KARACHI : Pakistan Airlines Pilots Association (PALPA) has said clearing the flying licenses of pilots by Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is victory of pilots stance.
PALPA said in a press release issued here aviation minister and PIA administration caused harm to the pilots working in national airlines and other countries.
Declaring the flying licenses of pilots suspicious by the government led to undermine the credibility of PIA, PALPA said.
The statement said DG CAA has himself acknowledged CAA has ssued valid licenses. Pilots licenses issue was presented in the media and social media in wrong way. ATPL license of any pilot in Pakistan is neither fake nor dubious and our stance has been accepted today.
Director General (DG) Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Hassan Nasir has admitted this fact in his letter addressed to DG Civil Aviation Regulation Oman. As per DG PCEA letter NO DGCA/001/1000/HGCAA no license among all these licenses is fake.
Aviation minister , PIA management and CAA have failed in dealing with the matter in better way which created wrong impression.
PALPA had earlier announced to challenge in supreme court a list of 262 pilots holding suspicious licenses issued by the government. Government has given name of 171 pilots and name of 91 pilots have not been given so far.
