New date for annual general meeting

Dear Member, PALPA AGM has been postponed till Mon 4th Nov 2013 at 1700 hrs in Garden Hall PC, ISB, due to PIAC Board meeting scheduled on 31st Oct & 1st Nov 2013 in KHI, where PALPA will make a presentation. Kindly note the change and make yourself available for...

Our commitment can save our airline

All PALPA Members, السلام عليكم As you all are very well aware that at present PIA is passing through the most turbulent phase in its entire history. The Asian Giant and trendsetter of the Aviation industry has hit the rock bottom. This is the lowest that our National...

Notice for annual general meeting

Ref: PALPA/G/7 October 11, 2013 ALL PALPA MEMBERS:- السلام عليكم In the Executive Committee Meeting of the Pakistan Air Line Pilots’ Association held on 1st October 2013, it was decided that the Annual General Meeting for the year 2013 of the Pakistan Air Line Pilots’...

Employees’ suggestions to make pia profitable

LAHORE, Oct 11: The Joint Action Committee of Pakistan International Airlines Employees (JACPIAE) has suggested short-and long-term measures to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to make it profitable again, requesting him to drop the idea of its privatisation as it is no...

Belt tightening: committee proposes cost-cutting steps for pia

KARACHI: In its first meeting, a special committee constituted to find ways to cut avoidable expenses of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) adopted 14 proposals, which range from single-engine taxi to selling unused parts of discarded planes, it was announced...

Pia chief orders execution of cost-cutting measures

KARACHI: Aviation Secretary and Acting Chairman PIA, Muhammad Ali Gardezi, has ordered the immediate implementation of measures identified by the Way Forward” committee to ensure revenue enhancement and cost curtailment at the ailing national airline. The “Way...

Our commitment can save our airline

All PALPA Members, PALPA President and Executive Committee being cognizant of the deteriorating financial condition of the airline had prepared FLY SMART program and a detailed presentation was given to the PIA top management and Ministry of Aviation. The FLY SMART...

Pia opens financial bid for 10 aircraft today

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will open on Monday (today) first bid for obtaining 10 additional aircraft on lease, to improve its services and overcome losses. Although the PIA management has sought financial bids for acquiring 10 aircraft...

Revenue enhancement: chairman pia forms ‘way forward’ committee

Amidst government announcement that it would offer 26 percent shares of Pakistan International Airlines to strategic investors with management control, as a first step towards its privatisation and stiff resistance by the employees, Chairman, Pakistan International...

Pia forms committee to find the ‘way forward’

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chairman Muhammad Ali Gardezi has formed a committee to provide recommendation for revenue enhancement and cost cutting with the aim of rejuvenating the ailing airline. According to a notification, Captain Suhail Baluch...

Pia chairman forms implementation committee

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chairman Muhammad Ali Gardezi has formed a committee headed by Captain Suhail Baluch to provide solutions for revenue enhancement and cost curtailment with the aim of rejuvenating the airline to move towards regaining its...

Palpa endorses aircraft safety measures

KARACHI: Pakistan Airline Pilots’ Association (PALPA) said on Tuesday that any action by PIA management to ensure the safety of passengers would be supported by the association. A spokesman for the association hailed the management’s decision for pilots to undergo a...

Pia to attain break even in year’s time: md

KARACHI, Sept 23 (APP): The Managing Director of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Junaid Yunus, has expressed the optimism that the National Flag Carrier would attain break even in a year’s time. He was addressing a news conference at the PIA Head Office...

Employees call for withdrawal of pia privatisation plan

The Joint Action Committee of Pakistan International Airlines Employees (JACPIAE) demanded from the government on Wednesday to immediately withdraw its decision of privatising the national flag carrier and instead of selling out its 26 per cent shares in the market...

Stakeholders reject pia privatisation proposal

LAHORE: All the stakeholders have rejected the proposal of privatising the national flag carrier, stating if any party buys Pakistan International Airlines outright, the government will have to pay Rs200billion to offset the liabilities and loans on government...