Rationalization of tax on flying allowance

FLASH Dear Members: السلام عليكم CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MEMBERS. The sagacity of Secretary Aviation/Chairman PIA enabled him to acknowledge the stand-point of PALPA on the irrational tax imposed on the Flying Allowance of pilots, and in realization of the...

Audit report for the year ended june 30, 2012

Dear Member: السلام عليكم The Audit for the year ending June 30, 2012 was carried out by A.F. Ferguson & Co. as approved by the AGM dated 18th February 2012. The said audit was presented to the AGM held in Islamabad dated 4th November 2013 and was...

Trust deficit shown by pia management

Dear Member:- السلام عليكم Re-produced below is a letter sent to the Managing Director PIAC, regarding the above stated subject, which is self explanatory. Ref: PALPA/G/06/15 January 15, 2014 The Managing Director Pakistan International Airlines, PIA Head...

Crew meal / domestic hotels update

ALL PALPA MEMBERS: السلام عليكم This is with reference to the concerns regarding cockpit meals/ domestic hotels raised by some fellow members of PALPA having vested interests as the PALPA elections are just round the corner. Way Forward Committee (WFC) is...

Damp lease on b-737

Dear Member: السلام عليكم The flight operations has yet again breached our understanding vis-à-vis utilization of pilots on the B-737 with an ulterior design to defeat the associations efforts in affording its rated members an opportunity to fly these...

Non-professional working / attitude of flight operations department

All PALPA Members, السلام عليكم A letter (PALPA/G/122/452 dated 2nd November 2013) has been despatched to Director Flight Operations on the above stated subject with copy to the Managing Director and the Chairman PIAC. The contents of the letter attached...

Palpa annual dinner

All PALPA Members, السلام عليكم THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE OF PALPA IS PLEASED TO INVITE ALL MEMBERS WITH THEIR FAMILIES AT PALPA ANNUAL DINNER AT RESTAURANT 1969, LOK VIRSA, SHAKARPARIAN ROAD, ISLAMABAD ON TUESDAY THE 5th NOVEMBER 2013 AT 1930 HRS....

Atr/b737 first officers

Dear PALPA Member, السلام عليكم This is for the benefit of all my junior colleagues who are being mislead through malicious rumouring. I have the ultimate responsibility to answer to my membership and set the record straight so that the concerns and...

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...

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...

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...

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...