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Pakistan International Airlines Resumes UK Flights After Five-Year Ban
State-run Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday resumed its flight operations to the UK after a five-year suspension following a ban imposed over a fake pilot licence scandal.
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Britain Ends 5-Year Ban On Pakistani Airlines
Britain has lifted restrictions on Pakistani airlines, the UK embassy in Islamabad said on Wednesday, ending a five-year ban on the country's beleaguered national carrier.
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2 Months After Plane Crash, 193 Pak Pilots Get Notice Over "Fake" Licence
Pakistan's aviation regulator has issued show-cause notices to 193 pilots suspected of having "dubious" flying licence after completing the scrutiny process of 262 pilots in the wake of a major scandal, according to a media report on Monday.
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European Union Bans Pak International Airlines Over Fake Pilot Licences
Regulators have barred Pakistan International Airlines from the European Union for six months after the state-run carrier grounded nearly a third of its pilots for holding fake or dubious licences, officials said Tuesday.
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International Airlines Probe Pak Pilots After Reports Of "Fake Licence" Emerge: Report
Several international airlines, including Qatar Airways, have initiated a probe against Pakistani employees and grounded them till further notice after authorities here reported that as many as 262 pilots were holding fake licences, a media report has said.
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Indian skies safe despite 'fake' pilots, says regulator
It began with a dangerous landing and has resulted in 16 pilots being sacked. India's fake flying licence scam posed a severe challenge to the country's airline safety regulator.
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Two more pilots arrested in fake licence scam
Two pilots working with private airlines were arrested today for allegedly procuring commercial flying licences using forged marksheets, taking the total number of people arrested in such cases to 17.The arrested pilots have been identified as Captain Param Prakash and Captain Anirban Sannigrahi, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ashok Chand sa...
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How corruption in fast-growing aviation industry is hurting nation
More than a dozen commercial pilots in India have been stripped of their licenses and a top airline safety official has been suspended after a government investigation uncovered widespread fraud and corruption in the booming aviation industry.Several of India's private carriers, as well as its state-run airline, Air India, have fired active pilots ...
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Can you fly? Prove it on camera
With more and more 'fake' pilot cases being unearthed every day air travel is fast ceasing to be a joyride. Now, after facing flak on the issue from all quarters, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to put its examination wing under CCTV surveillance.DGCA has a special examination wing called Central Examinat...
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Fake pilots probe: 2 more officials arrested
As more and more fake pilots are arrested, the body that is meant to be the country's aviation watchdog the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is itself under a cloud. Late on Tuesday night two more clerks of the country's top aviation body, DGCA, were held in Delhi.The two allegedly took Rs 50,000 to push the pilots' files for licence ap...
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Pakistan International Airlines Resumes UK Flights After Five-Year Ban
State-run Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday resumed its flight operations to the UK after a five-year suspension following a ban imposed over a fake pilot licence scandal.
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Britain Ends 5-Year Ban On Pakistani Airlines
Britain has lifted restrictions on Pakistani airlines, the UK embassy in Islamabad said on Wednesday, ending a five-year ban on the country's beleaguered national carrier.
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2 Months After Plane Crash, 193 Pak Pilots Get Notice Over "Fake" Licence
Pakistan's aviation regulator has issued show-cause notices to 193 pilots suspected of having "dubious" flying licence after completing the scrutiny process of 262 pilots in the wake of a major scandal, according to a media report on Monday.
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European Union Bans Pak International Airlines Over Fake Pilot Licences
Regulators have barred Pakistan International Airlines from the European Union for six months after the state-run carrier grounded nearly a third of its pilots for holding fake or dubious licences, officials said Tuesday.
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International Airlines Probe Pak Pilots After Reports Of "Fake Licence" Emerge: Report
Several international airlines, including Qatar Airways, have initiated a probe against Pakistani employees and grounded them till further notice after authorities here reported that as many as 262 pilots were holding fake licences, a media report has said.
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Indian skies safe despite 'fake' pilots, says regulator
It began with a dangerous landing and has resulted in 16 pilots being sacked. India's fake flying licence scam posed a severe challenge to the country's airline safety regulator.
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Two more pilots arrested in fake licence scam
Two pilots working with private airlines were arrested today for allegedly procuring commercial flying licences using forged marksheets, taking the total number of people arrested in such cases to 17.The arrested pilots have been identified as Captain Param Prakash and Captain Anirban Sannigrahi, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ashok Chand sa...
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How corruption in fast-growing aviation industry is hurting nation
More than a dozen commercial pilots in India have been stripped of their licenses and a top airline safety official has been suspended after a government investigation uncovered widespread fraud and corruption in the booming aviation industry.Several of India's private carriers, as well as its state-run airline, Air India, have fired active pilots ...
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Can you fly? Prove it on camera
With more and more 'fake' pilot cases being unearthed every day air travel is fast ceasing to be a joyride. Now, after facing flak on the issue from all quarters, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to put its examination wing under CCTV surveillance.DGCA has a special examination wing called Central Examinat...
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Fake pilots probe: 2 more officials arrested
As more and more fake pilots are arrested, the body that is meant to be the country's aviation watchdog the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is itself under a cloud. Late on Tuesday night two more clerks of the country's top aviation body, DGCA, were held in Delhi.The two allegedly took Rs 50,000 to push the pilots' files for licence ap...
