PIA still flying low
The administration of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will finally begin making payments worth Rs9.6 billion to its employees under the Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) from next week – at least that’s what it is saying – but only after delaying this matter...
ICAO to conduct safety audit of CAA in July
RAWALPINDI: A team of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will visit Pakistan to conduct its universal safety oversight audit of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in July. Sources said the team would arrive on July 5 and conduct the safety audit...
PIA won’t ground its 12 Boeing 777
RAWALPINDI: Following Boeing company’s recommendation to suspend the use of 777 planes with Pratt & Whitney engines, the Pakistan International Airlines said it has 12 Boeing 777 planes in its fleet with General Electric engines which are considered to be the...G-B region: PIA will enhance flight operations: CEO
ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Air Marshal Arshad Malik (retd) on Sunday agreed to enhance the flight operation and increase the facilities for business community and people of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) region for...Experts’ team arrives today to devise viable model for PIA
RAWALPINDI: A delegation of foreign experts is arriving in Pakistan on Monday (today) on the invitation of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr Ishrat Hussain to work on a five-year corporate business plan for Pakistan International...
PIA to start paying retiring employees by 24th
ISLAMABAD:The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) employees who opted for a voluntary separation scheme (VSS) will get their full and final payments by next Wednesday, the national flag carrier’s management assured a delegation of employees on Friday. The PIA in...
PIA workers seek CJP’s help as protest over VSS dues intensifies
KARACHI: A body of protesting employees of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Wednesday alleged that two former employees died of heart attack because they were under a lot of stress due to non-payment of their dues under the early retirement Voluntarily...PIA’s Continuous Mistakes
After numerous scandals, Pakistan International Airlines was ordered to undergo major restructuring in order to fix what had become a massive loss-making institution. Part of that restructuring had been the voluntary separation scheme (VSS) for its employees, which...
PIA chief seeks more flights to Kabul
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chief Executive Officer Air Marshal Arshad Malik reached Kabul on Tuesday on a one-day official visit. The PIA CEO requested Afghanistan’s Civil Aviation Authority to allow increase in the airline’s flights to Kabul...
PIA fails to pay Voluntarily Separation Scheme dues to 1,924 employees
Workers urge management to pay monthly salaries until their dues are cleared • Govt red tape causes delay in release of funds to PIA KARACHI: The cash-strapped Pakistan International Airlines has failed to pay retirement dues of around 2,000 employees who had opted...
Appointment of DG in the past termed illegal: Parliamentary panel urges CAA to frame rules
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Friday observed that appointment of directors general Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) without proper rules was illegal and irregular in the past and the authority should frame the rules under Civil Aviation Act. A sub-committee of...
SHC grants post-arrest bail to PIA officer in fake degrees scandal
KARACHI – The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday granted post-arrest bail to a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) officer in a case pertaining to the fake degree scandal.The SHC bench ordered that PIA engineer Muhammad Sher Iqbal be released on bail. The...Karachi’s relevance
KARACHI, the largest city of Pakistan and having two ports, which contributes more than 20 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and provides 60pc of its revenue, is again at the receiving end for several reasons. As some political leaders have...Annual General Body Meeting – Revised
ALL PALPA Members: Reference is made to AGM Notice dated 18th January 2021, regarding Annual General Body Meeting. It is informedthat due to unavoidable circumstances, the Executive Committee has decided to change the date for Annual General Body Meeting to Saturday...
PIA’s PLANE TRUTHS
It seemed like a routine flight for Captain Athar Haroon and his crew as PK894 descended into Kuala Lumpur. He was flying one of the 12 Boeing 777s Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has in its fleet. But this was not just any other aircraft. This particular plane...PIA makes cabin crew’s alcohol testing mandatory
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan International Airline has announced its decision to make alcohol testing compulsory for its cabin crew in line with European Union’s Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) programme. A notification issued in this regard to all cabin crew...
PIA decides it will fight for Roosevelt Hotel in Reko Diq case
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Wednesday announced it will be contesting to save its New York’s Roosevelt Hotel which is being evaluated by a British Virgin Islands (BVI) court to settle the Reko Diq case as it was mortgaged against the deal. According...
Malaysian court releases PIA plane grounded over lease dispute
A Malaysian court on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane that was held in the Southeast Asian country nearly two weeks ago due to a British court case over the jet’s lease. Malaysian authorities seized the...