CIVIL AVIATION OF PAKISTAN BEING PARTIALLY PRIVITIZED AFTER BROKEN INTO 2 PARTS

Authorities start delinking process of Civil Aviation Authority

Web Desk On Mar 3, 2020 Last Updated Mar 4, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan announced on Tuesday that the authorities have commenced delinking process of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) into two separate divisions, ARY News reported.

Ghulam Sarwar Khan said one division of the institution will act as an authority regulatory and second will perform its task as a commercial authority. Separate director generals will be appointed for both divisions under the aviation authority, he added.

In July last year, the minister had announced that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is being distributed into regulatory and service divisions under the new policy.


He had revealed some portions of the plan, saying that the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) is delinking into two divisions on the base of regulatory and service in principle.

He said, “After the approval of PM Imran Khan, the regulatory function will be separated from the Airport Services as proposed by the federal cabinet.” The minister added that the move will benefit the country’s aviation sector in the longer run.


“Secondly, the National Aviation Policy 2019 stipulates the separation of regulatory function as per the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirements. Thirdly, ICAO’s universal safety oversight audit is scheduled in September 2020.”

He also added that delinking requires comprehensive consideration of aspects like assured service quality, separation of human resource, workable reorganisation, steady revenue generation and most important, ensure safety and customer satisfaction.

He detailed that the PCAA’s regulatory will work under cabinet division and other division, Airport Services of Pakistan (ASP) will be under the Aviation Division after the implementation of the plan.

Subsequent to separation, ASP shall be registered with SECP owning 43 airports in Pakistan to continue its operations on the various commercial models, the minister announced.


“After the valuation of assets, interested parties shall be invited for investment in a subsidiary company for initially three major airports including Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore. Another model shall be to invite open tender for operating initially above three referred airports.”

In case no positive response to the above options, the company shall consider a joint venture for operating the airports, whereas, the company shall operate airport by itself in case of no acceptable responses.

While mentioning the timeline for its divisional separation, Khan said there will be the change of management committee, valuation, develop rules of business and legal reviews till August 2019. “And till September 2019, the government will seek stakeholders’ input and processing of the formal approval in its mid process review phase. Later, the government will make its implementation, administrative allocation, ICAO review and SMS review till December 2019.

source : https://arynews.tv/en/authorities-start-delinking-process-of-civil-aviation-authority/

PIA too little, too late ?

MAHEEN USMANI

June 20, 2020 15:35

It was December 2016 and a black goat had just been slaughtered by men kneeling near a widening pool of blood. While the slaughter of goats is an old custom in Pakistan to ward off evil, the scene was surreal because the knife wielding men were Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) employees and the sacrifice had taken place on the tarmac of Islamabad airport in front of an ATR-42 aircraft.

Perhaps this pre-flight ritual was designed to calm the nerves of jittery passengers, as it was the first ATR-42 aircraft to resume flight operations since the planes had been grounded earlier that month following a PIA crash which killed 47 people, including Pakistani celebrity Junaid Jamshed.

After all, why rely on best engineering practices when you can resort to superstition and knee jerk reactions?

Four years on, and not much has changed. When PK 8303 crashed last month killing 98 people on board, PIA Chief Executive Officer Air Marshal Arshad Malik immediately blamed the pilot-- although he backtracked later.

While Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan appreciated “the spirit of the people” who pulled out survivors and bodies, he did not explain why airport rescue services were not immediately mobilized by the control tower or the gap of 20 minutes before they arrived even though the site of the crash was in the airport’s vicinity.

As per Aviation Safety Network, PIA has had 52 safety-related incidents since it started flying 54 years ago. During the last eight years, PIA has had eight accidents, including two fatal crashes. And yet, not a single investigation report has been made public-- although the report into the crash of PK 8303 will be unveiled in parliament on June 22.

According to Pakistan Airline Pilots’ Association in Pakistan (PALPA), the violation of the Air Navigation Order (ANO) is the main reason behind the increasing number of accidents. It alleges that pilots are forced to fly without safety protocols and rest and that if they protest, they are given a show cause notice.

In 2019, in a letter to the Director General Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, President PALPA Rizwan Gondal highlighted crew fatigue due to changes made by PIA in flight duty time limitation planning in violation of the PALPA-PIAC working agreement of 2011-2013.

PIA denied that pilots were being forced to take on extra flights without rest, but on August 31, 2019, PALPA said that eight pilots had resigned that year, citing dysfunctional organizational culture in their resignation letters.

According to sources, PIA CEO Arshad Malik has allowed pilots to voluntarily work even after completing their 12-hour duty.
The other factor responsible for PIA’s safety record is the slipshod maintenance of planes. In 2007, PIA was banned by the European Union because of safety concerns about its ageing fleet.

As per Aviation Safety Network, PIA has had 52 safety related incidents since it started flying 54 years ago. During the last eight years, PIA has had eight accidents, including two fatal crashes. And yet, not a single investigation report has been made public-- although the report into the crash of PK 8303 will be unveiled in parliament on June 22.

A GLANCE AT PIA’S ACCIDENTS

In 2013 PK- 213 had to return to Karachi airport 15 minutes after taking off for Dubai after the pilot spotted a flame in the engine.

In 2019, a ATR-42 airc­raft skidded off the runway while landing at Gilgit airport.

In 2019, PK-759 had to make an emergency landing back at Lahore airport after one of its engines caught fire minutes after takeoff.

PIA is running into losses of over Rs6 billion monthly. If it lacks the resources to upgrade its fleet, how is it spending Rs24 billion yearly on the payment of salaries to 14,500 employees? 

The special audit 2008 to 2017 reveals mammoth salaries (amounting to $5.869 million) being paid to PIA Investment Limited Managing Director and other employees. In 2007, senior management employees received compensation of $195,378. By 2012, the figure had reached $546,553. In 2017, the amount was $811,581: a 315% rise in 10 years.

According to PALPA, on April 1, 2016, PIA spent Rs915 million on salary increases for its pilots.

Despite these hefty payments, the staff recruited has taken a nose dive. 

In November 2013, PIA pilot Irfan Faiz was jailed for nine months in Britain for being drunk before flying an Airbus 310 plane to Islamabad. He was found to be four-and-a-half times over the legal limit to fly. That same year, three drunk flight stewards were arrested in Manchester for misbehaving with a British woman.

In 2014, a PIA air hostess was arrested for carrying drugs at Milan airport. In 2017, an air hostess was arrested in Paris for shoplifting. In 2016, an air hostess was arrested at Lahore airport for trying to smuggle 2.5 kg of gold to the US.

A far cry indeed from its heyday, when PIA lived up to its tagline of ‘Great People to Fly With’ with Air Marshall Nur Khan at the helm-- known for conducting surprise checks. Ranked amongst the top five in global aviation, PIA had a trained crew with air hostess Momi Gull Durrani as its charismatic face.

But Arshad Malik is no Nur Khan. Though directives have been issued by the government for the reform of PIA in the wake of the crash, it is akin to locking the stable door well after the horse has already bolted.


– Maheen Usmani is a Paksitani journalist and author. She tweets @MaheenUsmani   publishsed at https://www.arabnews.pk/node/1692801 

EMPLOYEE INFFECTS WHOLE PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES AIRCRAFT WITH CORONA

                       PIA FLIGHT PK-350 21 MARCH 2020 KARACHI TO PESHAWAR

On 21 March 2020 , at Approx. 6 PM , Dr S Junaid Abbas , Deputy Chief Medical officer of PIA , Pakistan International Airline , Wrote to PIA Management that an Employee of PIA , P-67000 Mr Faheem Jan of Engineering Department of PIA Pakistan International Airline , traveling on Flight from Karachi to Peshawar PK-350 , Landing at Around 2: 50 PM.

The Above Mentioned Employee of Engineering of PIA had also Stayed in Bachelor Hostel in PIA Employees Colony in Karachi .


BRIBING THE KARACHI HEALTH OFFICIALS

It was Learnt that the Employee of PIA had Bribed the Health Officials of Karachi Airport from Government of Pakistan at Karachi Airport to Board the Aircraft even after he had 102 Degree Temperature and was Detected to let him Board.


The Man Then got the PIA Boarding Pass and also sat in the Airport Lounge while on very Highly infective stage , The Man had 102 Temperature , and was having Shortness of Breath and was having Difficulty in Breathing while on the Flight all the way from Karachi to Peshawar .


IRRESPONSIBLE BAHVIOUR OF PIA EMPLOYEE MR FAHIM ZAMAN


Mr Fahim Zaman P-67000 was Traveling on Jump Seat of the Aircraft in the Galley where the Crew from Karachi was Operating . Just one Man Managed to get Infected the Whole Plane Airbus A-320 with the License Number AP-BLD.

On that day of 21 March 2020 , there were 13 Crew Operating on the Flight was from Karachi Station , was named as follows

Cockpit Crew :

1. P-68163 Captain Saleem Shujat

2. P-65049 First officer Aziz Rehman

Cabin Crew were :


3. P- 48162 Flight Purser Mr Ferooze Ahmad Shiekh

4. P-54391 Miss Firdous Saira

5. P-61631 Adeel Ahmad

6. P-62334 Danish Jalil

7. P-62490 Fayaz Hussain Kalhoro

8. P-62954 Imran Ali Abro


There was Additional 5 Crew Operating on the Flight was from Peshawar Station , who were sent to do Course to Karachi of SEP and who were returning to Peshawar was named as follows :

9. P-62345 Asim Yusaf

10 P-62378 Muhammad Shehzad

11 P-62948 Jehan zeb

12 P-62999 Faisal Pervaiz

13 P-68090 Usman Uddin Mohmand

Apart from Crew there were 163 Passengers Traveling on the Flight , as well as the Flight was almost full .

After Landing at Peshawar Bacha Khan Airport the Man was Checked by Army and Health Officials and he was Immediately handed over to Police and taken to Police Services Hospital Inside of Sectaertiate of Peshawar and Immediately Quarantined ,

While at the Airport he was Checked by PIA Doctor Mrs Ambareen of Peshawar Base , who Diagnosed him as having Corona Virus Infection as Patient was having Shortness of Breath and also difficulty in Breathing as well as 102 Degree Fever , Dr Ambareen then Informed the PIA Deputy Chief medical officer Dr S Junaid Abbas , who advised to Quarantine the Peshawar Cabin Crew for 14 days as well to take the details of all the Passenger of that flight .



HIGHLY IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR OF PIA MANAGEMENT OF KARACHI IN DEALING THE CRISES BY NOT QURANTEENING THE KARACHI CREW

But the Karachi Crew operated the flight back to Karachi as PK-351 and took another load of 163 Patients back to Karachi , in Violation of Doctors Advice and possibly infecting another 163 People rather Families .

According to Reliable information the Cabin Crew of Karachi and also the Cockpit crew are still flying the PIA flights .

The Aircraft AP-BLD , is was used Again to fly to Lahore from Karachi and then to Quetta and no Disinfectant was used to Clean the Aircraft and it I still in Flight what a Shame that Pia under the AVM of Airforce in Uniform is making a Fool of People of Pakistan and also Airforce . what a shame and Height of Ignorance that is worthy of Shock

PESHAWAR CABIN CREW WERE QURANTINED WITH THIER FAMILIES INSTEAD OF BEING IN ISOLATION PIA DOCTOR RREFUSED TO DO CORONA TEST

The Peshawar Cabin crew according to information is now confined to their Homes , with their families and Kids instead of being , at designated places shamefully putting the lives of their Families at risk

The PIA Doctor, Mr Rizwan Awan in Peshawar Refused to do the Corona Test and Advised the Cabin Crew to do it from their own Pocket or contact the government of Pakistan Isolation Center .

Such an Irresponsible Manner of Handling the Corona Crises is highly Shameful and Shocking.

GM HEALTH NAEM YAQOOB AN INCOPETANT ENGINEER ADVSING CEO PIA ON CORONA VIRUS INSTEAD OF DOCTOR ON CORONA VIRUS 

Pathetic and Poor management of PIA and is reason of Spread of Corona Virus as it has appointed an Engineer Mr Naem Yaqoob as , as GM Health and he is especially Incompetent's person to be Heading the Health Division of PIA company Limited and it shows , how the Fate of Pakistan International Airline is appointed in Hands of a Stupid and In competent Man who is not even Qualified to be Heading the health Portfolio of PIA GM Health.

PIA Hr Manager Kamran with Automatic Weapon and Naem Yaqoob 2nd from Right standing

As he is the one who sits in Board Meeting of PIA Management and he is the one Advising the CEO PIA AVM Serving in Uniform of Pakistan Airforce and Related to Gen Bajwa the Pakistan Army Chief as Brother of Husband of Sister of Pakistan Army Chief on Extension .


Mr Naem Yaqoob was Blue eyed Person of Muslim League of Nawaz Shareef and he was also GM flight Services during his Tenure and when PTI Government came he was Appointed as Health GM of PIA as they had to Store him and Park him in this Use less Portfolio that was not worthy of being headed by a Doctor which is both Stupid and Highly Irresponsible by Government of Pakistan as it was Handed over to Naem Yaqoob , and he showed his incompetence in this Corona Crises handling and Advising AVM Arshad malik