PIA aircraft safety

Published August 26, 2011

LOCAL dailies have been highlighting cases of carelessness and the poor state of affairs of aircraft safety in PIA. Most recently one of the airbuses was grounded in Paris during a surprise inspection of the aircraft that was about to take off.

There was another news report that a bird hit a 737 aircraft which was flying from Delhi to Lahore.

It was allowed to take off again with speedy checking, lasting only two hours.

The third incident occurred a few days ago when an aeroplane's wheels failed to pull up at Sialkot on a Jeddah-bound flight.

I would like to draw the attention of the CAA/PIA's quality assurance personnel to observe both passenger safety and aircraft quality procedures that are set by International Air Safety Boards.

Apart from a few 777 airplanes, none of the PIA fleet meets the minimum criteria of international safety standards. Aircraft that are used on the Middle East route are in a deplorable condition.

Can a senior official view the condition of 737 aircraft that are used on the Lahore-Abu Dhabi sector?

The sooner they do, the safer it will be for passengers.

DR NADEEM Abu Dhabi

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