PIA passes IATA’s safety audit
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has passed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) for the resumption of flights to the EU, the UK and the US. However, the carrier is waiting for the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) to get its audit done by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). In late June 2020, PIA came under pressure when Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan declared during a session of parliament that 30% of pilots were working on fake licences out of 860 active pilots in the country. The minister unveiled a report in this regard one month after a plane crash on May 22 in Karachi, which claimed lives of 98 people. After a series of incidents, Pakistani airlines, especially PIA, came under scrutiny of international organisations, which demanded safety audits. Until then, PIA flights were banned to the EU and the UK while the US slashed its category.<br/>
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PIA passes IATA’s safety audit
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has passed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) for the resumption of flights to the EU, the UK and the US. However, the carrier is waiting for the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) to get its audit done by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). In late June 2020, PIA came under pressure when Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan declared during a session of parliament that 30% of pilots were working on fake licences out of 860 active pilots in the country. The minister unveiled a report in this regard one month after a plane crash on May 22 in Karachi, which claimed lives of 98 people. After a series of incidents, Pakistani airlines, especially PIA, came under scrutiny of international organisations, which demanded safety audits. Until then, PIA flights were banned to the EU and the UK while the US slashed its category.<br/>
