Global Airlines Initiate Probe Against Pakistani Pilots

via https://youtu.be/w7WGy_kMu2Y PIA moves to assuage concern over "dubious" pilot licences ISLAMABAD: After the revelation by Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan that 262 Pakistani pilots were holding fake or dubious licences, the international airlines have initiated probe against Pakistani employees. They said that the employees whose names are on the lists will remain grounded till a report is received from the Pakistani authorities. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has written to foreign missions and global regulatory and safety bodies, assuring them it has grounded all 141 pilots suspected of obtaining licences through unfair means, a spokesperson for the national flag carrier said here on Saturday. The move aims at assuaging safety concerns after the aviation minister said earlier this week that the government had asked various commercial airlines, flying clubs and charter companies to ground a total of 262 pilots until investigations into their qualifications were completed. Global safety and transport bodies expressed concern over the alleged “dubious” licences and said they were looking into the matter. The PIA spokesperson said the letter, signed by PIA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Arshad Malik, had been sent to all heads of foreign missions in Pakistan as well as international aviation regulators and safety monitoring agencies. It is also ensured that pilots flying PIA flights are having genuine licences endorsed by the government of Pakistan and are in physical possession of the same during all domestic and international flights — a copy The letter promised that the airline would remain compliant with all international aviation safety and regulatory standards.