PIA has cleared 110 pilots, SC told

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed on Monday that the national flag carrier had cleared 110 pilots out of the 141 whose licences to fly had been suspended against the backdrop of the fake degrees controversy. Senior advocate Salman Akram Raja, representing the...

PIA getting rid of four aircraft due to expensive lease

KARACHI: While the Pakistan International Airlines is set to acquire more planes as part of its business plan, it has decided to remove four ATR aircraft from its current fleet of 30 due to an “expensive lease” arrangement. One of the four ATR aircraft was sent to...

Info about fake pilots’ licences incorrect: IHC

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has observed that the verification process of pilots licences conducted by the Aviation Division is dubious, noting that it is now clear that the information that the licences of 262 pilots are fake is incorrect. An inquiry...

What ails Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority

IHC declares CAA order of revoking pilot’s licence as null and void ISLAMABAD-The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday declared the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) order of revoking the license of a pilot as null and void. A single bench of IHC comprising Chief Justice...

‘CAA’s process of granting licenses to pilots suspicious’

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Athar Minallah on Tuesday observed that the Civil Aviation Authority’s procedure of granting licenses to pilots is suspicious. The chief justice noted that the CAA has now clarified that the information...

PIA voluntary separation scheme for employees

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced a voluntary separation scheme (VSS) for its employees, including pilots and engineers, and asked them to apply for it till Dec 22. A PIA spokesman said on Monday that the VSS package had been prepared...

IHC restores suspended licence of pilot

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has nullified the suspension of licence of a pilot by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), ARY News reported on Tuesday. The plea of pilot Saqlain Akhtar against the suspension of his licence was taken up by the IHC Chief...

Fourth Anniversary of PK-661 Crash Shuhada

Dear Member, Since it is fourth anniversary of PK-661 crash Shuhada, please know that we all are there with Shuhada families to hold their hands. Through this message, we wish to express our deep sympathies and condolences. Please take this comfort in knowing that our...

I have been victimised by PIA: Shahbaz Senior

LAHORE: Former Pakistan hockey captain and legendary forward Shahbaz Ahmad Senior has termed his transfer from Islamabad to Karachi by his parent body PIA as an act of revenge and vows to get a stay-order against the harsh decision. Shahbaz, who led Pakistan to win...

Change in plans

Despite the many promises made by the PTI, before coming to power, that it would retain all national assets such as giant corporations like Pakistan Steel Mills and PIA under the wings of the government and keep them as assets for the nation, this plan has changed....

EU ban on PIA

IN yet another blow to PIA, the European Union Commission has decided to continue its ban on the national carrier’s operations in EU countries. Furthermore, it has asked the country’s aviation regulators to remove safety deficiencies and improve the entire process of...

ATR-42 crash

THE probe into the 2016 plane crash came to an end after four long years with PIA engineers being blamed for the technical faults in the ill-fated aircraft. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is equally responsible for the unfortunate tragedy in terms of poor...

Top post at aviation regulator finally filled

RAWALPINDI: The federal government on Friday appointed retired Flight Lieutenant Khaqan Murtaza as director general of the Civil Aviation Authority, a high-profile position that was vacant for quite some time. A notification on the subject issued by the Establishment...

Secretary illegally working as acting CAA DG: IHC

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) declared on Tuesday that federal Aviation Secretary Hasan Nasir Jami is unlawfully working as acting director general (DG) of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and directed the government to fill the vacant post of CAA DG...