KARACHI: A meeting of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Thursday decided to place a summary, seeking to outsource the process of holding licencing exams to the British Civil Aviation Authority , before the cabinet for its approval.
The PCAA suspended all licensing examinations in July after Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan had what aviation officials and experts said was incorrect claimed as many as 262 pilots possessed fake licences.
In January, at an online public meeting aired live on CAA’s Facebook page, many concerned asked CAA chief Khaqan Murtaza about the resumption of licensing exams. To which he said: “This will, God willing, begin in the end of March or April start.”
“We [CAA] are going to outsource these exams and all the written exams will be conducted through the UK CAA,” he had said.
A damage control measure, the outsourcing of the process to UK CAA will help Pakistan address the concerns of the international air travel agencies including the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) which had suspended the country’s Third Country Operation Authorisation in the aftermath of Khan’s statement.
According to CAA, the’ examination and the subsequent licensing process will be linked to National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).
Latterly, CAA Deputy Director General (Regulations) Shafi Dar held virtual sessions with his British counterparts wherein, sources suggest, the regulator was assured complete assistance.
In a similar way, a few days ago the government of Pakistan appointed a German person as CEO for PIA so that the PIA’s poor condition could improve. But Pakistan’s bad luck that the German man escaped by selling a PIA aircraft. Now the same work is being done by the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan. However, this too will not be of any use. Because corruption in Pakistan has increased to such an extent that if a person from another country also comes to Pakistan, then corruption also captures him like a contagious disease. Only the army is behind this condition of Pakistan, because the Pakistani Army never allowed the civil institutions in Pakistan to become strong. Therefore today Pakistan Army and other institutions are looting Pakistan together.
Why not lease out the country as a whole by outsourcing the running of the same?
Sahi bola
Very unfortunate for Pakistan to outsource our examination system. EU will not be impressed by these ice lollies. EASA are the sharpest Authorities on Aviation. Better than FAA and other National Authorities. Remove the discripencies from the system and put professionals on the seat. Give them targets. Pakistani are smart to cheat foreign nationals.