The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has decided to outsource the process of holding licensing exams to the United Kingdom’s CAA. Courtesy: CAA website
KARACHI: In a bid to address the concerns of global aviation industry on the issue of alleged fake licences of Pakistani pilots, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has decided to outsource the process of holding licensing exams to the United Kingdom’s CAA.
Currently, all licensing exams, including commercial/airline transport pilot licence (CPL/ATPL), of the CAA are suspended after Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan had given what many thought was an irresponsible statement that licences of 262 Pakistani pilots were fake.
A view of the Roosevelt Hotel is seen in this file photo.
ISLAMABAD: As the opposition smelled a rat in the closure of a PIA-owned luxury hotel in New York, the government on Tuesday told the Senate there was no plan to privatise Roosevelt Hotel.
The opposition said it appeared that the government was preparing ground to sell out the 19-storey hotel at a throw-away price.
PPP Senator Raza Rabbani alleged that the government wanted to bring the national airline into a position where other airlines could be provided space to operate by replacing it. “Is this a conspiracy against the PIA?” he questioned. He said the government wanted to make the PIA redundant to fulfill its dream of privatising it.
ISLAMABAD: The government came under fire in the Senate Tuesday for its alleged bid to replace PIA with other airlines by providing them space gradually and then privatising the national airline.The.
Islamabad , January 24 (ANI): Pakistani Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) has demanded resignation from Prime Minister Imran Khan and Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan, saying their "incompetence and ego worship" have destroyed the country's reputation as the United Nations has restricted its employees from travelling
UN Warns Staff Against Flying With Pakistani Airlines Amid Concerns Over Pilot Qualifications
January 24, 2021
The wreckage of a state-run Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 after it crashed in Karachi on May 24, 2020.
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The United Nations has warned its staff not to travel with Pakistani-registered airlines amid concern that some of the nation’s pilots may not be qualified to fly planes.
In a note to staff obtained by Pakistani media on January 23, the UN Security Management System (UNSMS) said that, due to an investigation into dubious pilot licenses, “caution is advised on the use of Pakistan-registered air operators.”