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...

Pia could save rs 18.65 billion annually: palpa

Pakistan Airline Pilots\’ Association (PALPA) has claimed that implementation of its well researched “fly smart” programme, submitted to PIA management, could result in a saving of Rs 18.65 billion annually. Captain Suhail Baluch, President, PALPA...

Pia embarks on palpa’s ‘fly smart’ saving plan

May 07, 2013 IQBAL MIRZA A cash strapped and over burdened with loans and bad repute, national flag carrier, PIA has embarked upon an ambitious task of saving “penny and pence” from wherever they could. The plan presented by Pakistan International Airlines...