DG CAA Khaqan Murtaza has been accused of corruption worth Rs2 trillion CAA Officers Employees Association has written a letter to Aviation Minister The letter said DG CAA failed to recover over Rs300bn from PIA ISLAMABAD: Director-General Civil Aviation Agency (CAA) Khaqan Murtaza and his team have been accused of corruption worth a staggering Rs2 … Read more
Govt has decided to outsource Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad airports The three airports will be outsourced on PPP mode PM directed to initiate the process of outsourcing ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to outsource the operations of three airports in the country. The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz … Read more
Executives at this year’s Farnborough Airshow are concerned about shortages. Hiring mechanics has become more difficult since the global financial crisis. Montreal’s ÉNA aerospace centre is down 20% from 2019 levels. As COVID-19 devastated aviation, Christophe Gagnon, a 21-year-old student of avionics, gave thought to dropping out of school. However, he persisted, and today the … Read more
IAG, the parent company of British Airways, purchased 50 Boeing 737 MAX planes worth $6.25 billion at list prices on Thursday, giving the plane a boost after two catastrophic disasters. The deal comes also amid signs of recovery in the global aviation sector, which was ravaged by the deadly Covid pandemic. Analysts however expressed doubt … Read more
NEW YORK: Oil prices edged lower in choppy trade on Wednesday, taking a breather after gains earlier this week, as investors assessed the impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant on the global economy, Reuters reported. The market had a muted reaction to US weekly inventory figures, which showed a smaller-than-anticipated decline in crude stocks and another bump … Read more
How can passengers take 10 billion flights a year without contributing to global warming? The question of “greening” the international aviation sector by 2050 constitutes a colossal task whose stakes — and sheer numbers — can make the head spin, according to the airlines themselves. At its general assembly in Boston Monday, the International Air … Read more
DUBAI: Global airline capacity is expected to increase less than 15 per cent this year due to travel restrictions, strict lockdowns in some countries and slow progress on the global vaccination drive, Khaleej Times quoted industry reports and experts as saying. According to the UK-based global travel data provider OAG, global airlines’ capacity is unlikely to reach … Read more
Dario Costa achieved a new Guinness World Record by flying a small plane through a series of narrow tunnels in Turkey. While exploding through the tunnel, he clocked speeds of more than 150 mph, sealing his place in aviation history. Instead of stopping at one record, the 41-year-old aviator chose a tunnel divided into two … Read more
Zara Rutherford, the pilot of Belgian-British nationality wishes to pursue her passion as a pilot and hopes to inspire other young women who are pursuing their dreams. Her parents are also pilots. According to Rutherford’s father, Sam, “This is her dream. It’s what she wants to do.” “I am very, very proud that she wants … Read more
BEIJING: The AC352 mid-sized utility helicopter has entered the phase of flight tests on a sub-plateau, according to the China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC). The AC352 is now conducting the flight test at an airport in Liupanshui, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, at an elevation of 1,975 meters, said the AVIC. During this flight test phase … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The government has so far released Rs374.418 million to execute around 17 aviation sector projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP 2021/22), the official data revealed. As of July 16, Rs374.418 million has been authorised/disbursed against the total allocation of Rs3.558 billion for various aviation sector projects. As per the PSDP document, an … Read more
Emirates has announced that it will be expanding its European network to 31 destinations. According to the details, Emirates will resume flights to these European cities: Budapest (from October 21), Bologna (from November 1), Dusseldorf (from November 1), Hamburg (from November 1), and Lyon (from November 4). Emirates’ global network will be operating flights to … Read more
International Air Transport Association (IATA) has predicted the glodbal loss due to coronavirus pandemic. An international aviation group now supposes global damages due to the COVID-19 to top $314 billion which is higher than previous approximations. According to the details, the estimation from the International Air Transport Association says travel internationally has fallen by 80%, … Read more
Washington: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has once again warned airlines to avoid Pakistani airspace. In a statement, the US Federal Aviation Administration said that the commercial and the state carriers could be a target of Pakistani extremist and militant groups. According to the details, FAA warns US airlines of possible attacks while they … Read more
