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A thread about Pakistani air carriers, their note-worthy incidents, lack of discipline, disregard for safety as well as human lives etc.
Corrupt management, nepotism due to political interference, inefficient training and overall lack of character.
#SOS (Save Our Lives)
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Corrupt management, nepotism due to political interference, inefficient training and overall lack of character.
#SOS (Save Our Lives)
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1986 - PIA PK300 belly-lands in Islamabad after pilots 'forget' to lower the landing gear.
Thank God, all 264 occupants remain safe.
2/n
Thank God, all 264 occupants remain safe.
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2010 - Air Blue ABQ202 crashes into Margalla Hills, killing all 152 occupants.
Captain Pervez Iqbal was extremely abusive to his FO Muntajib Ahmed and made not one but several technical blunders, which could have been all avoided.
3/n
http://code7700.com/case_study_air_blue_abq_202.htm?fbclid=IwAR09Z3dXZJTAk6g4Ff9wMfOaT01qAdd611_ZuHdcHknpyEISh0VhFWqONvw
Captain Pervez Iqbal was extremely abusive to his FO Muntajib Ahmed and made not one but several technical blunders, which could have been all avoided.
3/n
http://code7700.com/case_study_air_blue_abq_202.htm?fbclid=IwAR09Z3dXZJTAk6g4Ff9wMfOaT01qAdd611_ZuHdcHknpyEISh0VhFWqONvw
2015 - Shaheen Air NL142 crash landed into Lahore, all 141 occupants remain safe.
Captain Asmat Mahmood was allegedly under the influence of alcohol and the landing impact was too harsh for the aircraft.
4/n https://www.dawn.com/news/1219431
Captain Asmat Mahmood was allegedly under the influence of alcohol and the landing impact was too harsh for the aircraft.
4/n https://www.dawn.com/news/1219431
2020 - A parked Shaheen Air Boeing 737-200 was deliberately set on fire at Karachi airport. No casualties reported as there were no occupants.
5/n https://www.aviation24.be/defunct-airlines/shaheen-air/boeing-737-200-of-defunct-shaheen-air-set-on-fire-at-karachi-airport-pakistan/
5/n https://www.aviation24.be/defunct-airlines/shaheen-air/boeing-737-200-of-defunct-shaheen-air-set-on-fire-at-karachi-airport-pakistan/
2015 - Shaheen Air SAI791 took off from the taxiway instead of the runway at Sharjah International airport.
All 156 occupants remain safe but the incident was labelled as serious by authorities, ATC also held responsible.
#CommonSenseIssue
6/n https://www.atrics.com/2017/05/sharjah-incident-2015/
All 156 occupants remain safe but the incident was labelled as serious by authorities, ATC also held responsible.
#CommonSenseIssue
6/n https://www.atrics.com/2017/05/sharjah-incident-2015/
2017 - PIA PK785
Captain Amir Akhtar Hashmi allegedly took a nap of 2+ hours in Business class on the UK bound flight. All 305+ occupants remain safe.
7/n https://www.dawn.com/news/1331552
Captain Amir Akhtar Hashmi allegedly took a nap of 2+ hours in Business class on the UK bound flight. All 305+ occupants remain safe.
7/n https://www.dawn.com/news/1331552
2013 - PIA PK776
Captain Irfan Faiz jailed for 9 months in the UK, after found to be heavily intoxicated right before the flight. The number of occupants were around 156 to 180.
8/n https://news.sky.com/story/drunk-pia-pilot-irfan-faiz-jailed-in-britain-10427045
Captain Irfan Faiz jailed for 9 months in the UK, after found to be heavily intoxicated right before the flight. The number of occupants were around 156 to 180.
8/n https://news.sky.com/story/drunk-pia-pilot-irfan-faiz-jailed-in-britain-10427045
2018 - More than 50 PIA staffers dismissed after an audit of qualifications and certifications.
5 pilots were flying without licenses.
9/n https://simpleflying.com/shocking-5-pakistan-international-airlines-pilots-flew-without-licenses/
5 pilots were flying without licenses.
9/n https://simpleflying.com/shocking-5-pakistan-international-airlines-pilots-flew-without-licenses/
2018 - PIA PK757
Captain Anwaar Chaudhary calls steward Awais Qureshi a smuggler and a fist fight starts on the UK bound flight.
10/n https://www.khaleejtimes.com/international/pakistan/PIA-flight-delayed-after-physical-brawl-between-pilot-and-steward
Captain Anwaar Chaudhary calls steward Awais Qureshi a smuggler and a fist fight starts on the UK bound flight.
10/n https://www.khaleejtimes.com/international/pakistan/PIA-flight-delayed-after-physical-brawl-between-pilot-and-steward
2015 - PIA PK791
Captain Umar Khayyam assumed to be drunk and thus removed from the UK bound flight.
11/n https://timesofislamabad.com/21-Mar-2019/reported-drunk-pia-pilot-international-flight-stopped-from-takeoff
Captain Umar Khayyam assumed to be drunk and thus removed from the UK bound flight.
11/n https://timesofislamabad.com/21-Mar-2019/reported-drunk-pia-pilot-international-flight-stopped-from-takeoff
2015 - PIA PK788
Reham Khan (ex-wife of PM Imran Khan) requests to sit in the cockpit and is illegally permitted by the flight captain.
12/n https://tribune.com.pk/story/1003687/pia-initiates-inquiry-against-pilot-for-allowing-reham-khan-into-cockpit/
Reham Khan (ex-wife of PM Imran Khan) requests to sit in the cockpit and is illegally permitted by the flight captain.
12/n https://tribune.com.pk/story/1003687/pia-initiates-inquiry-against-pilot-for-allowing-reham-khan-into-cockpit/
2017 - PIA PK853
Captain Shahzad Aziz invited and allowed a young Chinese woman to stay in the cockpit for 2 hours.
13/n https://www.geo.tv/latest/141100-PIA-pilot-endangers-lives-invites-unauthorised-woman-into-cockpit
Captain Shahzad Aziz invited and allowed a young Chinese woman to stay in the cockpit for 2 hours.
13/n https://www.geo.tv/latest/141100-PIA-pilot-endangers-lives-invites-unauthorised-woman-into-cockpit
2017 - PIA PK743
PIA breaches safety regulations and books 7 extra passengers, making them stand throughout the flight from Karachi to Medina.
14/n https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39081476
PIA breaches safety regulations and books 7 extra passengers, making them stand throughout the flight from Karachi to Medina.
14/n https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39081476
2014 - PIA PK758
11 out of 14 PIA crew (including the flight captain) detained in UK for smuggling 24 iPhones.
15/n https://www.dawn.com/news/1133468
11 out of 14 PIA crew (including the flight captain) detained in UK for smuggling 24 iPhones.
15/n https://www.dawn.com/news/1133468
2013 - PIA (unknown flight)
PIA steward Syed Shahrukh Shah charged with smuggling 2.5 kg heroin on a UK bound flight.
16/n https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-25035031
PIA steward Syed Shahrukh Shah charged with smuggling 2.5 kg heroin on a UK bound flight.
16/n https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-25035031
2018 - PIA PK749
PIA steward Tanveer Gulzar arrested in Paris for trying to smuggle heroin.
17/n https://nation.com.pk/11-Mar-2018/pia-flight-attendant-held-in-paris-for-heroin-smuggling
PIA steward Tanveer Gulzar arrested in Paris for trying to smuggle heroin.
17/n https://nation.com.pk/11-Mar-2018/pia-flight-attendant-held-in-paris-for-heroin-smuggling
2015 - PIA PK271
3kg heroin recovered from PIA's Dubai-bound flight.
18/n https://tribune.com.pk/story/985085/smuggling-bid-foiled-3kg-heroin-recovered-from-pias-dubai-bound-flight/
3kg heroin recovered from PIA's Dubai-bound flight.
18/n https://tribune.com.pk/story/985085/smuggling-bid-foiled-3kg-heroin-recovered-from-pias-dubai-bound-flight/
2019 - PIA PK791
PIA air hostess (not named) caught for smuggling gold on a UK bound flight.
19/n https://tribune.com.pk/story/2058705/1-rs2m-worth-gold-nose-pins-recovered-pia-air-hostess/
PIA air hostess (not named) caught for smuggling gold on a UK bound flight.
19/n https://tribune.com.pk/story/2058705/1-rs2m-worth-gold-nose-pins-recovered-pia-air-hostess/
2020 - PIA PK721
An air-hostess was caught trying to smuggle gold on a US bound flight.
20/n http://www.magtheweekly.com/detail/8371-pia-flight-attendant-caught-red-handed-while-smuggling-gold-from-lahore-airport
An air-hostess was caught trying to smuggle gold on a US bound flight.
20/n http://www.magtheweekly.com/detail/8371-pia-flight-attendant-caught-red-handed-while-smuggling-gold-from-lahore-airport
2013 - PIA PK562
Flight from Karachi to Islamabad was diverted to Lahore, to (allegedly) drop the daughter of PIA officer Tariq Javed. The incident was reported by several outlets.
21/n https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/01/31/stop-the-flight-my-daughter-needs-to-land-here/
Flight from Karachi to Islamabad was diverted to Lahore, to (allegedly) drop the daughter of PIA officer Tariq Javed. The incident was reported by several outlets.
21/n https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/01/31/stop-the-flight-my-daughter-needs-to-land-here/
2020 - PIA PK702
The UK Border Agency fined PIA staff ÂŁ20,000 for being in breach of the rules, as a dozen crew members did not have valid visas.
22/n https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/645689-pia-crew-stopped-by-uk-border-agency-in-manchester-for-not-having-valid-visas
The UK Border Agency fined PIA staff ÂŁ20,000 for being in breach of the rules, as a dozen crew members did not have valid visas.
22/n https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/645689-pia-crew-stopped-by-uk-border-agency-in-manchester-for-not-having-valid-visas
2017 - PIA (Unknown flight)
The CAA imposed Rs. 100,000 fine on PIA pilot Sadiq Amin Rehman for violating air safety rules and exposing the lives of hundreds of passengers to danger.
23/n https://www.dawn.com/news/1364122
The CAA imposed Rs. 100,000 fine on PIA pilot Sadiq Amin Rehman for violating air safety rules and exposing the lives of hundreds of passengers to danger.
23/n https://www.dawn.com/news/1364122
2014 - PIA PK701
British authorities impose a fine of 2,000 pounds on PIA pilot Mohammad Ali Mansoob as he did not have a valid visa.
24/n https://www.dawn.com/news/1098216
British authorities impose a fine of 2,000 pounds on PIA pilot Mohammad Ali Mansoob as he did not have a valid visa.
24/n https://www.dawn.com/news/1098216
2018 - PIA (Unknown flight)
PIA air-hostess who was barred from international flights (because of smuggling cases) boards a Canada bound flight (using political influence) and disappears there.
PIA also had to pay a fine.
25/n https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/19/pia-air-hostess-missing-in-canada/
PIA air-hostess who was barred from international flights (because of smuggling cases) boards a Canada bound flight (using political influence) and disappears there.
PIA also had to pay a fine.
25/n https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/19/pia-air-hostess-missing-in-canada/
2020 - PIA PK8303
100+ people are killed after a complicated air crash into a housing scheme, at the border of Karachi airport. The pilot kept the ATC uninformed & scraped both engines on the runway, before taking-off again with the damaged pair.
26/n https://www.geo.tv/latest/289719-pia-plane-crash-pilot-ignored-two-warnings-from-air-traffic-control-to-lower-altitude
100+ people are killed after a complicated air crash into a housing scheme, at the border of Karachi airport. The pilot kept the ATC uninformed & scraped both engines on the runway, before taking-off again with the damaged pair.
26/n https://www.geo.tv/latest/289719-pia-plane-crash-pilot-ignored-two-warnings-from-air-traffic-control-to-lower-altitude
