PIA – The Singapore Post

After Europe and Vietnam, Malaysia’s aviation regulator has temporarily suspended pilots employed by domestic airlines who hold Pakistani licenses.The decision came after the Pakistani government revealed that many of its pilots had dubious qualifications.In a statement on July 2, the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) said that the decision came after an evaluation of all foreign pilots in Malaysia. The regulator said that there are less than 20 Pakistani pilots in the country.National carrier Malaysia Airlines said it does not have any Pakistani pilot. Malindo Air, the Malaysian arm of Indonesia’s Lion Air, said it does not have any foreign pilots, and AirAsia said it does not have any Pakistani pilot.CAAM said the pilots were employed with “local operators”, such as flying scho

The European Union Air Safety Agency (EASA) has suspended the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to operate in the bloc for six months after the fake license scandal came to light.“EASA has temporarily suspended PIA's authorization to operate to the EU member states for a period of 6 months effective July 1, 2020, with the right to appeal against this decision,” a PIA statement said.The move was taken after Pakistan’s Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan in June grounded 262 pilots whose licenses were found to be “dubious”.The PIA in its statement informed that all passengers booked on its flights to European destinations will have the option to either extend their bookings to a later date or get a full refund.PIA said it would temporarily discontinue all its flights to Europe but later

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Malaysia suspends Pakistan pilots after license fraud revelation

EU bans entry of Pakistan Airlines for six months over dubious license

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