UN aviation agency directs Pakistan not to issue new pilot licences

Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistani government has been told by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that it should immediately stop the issuance of new pilot licenses in the country in the wake of an alleged scandal involving people procuring falsified commercial licences to fly.

Investigating ‘illegal’ licences of 236 pilots: Pakistan govt

Islamabad/UNI:  The Pakistani government has said that the inquiry into the issuance of ‘illegal’ licences to about 236 pilots is currently in progress and that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) would complete the scrutiny of suspected pilots and verification of the credentials of other aviation staff in the coming days.

Fake licence: European Union bans Pakistan International Airlines

Stockholm: Amid recent revelation about fake licence possessed by certain Pakistani pilots, the European Union Air Safety Agency (EASA) has suspended the authorisation for the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to operate in Europe for six months, media reports said.

Around 40 percent pilots in Pakistan have ‘fake’ flying licences, reveals Aviation Minister

Islamabad:  Pakistan's Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan has claimed that around  40 per cent of the pilots in the country have fake flying licences.