Pakistan International Airlines Fires Pilots, Maintenance Personnel And Others For Fake Qualifications And Licences
Pakistan’s minister for aviation says state-owned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has fired 50 pilots and another 1,800 employees including maintenance engineers and technicians for having fake licenses and qualifications. Minister for aviation, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, told a parliamentary hearing that…
Pakistan International Airlines Cancels Four ATR 72-500 Leases
National carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is returning all four of its ATR 72-500s to lessor ACIA-Aero Leasing prematurely due to high leasing costs. Local news reports, citing an airline spokesperson, say PIA negotiated to return the four turboprops early…
Best on the Web | October 2020
Bangladesh and India to resume commercial flights on 28 October https://bdnews24.com/aviation/2020/10/17/bangladesh-india-plan-to-resume-flights-on-oct-28-after-eight-months Bangladesh and India are resuming flights between the two countries on 28 October under a two-way ‘air bubble’ arrangement that allows for a total of 56 flights a week…
