After Europe, US bans Pakistan Airline’s entry over safety concerns, suspicious licenses
Following Pakistan’s revelation of its pilots having fake licenses, the US department of transportation suspended Pakistan International Airline’s (PIA) special permit, expressing concerns over the flag carrier’s safety measures and pilots’ “suspicious licenses”.“The PIA will not be able to operate its flights to the United States,” the US authority said in a statement adding that a ban has been placed on “all types of flights” operated by PIA.PIA’s spokesperson confirmed the ban and said that the national carrier had received an email in this regard.“We will address America’s concerns,” he said, adding that hopefully, the matter of pilots’ licenses will be resolved through ongoing corrective measures within the airline.The move comes a few days after the European Union Aviation Safety Age...