EASA orders member states to bar Pakistani pilots from work

Dunya News

EASA recommends member states not to schedule such pilots for operations performed

COLOGNE (Dunya News) – The European Union s Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has on Tuesday ordered the member states to bar Pakistani pilots from working.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has asked its member countries for details of Pakistani captains.

The letter sent to the member states by the EASA available with Dunya News stated that the CAA has revealed irregularities in the issuance of 40 percent of licenses.

Moreover, in the notification, EASA recommends the member states ‘not to schedule such pilots for operations performed under their TCO consideration’.

The letter stated that this is a matter of concern to us in the aviation industry. It further stated that complaints have been received about fake licenses and against international rules and regulations