‘Over 30% of pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses, not qualified to fly’: Pak aviation minister

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ More than 30 percent of civilian pilots in Pakistan, roughly 1 in every 3, are not qualified to fly and have fake licenses, aviation minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan said on Wednesday as reported by CNN. While addressing the national assembly, Khan said that over 260 pilots in Pakistan had paid someone else to take exams on their behalf. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has grounded all its pilots with fake licenses with immediate effect. The country has over 850 active pilots serving various domestic airlines, including the country’s…

Indonesian army helicopter crashes, 3 dead: Report

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ An Indonesian army helicopter crashed in Central Java province on Saturday, killing three of the nine passengers on board, a TV report said. There was no immediate confirmation from the army on the incident. There were nine passengers aboard the helicopter, Kompas TV reported. Six passengers were injured and evacuated to two hospitals in Kendal district, where the crash occurred, the report said. “The helicopter was flying very low and getting lower until it crashed with a very loud sound,” said Eka, a witness quoted by Kompas…

PIA plane with 99 people on board crashes in Karachi, 66 dead

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ At least 66 people were killed when a Pakistan International Airlines plane with 99 people on board crashed into a densely populated residential area near the Jinnah International Airport here on Friday, officials said, nearly a week after the Covid-19-induced air travel restrictions were lifted by the government. Flight PK-8303 from Lahore was about to land in Karachi when it crashed at the Jinnah Garden area near Model Colony in Malir, minutes before its landing, they said. The PIA Airbus A320 carrying 91 passengers and eight crew…