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.
Source: http://www.dawn.com
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