In response to a probe into a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash last month, PIA announced it will ground 141 pilots on charges of obtaining “fake” pilot licenses. According to the reports, many pilots possessing fake licenses are associated with Pakistan Airline Pilots’ Association (PALPA) which brings up fingers and a big question mark on PALPA’s own operations. Senior PALPA officials, including their spokesperson Captain Qasim Qadir, were in the list of suspected pilots carrying dubious licenses. PALPA has now been spreading some backdated letters saying that the entire syllabus for Airline Transport Pilots License (ATPL) was fallacious. Furthermore, in their letters, the pilots association has raised question marks on the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) by saying that ‘there is NOT a single qualified instructor available for such ATPL syllabus’. All you need to know about PALPA Can PALPA deny these facts? On April 4, 2014, the pilots union requested the Aviation Division to consider simplifying the process and make them easy for the pilots. In another letter, PALPA requested the Aviation Division to ‘simplify’ the process to obtain licenses. This is a true reflection of the dirty politics that thrives on building false narratives and getting away with blue … Continue reading Dual faced PALPA exposed!