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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
TopicPakistan International Airlines

Topic: Pakistan International Airlines

Pakistan International Airlines fined after air hostess reaches Canada without valid passport

The air hostess, who was scheduled for duty from Islamabad to Toronto, circumvented the standard passport requirement using only PIA General Declaration documents.

‘Pakistan Immigration Airlines?’ PIA flight attendants keep ‘disappearing’ in Canada

In the latest case of a vanishing Pakistani flight attendant from Toronto, the only clue was a note in her hotel room: ‘Thank you, PIA.’

Wear ‘proper undergarments’—PIA memo to crew makes dress code personal

The internal memo by the PIA, that has now gone public, elicited a flurry of responses from people in Pakistan and abroad.

Nawaz Sharif bowed to India says ex-Pak envoy, T20 India-Pak series possible in ‘near future’

Our prolific feature about Pakistan’s fascinating politics, economy, society, culture, cricket, fashion and more — stories beyond the routine headlines.

Slept on floor of Kuala Lumpur airport for 2 days, say passengers of seized Pakistan plane

Our prolific feature about Pakistan’s fascinating politics, economy, society, culture, cricket, fashion and more — stories beyond the routine headlines.

7 months after Karachi PIA crash, Pakistan cancels 50 pilots’ fake licences

Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan had said after the crash in May that 260 of Pakistan’s 860 active pilots had fake licences.

Pakistan’s aviation regulator sends show cause notice to 193 pilots over ‘dubious’ licences

According to a Dawn News report, the Civil Aviation Authority issued the notices after completing the scrutiny process of 262 pilots in Pakistan.

All licenses issued to commercial pilots genuine, says Pakistan aviation authority

The dubious license issue emerged after the preliminary probe report of the Karachi plane crash blamed the pilots and the air traffic control for the tragedy that killed 97 people.

Fatal crash, fake pilots, piling losses expose how broken Pakistan’s PIA is

PIA hasn’t made a profit in 15 years & liabilities amounted to $3.8 billion last year. It has some 14,000 employees for a fleet of only about 30 planes.

Vietnam, Gulf airlines ground Pakistani pilots after minister says 262 hold fake licence

PIA also grounds 141 pilots after Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan tells parliament Pakistan’s 30% pilots were found to have obtained licence through unfair means.

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Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

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The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.