PM Seeks Report on Pilots With Forged Educational Documents and Pilot Licences Issued by CAA in Dubious Manner

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this is a damage limitation effort.

[ammad]

Issue is with the license issuing authority. CAA needs complete over haul.

Due to this crises CAA incompetency is visible all over the world and to bring improvement CAA needs to dissolved and In parallel some adhoc measures should be taken for essential services to continue and re-hire those who fulfills the requirements on merit and all other jobs to be published to be filled on merit.

[umar744]

Pakistan CAA are max mad III big thick stupid WRONG MISTAKE ERROR big mouth to reported all world news SHAME damaged Pakistani's life and pilots. CAA should private & confidential to direct to pilot WITHOUT media & news & report. BUT it TOO LATE for EASA and USA and worldwide BANNED all Pakistani pilot fly and they BANNED PIA fly to USA and UK and Europe. Pak CAA FAULTY uneducated brain of elephant cowboy rubbish.

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Another 68 pilots suspended over dubious licences

RAWALPINDI: As the process of scrutiny and verification of pilots’ licences continues, the Aviation Division on Monday suspended 68 more pilots, taking the total number of pilots suspended in recent weeks to 161.

Of the 262 holders of dubious licences, the licences of 28 pilots have already been cancelled while 161 pilots have been suspended so far. The decision about the remaining 73 pilots is expected within the next two days as the aviation division says it is taking all measures/decisions after a “double check”.

The government will present a report on Tuesday (today) before the Supreme Court on measures being taken for the safety of air travellers after federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan announced in the National Assembly that the licences of as many as 262 Pakistani pilots were dubious.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1570248/anoth ... s-licences

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By Mohammad Asghar | 7/19/2020 12:00:00 AM
RAWALPINDI: Eleven Pakistani pilots associated with Vietnamese airlines have been cleared and the authorities have declared that all of them have valid and legitimate flying licences as the verification process moves ahead.

`We had received a request for 11 Pakistani pilots working in Vietnam for verification of their licences and all of them were cleared after scrutiny,` a senior aviation official told Dawn on Saturday.

News agency Reuters also ran a report on Saturday with Hanoi dateline quoting the Vietnamese government as saying that all the Pakistani pilots working for Vietnamese airlines have valid and legitimate licences and none has been involved in a flight incident or safety threat.

Vietnam last month grounded all Pakistani pilots working for the local airline amid concern from global regulators that some pilots may have been using dubious licences.

`All licences administered by the Pakistani aviation regulator are legitimate and valid. There are no fake licences, as mentioned by the media,` a Vietnamese government statement said, citing a note from the Pakistani Embassy to the Vietnamese government.

Vietnam had licensed a total of 27 Pakistani pilots and 12 of them were still active. The other 15 pilots` contracts have expired or they were inactive due to the cor-onavirus pandemic, according to Vietnam`s Civil Aviation Authority.

Spokesman for Pakistan`s Aviation Division Abdul Sattar Khokhar, said Pakistan had received requests from 10 countries -Vietnam, Turkey, the UA E, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Ethiopia and Bahrain -for validation of credentials of 176 Pakistani pilots working in those countries.

Out of these 176 Pakistani pilots, he said, 166 had been verified by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as none of them was having any anomaly.

He said the process of verification of the remaining 10 licences was under way and it would be concluded by next week. He said the information regarding verification of 166 Pakistani pilots had been communicated to respective countries, including the Vietnam Civil Aviation Authority.

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Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) received requests from 10 countries - UAE, Turkey, Malaysia, Vietnam, Bahrain, Ethiopia, Hong Kong, Oman , Qatar, Kuwait - for validation of credentials of 176 Pakistani pilots. 166 of these have been validated as genuine and certified by the CAA Pakistan as having no anomaly. Process for the remaining 10 shall be concluded by next week. Same information has been communicated to respective countries.

Pakistan CAA sent to Oman's Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) a list of 18 Pakistani pilots working with Oman's SalamAir with licences verified and validated by Pakistan CAA.



Pakistan CAA sent to Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) a list 35 Pakistani pilots working in Qatar with licences verified and validated by Pakistan CAA.



Information about validity of four other Pakistani pilots working in Qatar also to be provided by Pakistan CAA.



Pakistan CAA also sent to Hong Kong a list 3 Pakistani pilots working in Hong Kong with licences verified and validated by Pakistan CAA.

Show cause letters issued by Pakistan CAA to pilots whose licences have been cancelled by the aviation regulatory body. Pakistan CAA cancelled licences of 17 pilots and a flight attendant of PIA. PIA had grounded these 17 pilots in 2019. Ten of these pilots have taken stay orders from courts.



Cartoon in July 18 edition of English daily 'The Express Tribune'.



Serene Air has withdrawn salaries/perks of seven pilots with dubious licences.

Pakistan CAA had sent to Serene Air a list of ten pilots with dubious/suspicious licences. However, three of these pilots already had left Serene Air.



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Pakistan CAA sent to Turkey a list of 19 Pakistani pilots working with various airlines/aircraft operators in Turkey with licences verified and validated by Pakistan CAA.

15 pilots work for Turkish Airlines
3 pilots work for Pegasus Airlines
1 pilot work for Redstar Aviation



Pakistan CAA sent to Vietnam a list of 9 Pakistani pilots working with various airlines/aircraft operators including VietJet Air in Vietnam with licences verified and validated by Pakistan CAA.




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[TAILWIND]

A friend working in Turkish told, that immediately after this scandal broke out, Pakistani Pilots were grounded with 25% salary. Later put on unpaid leave. Now even after clearance by CAA PAK, they have not yet been restored.

[Abbas Ali]

According to CEO PIA, last week Pakistan CAA sent list of seven pilots with licence cancellation orders. Five these pilots have been sacked by the airline. The other two pilots have managed to obtain stay order from the Sindh High Court.

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Twenty-eight pilot licences' cancellation notification has been issued by Pakistan CAA, according to news sources.

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By Mohammad Asghar | 7/21/2020

RAWALPINDI: As the process of scrutiny and verification of pilots` licences continues, the Aviation Division on Monday suspended 68 more pilots, taking the total number of pilots suspended in recent weeks to 161.

Of the 262 holders of dubious licences, the licences of 28 pilots have already been cancelled while 161 pilots have been suspended so far.

The decision about the remaining 73 pilots is expected within the next two days as the aviation division says it is taking all measures/decisions after 'double check'.

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Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered registration of cases against individuals involved in issuing dubious pilot licences.

Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan in a talk show said that a number of pilots on examination day were performing flight duty instead of appearing in exam. Action will also be taken against pilots who appeared in exams instead of the actual candidate, the minister said.

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CAA director general informed the Supreme Court that his department had finalised some references for the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and issued total 1,934 licences of which anomalies were identified in 262. The PIA with 30 to 45 aircraft has 450 active pilots.

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Malaysia reinstates Pakistani pilots

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has verified that all Pakistani pilots currently employed in the country hold valid licences and it has reinstated them with immediate effect, its aviation regulator said in a statement on Thursday.

The pilots were suspended earlier this month after authorities in Pakistan discovered that up to a third of the country’s pilots may have falsified their qualifications.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia said 18 Pakistani pilot licence holders in the country were verified by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority. —Reuters

https://www.dawn.com/news/1570764/malay ... ani-pilots

[Abbas Ali]

THURSDAY, 23 JULY 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ALL PAKISTANI PILOT LICENSE HOLDERS IN MALAYSIA VERIFIED AS VALID

PUTRAJAYA – The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) is pleased to inform that all Pakistani pilot license holders who are currently employed in Malaysia have been verified as valid by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) following their license suspension earlier this month.

A request was sent to PCAA for the verification of 18 Pakistani pilot license holders who are currently employed in Malaysia. Upon confirmation from PCAA on the authenticity of the licenses, all Pakistani pilot license holders in Malaysia have been reinstated immediately.



Source: caam.gov.my

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