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29th July, 2012
Airblue claims 104 victim families paid compensation
Airblue official said that seven families of the victims have yet to file documents while 10 cases are pending due to litigation.
Airblue official said that seven families of the victims have yet to file documents while 10 cases are pending due to litigation.
29th May, 2012
CAA suspends Bhoja Air operations
The Civil Aviation Authority said the airline had been reduced to just one aircraft, below the minimum requirement, after one of its remaining two planes developed a fault.
The Civil Aviation Authority said the airline had been reduced to just one aircraft, below the minimum requirement, after one of its remaining two planes developed a fault.
25th April, 2012
CAA releases Airblue crash report
The Captain ignored the air traffic controller's suggestions several times and told the FO in the cockpit: “let him say whatever he wants to say.”
The Captain ignored the air traffic controller's suggestions several times and told the FO in the cockpit: “let him say whatever he wants to say.”
24th April, 2012
Fresh air crash heightens safety concerns
Sources in the CAA said that the country’s highly sensitive institution was plagued by favouritism.
Sources in the CAA said that the country’s highly sensitive institution was plagued by favouritism.
22nd April, 2012
Private airlines can only fly after technical clearance: Mukhtar
Minister of Defence Ahmed Mukhtar has ordered all private airline planes to be grounded, saying that they can only fly after thorough technical inspection.
Minister of Defence Ahmed Mukhtar has ordered all private airline planes to be grounded, saying that they can only fly after thorough technical inspection.
22nd April, 2012
Judicial probe ordered into plane crash
The government placed Bhoja Air’s owner, Farooq Bhoja, on the exit control list (ECL) and constituted a three-member judicial commission to probe the crash.
The government placed Bhoja Air’s owner, Farooq Bhoja, on the exit control list (ECL) and constituted a three-member judicial commission to probe the crash.
15th April, 2012
Loopholes in Airport emergency drill
The media was invited at the last moment and no briefing was held either before the start or after the conclusion of the exercise.
The media was invited at the last moment and no briefing was held either before the start or after the conclusion of the exercise.
15th March, 2012
First test flight to new airport today
RAWALPINDI, March 14: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will run the first test flight to the under-construction New Benazir Bhutto International Airport near Fatehjang to check its runway on Thursday (today).
RAWALPINDI, March 14: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will run the first test flight to the under-construction New Benazir Bhutto International Airport near Fatehjang to check its runway on Thursday (today).
17th February, 2012
Air transport industry to get revamped look
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: Government is mulling over bringing drastic changes in existing aviation and airport management system by making Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) a quasi-independent regulator and eventually
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: Government is mulling over bringing drastic changes in existing aviation and airport management system by making Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) a quasi-independent regulator and eventually
30th January, 2012
CAA plans to commercialise land near airport
RAWALPINDI, Jan 29: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has unveiled a plan to start commercial activities on about 42 kanals at Rawal Road near the runway of Benazir Bhutto International Airport.
RAWALPINDI, Jan 29: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has unveiled a plan to start commercial activities on about 42 kanals at Rawal Road near the runway of Benazir Bhutto International Airport.
3rd January, 2012
Air travel fare hike put off for 15 days
KARACHI, Jan 2: In a move giving a temporary relief to air travellers, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has deferred for 15 days the recent increase in the charges it recently imposed on air tickets, Dawn has learnt.
KARACHI, Jan 2: In a move giving a temporary relief to air travellers, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has deferred for 15 days the recent increase in the charges it recently imposed on air tickets, Dawn has learnt.
31st December, 2011
Fare hike for air travellers
KARACHI, Dec 30: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has imposed new taxes and increased already existing taxes and the latest hike will be effective from Sunday (Jan 1, 2012), Dawn has learnt.
KARACHI, Dec 30: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has imposed new taxes and increased already existing taxes and the latest hike will be effective from Sunday (Jan 1, 2012), Dawn has learnt.
4th August, 2011
Communication gap blamed for Airblue crash
ISLAMABAD: An investigation by the Civil Aviation Authority into last year’s Airblue flight 202 crash in Margalla hills has concluded that a communication gap between…
ISLAMABAD: An investigation by the Civil Aviation Authority into last year’s Airblue flight 202 crash in Margalla hills has concluded that a communication gap between…
6th April, 2011
Inspection of cargo planes flying over Pakistan ‘not allowed’
KARACHI: Aircraft flying through Pakistani airspace, or using Pakistani airports to refuel, are not being subjected to proper checks by the Civil Aviation Authority, whose…
KARACHI: Aircraft flying through Pakistani airspace, or using Pakistani airports to refuel, are not being subjected to proper checks by the Civil Aviation Authority, whose…
15th January, 2011
Man`s fall from plane baffles investigators
LAHORE: In a most bizarre instance, a mysterious young man fell off an aeroplane and crashed onto the rooftop of a house in North Cantonment,…
LAHORE: In a most bizarre instance, a mysterious young man fell off an aeroplane and crashed onto the rooftop of a house in North Cantonment,…
10th September, 2010
Investigation into air crash
THIS is apropos of your editorial about the crash investigation (Sept 3) highlighting the inordinate delay in disseminating pertinent information about the investigation into the…
THIS is apropos of your editorial about the crash investigation (Sept 3) highlighting the inordinate delay in disseminating pertinent information about the investigation into the…
