What a pathetic post. You don't 'quietly' deal with hundreds of pilots with fake degrees flying airliners around the world, endangering the passengers,endangering those living under flight paths, and anyone and everyone else at a destination airport as the flight lands or takes off.
How long before the word gets out, and the govt gets accused of hiding the problem and brushing it under the carpet?
When did PTI come into power? July 2018.
Why did it take the government 2 years and a plane crash to be aware of the fact that they have several pilots with fake licenses?
PTI have been talking about PIA reforms since day 1. So what type of reforms are these? even a layman would tell you that the two most critical aspects of reforming an airline are the safety of the planes and the the training of the pilots flying those planes.
For months, PIA have been gloating over the increased profits and how the new PIA CEO (a PAF Air Marshal) has turned things around for PIA.
What credible and competent airline management gloats over increased profits when they have several pilots with fake licenses flying the planes?
The weak justification provided by PTI brainwashed supporters is that they have tried to deal with these pilots but they took stay orders in court. That is a nonsense excuse.
Why wasn’t this issue publicized the way it has been done now? Why didn’t the aviation minister declare it in the parliament and made it clear that there are fake pilots in PIA who have been given legal protection?
If they would have done what they have done now, it would have put pressure on the judiciary and it would have made international news. PTI have no problem abusing the judiciary whenever it feels like, but for some reason, they quietly accepted the stay orders and allowed the pilots to fly without licenses.
Where was this attitude of not endangering people’s lives? Was it not a problem them?
This so-called new and competent PIA leadership had no idea about the fake license issues and there laughable reforms over the 2 years were focused on making themselves look good instead of making PIA better. The reason why they have immediately gone public is for the reasons I mentioned previously.
If these people cared about performance and safety they wouldn’t have taken 2 years and a crash to wake up.
Furthermore, there needs to be a comprehensive report on what percentage of PIA crashes in the last X number of years have happened because of pilots with fake licenses?
These pilots with fake licenses have skipped/failed theoretical exams but they have undergone the complete practical training program. A lot of these pilots have considerable hands-on experience and have flown to the gulf and Europe several times without any issues.
Thus, instead of firing these pilots right away, it would be more prudent - cost & time efficient - to identify the pilots who have demonstrated comprehensive flying capabilities and make them retake the exams and obtain genuine licenses.
The comprehensive report that I mentioned above would show the severity of this problem. If the vast majority of crashes have happened because the pilots had fake licensing, it will prove that these pilots need to be removed immediately.
However, if very few or perhaps no crashes have happened because of fake licensing, then instead of getting rid of them, it would be more sensible to complete their training and grant them real licenses instead of going through the entire process with completely new individuals.
For example, the latest crash happened due to a pilot error, but this particular pilot had a genuine license and vast flying experience.
If I recall correctly, some time (a few years) back, you admitted that your families business pays all sorts of bribes as it's 'necessary' to conduct business in Pakistan.
Well my friend, that is corruption!! . And yet, time and again, you have the gall to rant about the endemic corruption in Pakistan. Which is hypocrisy.
You should start by cleaning up your own house first before lecturing others.
It is easy to take the moral high ground when you do not live in Pakistan. It is always easy to act moral and give lectures on what is corruption and what isn’t when you have not been tested.
Everyone thinks he/she is moral and will not do corruption until they are in a position to do so. Everyone criticized a 17 year old Amir for accepting £££ in exchange for bowling no-balls, but none of them were in Amir’s position where they were offered a life-changing amount for bowling a couple of no-balls.
Overseas Pakistanis who left the country generations ago are out of touch with reality and make tall claims against corruption very easily. Unfortunately, these people do not have an ounce of credibility.
I don’t need lectures from you on corruption because you have not worked in the public sector in Pakistan. Heck, how many days have you spent in Pakistan in the last 20 years?
If I were a brown angraiz with identity crisis, I would have held similar views.
Also, I do not rant about endemic corruption. On the contrary, my viewpoint is that corruption is a systematic reality in third world countries. It is the oil that keeps the system moving. If you eliminate bribes, kickbacks, commissions etc. from countries like Pakistan, India and Bangladesh etc., nothing will get done.
Corruption exists in Pakistan and it still exists under Imran Khan regardless of all the unrealistic promises and claims that he makes.
Pakistan as a country will only progress if it focuses on building competencies rather than corruption. The notion that everything will fall in place and the country will progress if you eliminate corruption is false. The country will only progress when you employ competent, knowledgeable people.
Looking at the unique assortment of idiots and morons that Imran has collected in his government and given them ministries, it is obvious that he does not understand the concept of competency.
And the irony is that these idiots and morons are also corrupt. Their only expertise, and why they are ministers in the first place, is that they are very good at abusing the opposition.
