sindh government has declared a state of emergency in hospitals following the crash of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane in Karachi, while the bodies of 32 people have so far been shifted to Jinnah and Civil Hospitals. Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho has said that DNA test of the bodies has been … Read more

High-rise buildings, kite flying near the airport violate civil aviation law: PALPA

High-rise buildings, kite flying near the airport violate civil aviation law: PALPA

The Pakistan Airlines Pilots Association (PALPA) says high-rise buildings near the airport and kite flying violate civil aviation law. Senior pilot and spokesman Palpa Tariq Yahya said that according to the reports received so far, there was no power in the plane, the authentic information will be received from the recording of the black box. … Read more

President of Bank of Punjab miraculously survived plane crash

Bank of Punjab

Bank of Punjab President Zafar Masood has miraculously survived a plane crash in Karachi’s Model Colony. According to details, an Airbus A320 of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) crashed in Karachi. Fortunately, the life of the President of Bank of Punjab was saved in this accident. The President of Bank of Punjab has been shifted to … Read more