Pakistan International banned from Europe
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SimonS1ParticipantInitially for 6 months.
Seems to be a suggestion some pilots were operating with unofficial licenses, cheating in exams plus corruption at the regulatory authority. Perhaps bought to a head by those two clowns that managed to crash the A320 recently in Karachi due to basic pilot errors.
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6 Jul 2020
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bluemoonerParticipantGood to know, as I live under the flight path into Manchester Airport, where PIA flights were just about the only international flights coming into MAN in April May and early June!!!! At least there was little else in the sky, to get in the way.
Clearly the transitional arrangements with the EU don’t stretch to a common policy on who is fit to fly!!!!6 Jul 2020
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StevescootsParticipantVietnam (and malaysia) recently suspended several Pakistani pilots for fake licences concerns pending investigation
6 Jul 2020
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cwoodwardParticipantMore:
It was happening at Kuwait alsoIt seems that the UK is not immune ether
https://www.caa.co.uk/News/Aircraft-engineer-given-suspended-prison-sentence-for-lying-about-exams/?catid=1576 Jul 2020
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capetonianmParticipantSAA too, although it ended up that although he was fired, and rightly so, he didn’t have a ‘fake’ licence, he had the wrong category of ATPL, or lacked currency, I forget which. The airline maintained that ‘safety was not compromised’. I’m not so sure.
6 Jul 2020
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bluemoonerParticipant[postquote quote=1003072][/postquote]
Sorry, thought this was just EU.
Good to know.6 Jul 2020
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LuganoPirateParticipantSome may recall it was the same situation with Alitalia some years ago. I know an ex AZ captain who now lives in SA who has retired on full pension some years ago, but never had a license! Seems incredible and I certainly don’t condone it but he say’s he went through all the checks, type ratings, medicals etc and flew safely for 30 odd years as did many of his colleagues. Amazingly he was also a check pilot!!! You have to laugh if it wasn’t so serious.
I find it all rather worrying and am amazed there were not more accidents and wonder just how many other airlines have, or are, flying with unlicensed pilots!! There was also the old joke as to why the Pope kissed the ground when he arrived by Alitalia. Now we know why….
7 Jul 2020
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transtraxmanParticipantThis raises the question about what the country authorities or EU by extension should do to sanction such activity.
It is one thing for the “pilots – aircrew” to get away with such activity , but it is another to sanction all the bodies involved.Apart from the individuals themselves, next comes the airline and the relevant departments with the individuals in charge. Is there no system in place to find out such discrepencies/anomalies within the airline? Is it a case of bribery and corruption?
Then above the airline you have the Pakistani authorities who, obviously do not have means (or willingness?) to uncover such activities. There is an obvious failure in the system to find out about these cases.ALL are responsible and ALL should be sanctioned. Here we are talking about the basic needs [safety] of passengers [and others – other aircrew and innocent people on the ground]. There should be no sweeping under the mat. Maximum sanctions for all should be applied – the so called “pilots” plus anyone else in the chain of command, plus the airline itself, plus the country, Pakistan, and all who had a finger in the pie. A worldwide example must be made – such corruption should not be permitted to filter through nor extend itself elsewhere.
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7 Jul 2020
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cwoodwardParticipantGreat story LuganoPirate.
I rather suspect that 30 odd years ago there would have been more than a few unlicenced pilots about. Friends in the industry have mentioned that there are currently a good number of unlicensed pilots flying for carriers from some of the smaller less developed Asian countries. They also mention that a few years back it was fairly simple to ‘buy’ a licence in several countries in Asia and Eastern.Some of these people would still be flying and i’m pretty sure that I have flown with a couple of them !
This is an interesting read:
https://disciplesofflight.com/flying-without-a-license-pilot-conmen/3 users thanked author for this post.
8 Jul 2020
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AMcWhirterParticipantIt was supposed to be a ban lasting six months initially.
But a few hours ago today PIA announced it will be restarting three UK routes from August 14.
PIA is resuming its flights to the UK. Now PIA passengers would again be able to fly direct between Pakistan and three destinations in United Kingdom. Stay tuned with PIA for more information #PIA #GREATPEOPLETOFLYWITH #WEAREONE pic.twitter.com/6GcyKFzH7P
— PIA (@Official_PIA) July 30, 2020
30 Jul 2020
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SimonS1ParticipantPIA is still banned.
The flights to UK will be “operated by European planes and foreign pilots” – presumably that means pilots that have real licenses.
No idea who but some suggestions around that it could be Turkish Airlines who signed a codeshare agreement earlier this week.
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31 Jul 2020
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