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Refers to Pakistan International Airlines, the national flag carrier of Pakistan.
Another Pakistan International Airlines flight attendant disappears in Canada
On a layover in Toronto, a female flight attendant has become the latest Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) crewmember…
2024-01-26
Pakistan International Airlines denied bailout ahead of expected privatization
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is in financial turmoil after being reportedly denied a 23 billion Pakistani Rupee (US$75…
2023-09-04
Loss-making Pakistan International Airlines to be privatized
The Pakistani government has confirmed that the loss-making national flag-carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), looks set to be…
2023-08-08
ICAO withdraws safety objection in Pakistani pilot scandal
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) confirmed that the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority has resolved a safety concern…
2022-01-05
PIA Boeing 777 diverts to Karachi due to cracked cockpit window
Pakistan Internation Airlines, PIA, Boeing 777 pilots had to make a U-turn back to Pakistan due to a…
2021-12-20
Pakistan International Airlines to fine unvaccinated crew
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) decided to make vaccination against the COVID-19 virus mandatory for its employees. However, Geo…
2021-08-11
Pakistan International Airlines to add two A320s
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) entered an agreement for two A320-200 aircraft, Irish aviation asset management company Seraph Aviation…
2021-06-21
Pakistan International Airlines eyes aircraft fleet revamp
The government-owned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plans to gradually revamp its aging aircraft fleet by inducting non-specified narrow-body…
2021-06-09
PIA to layoff half of its staff in bid to turn profitable?
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is reportedly planning to slash half of its workforce, replace some of its aircraft…
2021-04-28
PIA A320 sustains a bird strike on takeoff, lands safely
Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 sustains a bird strike on takeoff from Karachi (KHI). The incident occurred on…
2021-03-17
PIA sets new rules for crew: passports held, mobility restricted
After the recent incident when a flight attendant of Pakistan International Airlineswent missing in Canada during the layover…
2021-02-02
Malaysian court releases seized PIA Boeing 777
A Malaysian court issued permission to release Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777, which was impounded at Kuala…
2021-01-27
PIA clears 110 pilots after fake license scandal
On December 14, 2020, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) representative informed the country’s Supreme Court that the airline had…
2020-12-16
After alarming report, PIA takes action on “fake pilot licenses”
The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority carried out an investigation that found that 40% of pilots in the country…
2020-10-22
EASA bans Pakistan International Airlines from European airspace
As a consequence of the recent investigation that found 40% of Pakistani pilots to hold dubious degrees, the…
2020-10-22
US bans Pakistan International Airlines flights over fake degrees
The United States banned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights from its airspace. The decision follows the recent investigation…
2020-10-22
Pakistan International Airlines fires 28 pilots with fake license
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) laid off 60 pilots, of which 28 were sacked for holding fake licenses. The…
2020-10-22
PIA crash: One black box still missing, French investigators say
French investigators who are working on the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK8303 crash site say one of…
2020-05-27