Tag: pilots
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PIA instructs pilots and cabin crew not to fast while flying
A new advisory issued by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has instructed pilots and the cabin crew to not observe fast in the month of Ramzan during flights, reports The Express Tribune. The directive issued by the manager of the flight safety department at PIA outlined guidelines regarding fasting during the flights. It said that fasting…
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VIDEO: PIA pilots spot and record UFO above their plane in Karachi
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilots have spotted and unidentified flying object (UFO) flying at 35,000 feet above Karachi. According to ProPakistani, the “foo fighter” — a term used by Allied aircraft pilots during World War II to describe UFOs or mysterious aerial phenomena seen in the skies over both the European and Pacific theaters of…
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PIA pilot, flight attendants, who brought 200 Pakistanis back from Australia, get coronavirus
One pilot and three flight attendants of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), who had performed duties on a special flight from Melbourne to Lahore, have tested positive for the new coronavirus — COVID-19. As per the details, the national carrier last month ran a one-off flight from Melbourne to Lahore to help hundreds of Pakistanis…
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CAA introduces new policy to encourage female pilots
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced to empower women under the new Aviation Policy 2019 as the institution will bear half expenses of under training female pilots. The spokesperson of CAA said the institution will bear 50% expenses of female trainee pilots. The allowance will be given to the female pilots who have completed 100…