Hassan Nasir Jamy, acting director-general of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority’s (PCAA), has highlighted that the civil aviation authorities has already verified 96 Pakistani pilots out of 104 names received from various CAA and foreign airlines.
Hassan Nasir Jamy, PCAA acting director and aviation secretary, sent a letter to Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) Oman in order respond their concerns regarding the issue of suspicious licences of the pilots.
Hassan Nasir Jamy apprised the Oman aviation authority that the Aviation Division and PCAA have embarked on the drive to ensure safety and security of passengers and airlines operations in line with the Pakistani government’s resolve on the accountability and reforms’ agenda.
He further stated that the move was in continuation of ensuring transparency, merit and competence in all sectors.
The letter also reads that some concerns were raised about the validity of some pilots’ licences to ensure maximum safety in air travel and the process of verifying the credentials through forensic scrutiny was initiated by the federal government.
PCAA acting director and aviation secretary clarified that all CPL and ATPL pilot licences issued by the PCAA are ‘genuine and validly issued’.
He further added that none of the licences is fake rather the matter has been misconstrued and incorrectly highlighted in the media and social media.
The letter highlighted the facts that the institution has already cleared 96 out of 104 Pakistani pilots for whom various foreign airlines and aviation authorities have raised questions to verify their credentials.
The foreign operators and airlines were from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain Air, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Turkish Airlines.
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Hassan Nasir Jamy, PCAA acting director and aviation secretary, sent a letter to Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) Oman in order respond their concerns regarding the issue of suspicious licences of the pilots.
Hassan Nasir Jamy apprised the Oman aviation authority that the Aviation Division and PCAA have embarked on the drive to ensure safety and security of passengers and airlines operations in line with the Pakistani government’s resolve on the accountability and reforms’ agenda.
He further stated that the move was in continuation of ensuring transparency, merit and competence in all sectors.
The letter also reads that some concerns were raised about the validity of some pilots’ licences to ensure maximum safety in air travel and the process of verifying the credentials through forensic scrutiny was initiated by the federal government.
PCAA acting director and aviation secretary clarified that all CPL and ATPL pilot licences issued by the PCAA are ‘genuine and validly issued’.
He further added that none of the licences is fake rather the matter has been misconstrued and incorrectly highlighted in the media and social media.
The letter highlighted the facts that the institution has already cleared 96 out of 104 Pakistani pilots for whom various foreign airlines and aviation authorities have raised questions to verify their credentials.
The foreign operators and airlines were from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain Air, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Turkish Airlines.
Licences of 96 out of 104 pilots verified on request of foreign airlines: CAA
DG PCAA clarified that all CPL and ATPL pilot licences issued by the PCAA are 'genuine and validly issued'.
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