KARACHI, July 21: The Civil Aviation Authority has described all CAA airfields safe.

The CAA regularly carries out calibration of all its airfields and navigational aids to meet the stringent requirements of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the CAA said.

A spokesman for the authority pointed out that all its operational airfields are well within the safety limits, adding CAA's calibration aircraft is equipped with latest state-of-the-art inspection system (SAFIS).

He said services of CAA's capability of calibrating airfields and navigational aids is regularly and routinely hired by other countries as well.

Referring to recent Fokker F-27 incident, the spokesman said a board of inquiry constituted to probe the causes of the crash is in process and it would be premature to reach any conclusion on the reasons responsible for fatal accident.

It was pointed out that the high level board of inquiry comprises representatives from CAA, PIA and PAF.

The CAA is presently carrying out necessary investigations into the matter and after its completion, a report will be submitted to the government, the spokesman said.--APP