CAA

Nadir Shafi Dar’s appointment has been confirmed for a three-year term

CAA takes decision due to risk of bird strikes during rainy weather

Enacted in 2019 the law was not immediately implemented due to strong protests and sectarian violence

Authority chalks out plan in wake of repeated forecasts of westerly systems

Nine-month feat achieved on back of direct ones

Collects Rs13b from aviation body, gets closer to 9-month revenue target

A new notice has been issued, confirming the suspension of flight operations at Gwadar airport until Tuesday

Authority also defends local airlines hiring foreign aviators

Immigration clearance reveals presence of capsules in passenger’s stomach

Expresses surprise at timing of leaking old CAA letter regarding exemption of judges' spouses from body search

Authority says move will reduce expenses of national airline in terms of monthly rent

West Bank and Gaza are bad enough, but Kashmir is the world’s most densely militarised zone

Outsourcing of key airports to generate fee for aviation authority over 15 years

Two officials to review Karachi airport from Dec 4

Fly Jinnah grabs top slot with 87.93% on-time flights departure and arrival rate

Fly Jinnah grabs top slot with 87.93% on-time flights departure and arrival rate

Officials to discuss Pakistani airlines’ Europe flights resumption

Authority’s DG tells Senate panel they were sacked in line with SC directives

12 shooters will remain on the runway during the day; 10 at night

CAA says 622 incidents were reported from Jan 2018 to May 2022

Lahore-Jeddah aircraft carrying 350 passengers landed after the strike broke the windshield

The revolutionary poem was a mainstay of anti-CAA student protests in India

Citing financial losses, the national flag carrier first suspended its operations on some international routes in 2013

Spokesperson says the main runway in process of reconstruction

Foreign airlines owe CAA Rs3 billion

Gulf state grants permission to PIA to resume flight operation

The national flag carrier plans to upgrade its fleet with new versions of fuel-efficient aircraft.

ICAO 2020 report says plane accidents rose by 16% in 2019 than previous year

Authority issues a fresh guideline in view of the spread of coronavirus pandemic.

CAA bans making of mobile phone videos as footage goes viral

Counters for UAE-accredited labs to work 24 hours at Jinnah International Airport, says the authority

Report shows drainage system of airport was choked after rains last year

Authority says all labs approved by UAE will establish their counters at major airports across Pakistan

Aviation authority says Pakistan does not have resources to conduct rapid PCR tests for Covid-19 at airports

National flag carrier to operate 32 flights to various countries to bring back the nationals

Advises it to float international tender for training pilots on global standards

Thousands of Pakistanis flock airports in anticipation of ease in travel restrictions

Toronto lifts ban on incoming Pakistani travellers

Allows travellers from 12 more countries to come to Pakistan

Panel expresses concern over irregularities in airport construction projects

FIA also books, arrests a pilot for his involvement in the scandal

The PIA flight, first since 2018, landed carrying 36 passengers

It added that several pilots send someone else to sit in the exams in their places

Makes Covid tests mandatory; condition to come into effect from May 5

K-P CM terms regularisation of flights after a span of 17 years a significant milestone

Authority directs providing passengers with disposable water bottles

FIA sends details of around 50 people including CAA officials and pilots to all airports, crossings

Negative PCR test requirement for category B and C country passengers has been reduced from 96 to 72 hours

The corporate crime cell registers four cases in Karachi naming six aviation officers and two pilots

The CAA has been in dire need of reforms for a while now