All posts tagged "PIA"
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211AviationPIA to cut aircraft-to-employee ratio from 550 to 260 to save Rs 8 billion
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) sought to cut down its aircraft to employee ratio from 550 to 260, airline would aim to bring...
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217AviationPakistani airlines set to resume US, UK, EU flight operations after clearance
Pakistani airlines are expected to begin flying to the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe soon after the Civil Aviation Authority...
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158AviationPIA starts flights operations to Dubai from Quetta and Sialkot
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has launched operation to Dubai from the Quetta and Sialkot airports. On Sunday night, the first flight to Dubai...
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153AviationPIA becomes first international airline to fly directly to Fujairah
Another honor for Pakistan- Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has turned out to be the first international airline to fly directly to Fujairah in the...
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266AviationIn a first, PIA achieves ‘perfect’ safety score from EU aviation watchdog
Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA), a European aviation watchdog, has expressed satisfaction with Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) safety standards and reduced...
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111Aviation6 Pakistani airlines under scrutiny for failing to follow COVID protocols
According to media sources, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued warning letters to six Pakistani airlines for allegedly failing to...
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152AviationECC approves $130 million cash support for PIA
At least $130 million (about Rs 22 billion) cash has been approved by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet aiming...
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299AviationPakistan among 46 countries to implement 75 percent of aviation safety standards
In its safety audit report released on Wednesday, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) added Pakistan to the list of 46 countries in achieving the...
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253InternationalPIA plane carrying 12.5 tons of medical supplies lands in Afghanistan
Since Afghanistan came under the control of Taliban, the country has received its first shipment through a plane carrying World Health Organization’s (WHO)...
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253InternationalCanada lauds PIA for maintaining international safety standards
Canada has praised operational services of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) as meeting international standards and expressed hope that the airline would continue...
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167PakistanPIA dismisses ‘baseless reports’ of not providing mineral water on domestic flights
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has dismissed the baseless reports of not provide mineral water to passengers during domestic flights. “PIA refutes...
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299PakistanPIA launches largest flight operation for northern areas
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has inaugurated the country’s biggest flight operation to the northern areas, after worldwide travel limitations imposed by Covid-19...
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307PakistanCAA increases international flight operations to 50 percent
NCOC has decided to grant permission to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to increase the number of international flight operations up to 50 percent. ...
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309InternationalCOVID-19: PIA to resume flight operations to Canada
Canada has permitted Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to restart flights to Toronto, which were previously halted owing to an increase in Covid-19...
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557PakistanPIA launches direct flights from Karachi to Skardu to boost tourism
Direct flights from Karachi to Skardu has been started by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) that will promote tourism in Gilgit Baltistan. On Wednesday, PIA started direct two...
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182PakistanCAA incurred over Rs 1.4 billion losses in three years: aviation minister
Ghulam Sarwar Khan, the Federal Aviation Minister has revealed the figure to the National Assembly regarding loss suffered by the Civil Aviation...
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774PakistanMeet Maryam Mujtaba, first woman from Azad Kashmir to become a commercial pilot
Maryam Mujtaba is the first woman from Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) to become a pilot and she is now a part of the...
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510PakistanPIA to operate direct flights between Karachi, Skardu; Airblue announces huge cut in domestic flight fares
Private Pakistani airline Airblue slashed its airfares massively to facilitate the passengers during the Holy month of Ramadan and Pakistan International Airlines...
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289PakistanGovt approves Rs457b PIA restructuring plan
The federal government has approved Rs457 billion worth restructuring plan for Pakistan International Airlines. The federal government approved Rs457 billion worth restructuring...
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322PakistanPIA resumes flight operations to Swat after 17 years
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed its flight operations at the Saidu Sharif Airport Swat after a gap of 17 years. The first flight...
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720PakistanPIA all set to start flights from Lahore to Skardu, Gilgit
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is going to operate weekly flights from Lahore to Skardu and Gilgit next month. It was revealed that PIA has decided to operate...
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PIA plans Swat flights to promote tourism
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) are going to operate flights to Swat, Gilgit, and Skardu that aims to promote tourism in respective regions. As the present...
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663PakistanFIA arrests 2nd pilot in license scandal & placed more 45 accused on stop-list
Authorities arrested another accused pilot Fahad Sultan and placed names of over 45 people including pilots and officials of PCAA license branch...
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734PakistanPakistan CAA to outsource pilots licensing exams to UK
The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has agreed to outsource the process of conducting licensing examinations to the United Kingdom (UK) CAA...
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538PakistanUFO spotted by PIA near Rahim Yar Khan sparks social media frenzy
The video of an Unidentified Foreign Object (UFO), spotted in the city Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, by PIA pilot and locals has...
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348InternationalPIA pays $7 million to jet company after plane seized in Malaysia
PIA has paid about $7 million to Irish company a week after a plane of national flag carrier was seized in Malaysia...
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408InternationalPassengers of seized PIA plane in Malaysia return to Pakistan
The stranded passengers of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777 that was seized by Malaysia, have reached Islamabad through an alternative airline....
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404InternationalPIA suspends China flights over new Covid-19 cases for three weeks
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) partially suspended flight operations to China over new cases of coronavirus as part of precautionary steps. The suspension...
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527PakistanVSS availed by 2,000 PIA employees to cost government Rs 5 billion
Federal government to dole out Rs 5 billion to 2,000 employees of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) who opted for the Voluntary...
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443InternationalEU Safety Agency Extends Ban on PIA Operations By 3 Months
The European Union (EU) has extended its ban on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) operations for a further three months. The European Union...
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502PakistanPIA to use sehat cards for employees rather than private hospitals to cut costs
As part of its extensive restructuring plan, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to get rid of expensive private hospitals and instead,...
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578InternationalAll PIA Flights Suspended After Saudi Arabia Shuts Down Borders
All flights to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) were cancelled on Sunday after the Kingdom placed a week-long ban on...
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750PakistanFIA to take action against pilots with fake licenses
50 more pilots’ licenses have been cancelled and the government ordered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to start criminal proceedings against them....
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486PakistanPIA to purchase eight new airplanes on dry lease to ‘modernize’ the fleet
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to add eight new narrow-body airplanes to its system on dry lease to modernize its fleet....
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596PakistanRussian hackers put PIA data up for sale on the dark web
Russian hackers have put up the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) network access and database on sale on the dark web as revealed...
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1.1KPakistanGovt to offer golden handshake to one-third PIA employees
In order to keep the national airline afloat, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved a Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) to lay...
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510InternationalPIA announces fares, rules as Umrah flights restart
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Tuesday restarted its Umrah flights from different parts of the country to Medina and Jeddah. The new...
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402PakistanSurvivors, families of PIA plane crash victims to get Rs10mn compensation
Pakistan International Airline (PIA) is initiating a procedure to provide compensation of up to Rs 10 million to the victims of the...
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656PakistanCovid-19 causes nearly Rs 32 billion loss to PIA
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has incurred a loss of Rs 31.9 billion in the ongoing year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. PIA Chief...
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574InternationalRoosevelt Hotel to close its doors permanently from October 31
As per the statement on the website of the hotel, the Pakistan International Airline’s (PIA) iconic Roosevelt Hotel in New York will...
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746PakistanUN aviation agency asks Pakistan to stop issuing new pilot licenses
Pakistan has been advised by the International Civil Aviation Organization, a UN specialized agency, to undertake “immediate corrective actions” and to suspend...
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813InternationalArbaeen: Iraq revokes permission for special PIA flights
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) permission to operate special flights to Najaf and Baghdad for pilgrims who wanted to be a part of...
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1.5KPakistanPIA to resume 28 more weekly flights to different destinations in Saudi Arabia
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) at present operating only 23 flights on a weekly basis which now plans on increasing it to 51...
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1.0KPakistanArbaeen: PIA announces schedule for special flights to Baghdad, Najaf
The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) publicized on Tuesday that the carrier is going to operate special flights to Iraq’s holy cities of...
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730PakistanIATA satisfied with PIA operational safety report
PIA has satisfied the IATA Operational Safety Audit team with its interim report concerning its organization, safety and flight operation. The IATA’s...
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498InternationalPIA to file appeal with EU Aviation Safety Agency to lift the 6-month flight ban
Pakistan International Airline (PIA) is planning to file an appeal with EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to uplift the 6-month ban on...
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998PakistanPakistan allows all international flights to resume operations
A day after the government announced to lift lockdown in the light of bettering coronavirus situation, Pakistan announces to fully resume international...
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991PakistanPIA to partially resume UK flight services from August 14
Partial flight services to and from the UK will be resumed from 14th August by PIA using a hired Portuguese plane. According...
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510PakistanRs 10m to be paid by NICL to heir of all passengers of PIA crashed plane
Rupees 10 million would be paid by the NICL to the heir of each of the 97 passengers who died of a...
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1.1KPakistan60 PIA pilots sacked with 28 over fake licenses
On Tuesday, 28 pilots have been dismissed by the Pakistan international Airline from their jobs for having a fake flying license. From...
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687PakistanCAA clears licenses of 96 Pakistani pilots
CAA has said that it has verified and cleared the licenses of 96 pilots out of the 104 names it received from...
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879InternationalDonald Trump interested in buying PIA-owned Roosevelt Hotel: Privatization Committee
According to the privatization committee, the president of the United States, Donald Trump is interested in purchasing the Roosevelt Hotel in New...
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694PakistanMalaysia suspends Pakistani pilots and started to probe their licenses
Dismissal bombs keep on falling on PIA pilots and staff as Malaysia also temporarily suspended Pakistani aviation employees. After a six months...
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1.6KPakistanPakistanis are divided over pilots fake license scandal
The fake license scandal goes back to the time when dubious license investigation started in 2018 after a plane’s crash landing and...
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962InternationalUK, EU ban PIA flights for 6 months from July 3
European Union Air Safety Agency (EASA) halts PIA flights to all the European countries for 6 months citing the 30% pilots with...
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973PakistanPIA plane crash due to pilot and ATC errors: probe shows
PIA plane crash in Karachi last month was due to errors made by the pilot and air traffic control, preliminary plane crash...
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730PakistanPIA plane crash report to be presented before the parliament
A provisional inquiry report on the deadly May 22 PIA crash flight in Karachi will be presented today before the Parliament by...
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1.2K2BusinessPIA CEO announces temporary salary cuts amid COVID-19 pandemic
Chief Executive Officer of PIA Air Marshal Arshad Malik has written a letter to employees of the temporary salary cuts. Pakistan International...
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662PakistanCrashed PIA Airbus A320 Was Insured For $19.7 Million
Each passenger of the ill-fated PIA Airbus A320 that crashed into the thickly populated Model Colony area in Karachi is insured for...
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684BusinessPIA records 43% increase in profit for the year 2019
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) recorded an increase in revenue by 43 percent in 2019 compared to the same period of last year....
