ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Aviation has revealed that the educational credentials and licenses of 262 suspended pilots are authentic but irregularities have come to light in the verification process on which the licenses of 28 pilots have been revoked while 80 have been suspended. During the meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Aviation, Secretary … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz has accused PML-N and PPP of destroying the state institutions and said that PML-N and PPP have been reaping political benefits by making political recruitments and now they are showing concerns. Talking to media, Shibli Faraz said that PIA and Pakistan Steel Mills were heavily politically … Read more
Federal Minister for Civil Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan has said that the degrees of 28 pilots in Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have been proved to be fake, 4 ghost pilots have been fired in recent days. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the Federal Minister for Aviation said that the lists of 148 suspected licensed … Read more
The management of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to ground 150 of its pilots. According to the details, Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan revealed in the National Assembly on Wednesday that a large number of commercial pilots had obtained “suspicious licenses”. “About 150 pilots are being grounded,” PIA spokesman Abdullah Hafeez said. He said … Read more
Federal Minister for Aviation, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, in National Assembly today, presented an initial investigation report on the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash. Speaking in the House, the minister blamed the plane’s captain, crew members, and the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) for the crash, while PIA and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have also … Read more
Investigators have prepared the report in the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) PK-8303 plane crash and will hand it over to the aviation division today (Monday). The report includes the pilot’s conversation with the air traffic controller, flight data records, CCTV footage of the landing and the cockpit voice recorder data, among other things. The PK-8303 … Read more
