KARACHI: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Saturday, January 15, banned serving the inflight meal in line with the directives of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) to stem the spread of Omicron, a new variant of coronavirus, from January 17. “Amid rising Omicron cases
RAWALPINDI: The ban imposed by European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight operations is expected to be lifted soon, as the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) validation committee has cleared a safety audit report after which the Significant Safety Concerns (SSC) will be gradually eased out. “Yes, the ICAO has
KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has notified a new travel advisory for Category-C countries after the emergence of a new COVID variant, Omicron. The CAA has enlisted 17 countries in the fresh travel advisory, South Africa, Hong Kong, Iraq, Namibia, and Ukrane among them. The passengers traveling from the category-c countries would require permission […]
KARACHI: In view of difficulties being faced by UAE-bound passengers, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on Wednesday that the counters for conducting rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for Covid-19 will become functional within two days. It said that the services of Pakistani labs accredited by the UAE authorities would be available at the […]
KARACHI: Flight operations of international airlines and helicopter services for Skardu and Gilgit have been planned by the federal government to promote tourism, told Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) official. The details were shared by Director General CAA Khaqan Murtaza in a presser on Wednesday, August 11. “We are planning to promote tourism in Gilgit, Skardu, […]
KARACHI: In view of difficulties being faced by UAE-bound passengers, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on Wednesday that the counters for conducting rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for Covid-19 will become functional within two days. It said that the services of Pakistani labs accredited by the UAE authorities would be available at the […]
KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority has placed a ban on serving meals on domestic flights, both chartered and private, across Pakistan as coronavirus cases continue to rise. The aircrew and staff have been instructed to ensure SOPs such as wearing masks and maintaining social distancing are followed on board. CAA lifted the ban on serving […]
ISLAMABAD: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) director general informed the Senate’s Aviation Committee on Thursday that a plan to introduce helicopter service for tourists is on the anvil. PPP Senator Sherry Rehman, a member of the committee, asked him why a helicopter facility was not being introduced to promote tourism, to which the latter replied […]
ISLAMABAD: The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has barred the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) from entering into a negotiated deal with England’s aviation regulator to train Pakistani pilots, advising it to instead float an international tender for training the pilots in line with global standards. The Pakistan CAA (PCAA) wants to hire the UK Civil […]
KARACHI: Director General of Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Khaqan Murtaza has said that ease of doing business and reduced cost of doing business has been ensured in the National Aviation Policy which was likely to open up a lot of business opportunities, promote tourism through improved regional connectivity and prove favorable for the economy. […]