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Ramzan 2024: Pakistan International Airlines bars fasting for pilots, flight attendants on duty. Here is why
9 months, 1 week ago

Ramzan 2024: Pakistan International Airlines bars fasting for pilots, flight attendants on duty. Here is why

Live Mint  

PIA, Pakistan's national airline, has implemented a policy forbidding its pilots and flight attendants from fasting during their on-flight duty days throughout the holy month of Ramadan. Last month, the investigation report on the Pakistan International Airlines plane crash near Jinnah International Airport in May 2020, which claimed the lives of 101 people, including 99 passengers, concluded that “human error" …

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Pakistan plane crash in May 2020 blamed on ‘human error’
10 months ago

Pakistan plane crash in May 2020 blamed on ‘human error’

Live Mint  

The investigation report on the Pakistan International Airlines plane crash near Jinnah International Airport in May 2020, which claimed the lives of 101 individuals, concluded that “human error” by the two pilots was the cause of the incident. As reported by PTI, the report, released by the Aircraft Investigation Board, detailed the reasons behind the Airbus 320's failure to land …

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Pakistan International Airlines accounts frozen amid safety review by EU
1 year ago

Pakistan International Airlines accounts frozen amid safety review by EU

Firstpost  

Pakistan State Oil issued a threat to stop oil supply to the airline unless outstanding dues were settled by Thursday. The Federal Board of Revenue froze the accounts of Pakistan International Airlines on Wednesday, coinciding with the presence of a team from the European Union’s Aviation Safety Agency in Pakistan. Additionally, Pakistan State Oil issued a threat to stop oil …

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EU refuses to lift ban on Pakistani flights over safety, license concerns
4 years ago

EU refuses to lift ban on Pakistani flights over safety, license concerns

Live Mint  

The European Commission has decided to retain the ban on Pakistan's national carrier PIA's operations in its member countries, saying it is dissatisfied over the steps taken by the country's civil aviation authority to address licensing and safety concerns, a media report said on Friday. The EU said that the ASC deliberations confirmed a continued concern over the measures taken …

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US bans Pakistan International Airlines flights over pilot certification
4 years, 5 months ago

US bans Pakistan International Airlines flights over pilot certification

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: The U.S. Department of Transportation said it has revoked permission for Pakistan International Airlines to conduct charter flights to the United States, citing Federal Aviation Administration concerns over Pakistani pilot certifications. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency suspended PIA’s authorisation to fly to the bloc for six months in a blow to the carrier’s operations. The airline was planning …

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US bans PIA flights for 6 months due to fake licence controversy
4 years, 5 months ago

US bans PIA flights for 6 months due to fake licence controversy

Op India  

Following the shocking revelation by Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan that 30% of pilots have fake licences, the national carrier of Pakistan PIA faced a crackdown in the UK, Malaysia, EU, and the United Arab Emirates. Crackdown on PIA by other countries Amidst the controversy surrounding fake licences of the Pakistani pilots, several countries have imposed strict restrictions on the …

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PIA hit with a flight ticketing scam running in millions
4 years, 5 months ago

PIA hit with a flight ticketing scam running in millions

Op India  

After the fake pilot license scam, a flight ticketing scandal running in millions has taken cash-strapped Pakistan by the storm. PIA officials accommodated old purchased tickets by charging extra Dawn News quoted some sources as telling on Monday that some officials at the Sialkot PIA office, in order to make some quick buck, dubiously accommodated 50 passengers holding old tickets, …

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Pakistan grounds 262 airline pilots suspected of dodging their exams
4 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan grounds 262 airline pilots suspected of dodging their exams

Live Mint  

Pakistan is grounding 262 airline pilots suspected of dodging their exams following inquiries into their qualifications, the aviation minister said on Friday in a move that has caused global concern. Ninety-seven people were killed in that crash and the airline in question, state-run Pakistan International Airlines, said on Thursday it would ground pilots with "dubious" licences. Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar …

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PIA plane crash report says 30% pilots in Pakistan have fake licences
4 years, 6 months ago

PIA plane crash report says 30% pilots in Pakistan have fake licences

Op India  

Pakistan’s Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar khan made a shocking revelation on Wednesday when he said that more than 30 percent of civilians pilots in Pakistan carry fake licences and so are not qualified to fly a plane. He added, “They don’t have flying experience.” Khan further added, “Pakistan has 860 active pilots serving its domestic airlines — including the country’s …

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PIA crash victims' families cast doubt on DNA testing
4 years, 6 months ago

PIA crash victims' families cast doubt on DNA testing

India TV News  

The families of the 97 people who died in the May 22 Pakistan International Airlines plane crash have expressed reservations about the DNA testing carried out at the Sindh Forensic DNA and Serology Laboratory at the University of Karachi. Arif Iqbal, whose wife and children were on the plane, accused the authorities of corruption, explaining that while he was able …

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Pak team returns with crashed PIA plane's decoded data
4 years, 6 months ago

Pak team returns with crashed PIA plane's decoded data

India TV News  

A two-member Pakistani team investigating the PIA plane crash near the Karachi airport on May 22 has returned to the country with the evidence extracted from the cockpit voice and flight data recorders of the aircraft after they were decoded by French experts, it was reported on Monday. The two devices were taken to the French city of Le Bourget, …

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Pakistan plane crash: French investigators conclude decoding of crash PIA aircraft
4 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan plane crash: French investigators conclude decoding of crash PIA aircraft

India TV News  

French investigators probing the May 22 Pakistan International Airlines plane crash have announced that downloading and decoding of the black box of the aircraft has been completed. The French Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety on Friday said in a tweet that downloading and decoding of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, the two components …

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