Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Fake pilot licence: CAA terminates three more employees

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The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has continued its departmental action against employees over the issuance of fake licences as three more employees have been terminated from their services.

The aviation authority has terminated three employees including an officer of CAA’s regulatory licence branch and a joint director.

According to the spokesperson, the terminated employees have been found involved in the issuance of suspicious licences to the pilots.

The latest decision of terminating employees was taken in accordance with the regulations after the conclusion of the departmental procedures.

Earlier, CAA had issued show-cause notices to five employees including senior officers besides suspending their services during an inquiry over their alleged involvement in malpractices in the issuance of licences to pilots.

Those suspended include the CAA licencing branch’s senior joint director and Human Resources (HR) supervisor.

The accused persons were facing charges of allowing pilots to appear in exams through their proxies.

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Malaysia reinstates Pakistani pilots after license verification

Malaysia reinstates Pakistani pilots after license verification

The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has said that the licenses of all 18 Pakistani pilots working for local airlines have been verified. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) confirmed the authenticity of the licenses of all pilots employed in Malaysia, the CAAM statement said. The CAAM said all 18 suspended pilots in Malaysia … Read more

Coronavirus causes loss of over Rs. 28 billion to Civil Aviation Authority

Coronavirus causes loss of over Rs. 28 billion to Civil Aviation Authority

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) lost more than Rs 28 billion in aeronautical charges due to the closure and reduction of international air operations due to the coronavirus. This was stated by CAA Senior Joint Secretary Aviation Division and Spokesperson Abdul Sattar Khokhar. He said that the total loss of the company during the 4 … Read more

CAA clears 18 Pakistani pilots working for Oman’s airline

CAA clears pilots

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Tuesday cleared the licences of 18 Pakistani pilots working for Oman’s SalamAir after the Arab country’s civil aviation requested for the verification and clearance of the Pakistani pilots working in Oman’s airline company.

The names of the pilots cleared by the CAA Pakistan are Captain Fawad Shahab, Sheikh Saifullah, Mohammad Bilal Malik, Mohammad Javed, and Mohammad Rashid.

Moreover, the licences of Captain Muhammad Athar Iqbal, Muhammad Asif, Farhan Khan, Babar Sultan, Farrukh Bhatti, Sajjad Malik were also cleared. Whereas, Captain Zia-ul-Haq, Natasha Sultan, Abbas Rizvi, Omar Jafar, and 3 other captains received clearances from the authority.

On July 18, the CAA had suspended licences of 34 pilots of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suspected of holding fake degrees.

The notification issued by the aviation authority had said that the licenses will remain suspended till the inquiry against the pilots has not been completed.

Separately, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) had also ordered its member states to bar Pakistani pilots from working.

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CAA suspends more 34 licenses of pilots for holding fake degrees

Civil Aviation Authority

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has suspended licenses of 34 more pilots of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for holding fake degrees. According to a notification issued by the CAA, licenses will remain suspended till the inquiry against the pilots has not been completed. Separately, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) ordered its member … Read more

Govt to resume Int’l flight operations from April 05 at Pakistan airports

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Federal government has issued the directives to allow international flights from April 05 at eight international airports across the country for those Pakistanis who stranded in abroad. Government wrote a letter to provincial chief secretaries and commissioner Islamabad and directed National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to ensure provision of medical facilities across Pakistan to quarantine … Read more

PIA shuts international flights till March 28, to suffer major financial loss now

PIA pilots fake license

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has suspended its international flight operations amid increasing threat of coronavirus. The international flight operation will remain suspended from March 22 till March 28. However, domestic flights will continue as per schedule. The flight operation across the globe had suspended as a precautionary measure to control over the pandemic. However, … Read more

Coronavirus: Int’l flight operations suspended in Pakistan

Coronavirus: Int'l flight operations suspended in Pakistan

Amid the ongoing spread of COVID-19, Pakistan announced to suspend all the international flight operations for two weeks. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on National Security Division and Strategic Policy Planning Dr Moeed Yusuf said during the press conference that only few international flights of PIA will be allowed to return. Dr Moeed … Read more

COVID-19 pandemic: Govt. decides to halt flight operations for 2 weeks

PM Imran

Due to the deadly COVID-19 outbreak, the government announces to halt flight operation in Pakistan for two weeks. According to the details, the government announces to shut air operations for two weeks to prevent the spread of Coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the suspension of air operations. Earlier, it was announced that … Read more

Pegasus airline from Turkey announces flight operations to Pakistan

Pegasus Airlines

Turkish private airline company Pegasus on Saturday announced plans to launch flights to Pakistan. According to a statement issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the Pegasus airline will launch flights to Pakistan from March 28. The air transport department of CAA has issued an official travel notification to Turkish airline Pegasus for flight operation. … Read more