Comments on: Pakistan’s aviation industry failing to fly

By: M K Sufi

M K Sufi — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:25:00 +0000

An airline should be run and managed by professionals. Lot of airlines of today, did not exist, when PIA was flying, the routes world over. PIA has been mother to some of the airline of to-day. More airlines are coming in. Merit should be for employment even if its on political recommendation.,

By: Khanm

Khanm — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:13:42 +0000

My dear you have not seen any thing yet. Call a spade a spade. The irony of this nation is, we don’t want to know the truth. Tie your camel and then say insha Allah

By: Khanm

Khanm — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:56:06 +0000

Very well said. It is the same wine but in a different bottle.. We need a drastic change. It is time we need to think as a nation or else we will be wiped out from the face of this world.

By: Khanm

Khanm — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:49:44 +0000

60 years of past history reveals every thing. It the past that makes the future. Couple of years will not bring any change to beleaguered air line.

By: Khanm

Khanm — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:41:35 +0000

hummmm !!!!! Once upon a time we ruled half of the world but now. Let us not be nostalgic. Wake up and smell the coffee.

By: uk muslim

uk muslim — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:36:11 +0000

political staffing ?…. no, they are all retired army wallas

By: Iqbal khan

Iqbal khan — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:00:37 +0000

Pakistan International Airlines (Urdu: پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایئر لائنز‎; generally known as PIA; or Pakistan International), is the national flag carrier and a state-owned enterprise of Government of Pakistan.[2]
Once regarded as Asia’s best airline,[3] it is headquartered at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi [4] and operates scheduled services to 24 domestic destinations and 38 international destinations in 27 countries across Asia, Europe and North America.[5] Its main bases are at Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad/Rawalpindi.
Above is from Wikipedia

By: Zishi

Zishi — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:33:06 +0000

Main issue of PIA is political staffing. Senior management are all political appointees and therefore there is no risk to their jobs if PIA doesn’t perform. Their main concern is to serve the political party they belong to and not the airline. They hire people and because the previous staff cannot be fired so easily, they have an idol workforce which have nothing to do but take salaries.

This is a gift from our corrupt and incompetent politicians to the nation.

By: Nadeem Khan

Nadeem Khan — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:41:13 +0000

First, this is wrong caption that Pakistan Aviation Industry failing to fly…. we have potential, we have passengers but not the aircrafts. every single person needs to see himself in PIA (whichever duty is he performing), from porter to pilot and from PA, Middle Management, Management and Top Management – is every single person is performing 70% of his day performing his duty religiously.
Its not just government, its not just top management, its every one.
- Lets accept our population increased since by double since 1970s and the aircraft, which we had at time are more than what we have now and employees are much more than even double.
- Lets accept that Pilots are just drivers of an aircraft with qualification of HSC and a certification of flying only, they can not read financial statement of a commercial organizations.
- There is difference between an administrator and a person with commercial sense. Top Management of PIA is comprises of only administrators – not experts. Middle Management is sleeping because they have holidays to enjoy due to exciting HR policies.
- Lets accept at any given period, PIA 60% staff is sitting idol, doing nothing – out side of their offices being on holidays….

I can just wish being the part of this organization… nothing more.

By: Abbas

Abbas — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:19:02 +0000

A case in example is Emirates. Despite allowing tens of foreign airlines to operate in the Emirates and having other local airlines ie Etihad, Flydubai etc compete with Emirates it continues to do wonders !!