Tag: Pakistan International Airlines

Pak airline officials to appear in UK, Malaysia courts for failure to pay lease of seized aircraft
17Jan By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

Pak airline officials to appear in UK, Malaysia courts for failure to pay lease of seized aircraft

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) officials will appear before a court in the United Kingdom on January 22 and a Malaysian court on January 24 for failing to pay the lease of an aircraft on time, Pakistan’s Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan said on Saturday.During a media briefing, the minister claimed that the Malaysian court had issued an order without listening to any arguments by the national carrier, and blamed the previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government for acquiring two aircraft on an expensive lease.A PIA aircraft was held back by a local court in Malaysia on Friday due to a legal dispute between the airline and another party.Taking to Twitter, Pakistan’s national carrier said: “A PIA aircraft has been held back by a local court in Malaysia taking one sided ...
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7000 PIA employees to be laid off: Pak aviation minister
25Nov By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia, USA, World

7000 PIA employees to be laid off: Pak aviation minister

Pakistan’s Federal aviation minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Tuesday announced that as many as 7,000 employees of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will be laid off voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS).As per media reports, Sarwar said while PIA requires only 7000 employees to operate, it employs over 14,000 currently due to the politically influenced recruitments in the past by ruling parties.He further said that out of 14,000 employees currently working, half of the staff will be let go through VSS. “They will be given compensation,” he added.This comes despite the Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) criticism of the Imran Khan government last week over its plan to sack thousands of employees of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Steel Mills and Railways and termed the decision ille...
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PIA suffers loss of Rs 250 billion since suspension of EU flights
30Oct By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

PIA suffers loss of Rs 250 billion since suspension of EU flights

Ever since the European Union and the United Kingdom suspended permission for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to enter its territories, the PIA has suffered a loss of a whopping Rs 250 billion.PIA’s spokesperson said that the national airlines is bearing a monthly loss of Rs 9 billion due to the suspension of its flights to Europe and the UK. The spokesperson further said that the airlines will face losses of Rs 54 billion if the suspension continues.The European Union Air Safety Agency had suspended flight operations of PIA for a period of six months from July 1 after it was revealed that the credentials of as many as 262 pilots were “dubious”.Post the revelation, Vietnam had grounded all of the 27 Pakistani pilots flying their aircrafts due to concerns about their qualifications. A...
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