PIA banned from European Airspace for 6 months
Garuda was a main line operator that was banned from EU airspace for some years in the naughties. EU rights were only reinstated after they could prove that robust 'quality' measures were in place.
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No that is not the US problem. The EU feels that the USA does not have adequate control over CV19 and now it's turned into a political issue on top of the medical problems. Amazing!
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EASA introducing a ban is the easier part of the equation.
The more difficult part will be the rehabilitation and removal of the ban, and then complying with what ever conditions EASA consider necessary.
The more difficult part will be the rehabilitation and removal of the ban, and then complying with what ever conditions EASA consider necessary.
Problem is more the big bit of Europe in the way of getting from Pakistan to the U.K. I think. So in practical terms they can’t fly to the U.K. regardless of the Brexit cluster-fest.
As soon as Cathay Pacific Airways are looking to recruit again - there will be a spot waiting for each and every PIA pilot, at this former legacy carrier. Don´t worry about the licencing issues.
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Still currently in EASA, see e.g.: https://www.easa.europa.eu/light/topics/united-kingdom
The interesting thing is that when the ban expires, UK will almost certainly no longer be in EASA, therefore presumably PIA would have to apply to un-ban themselves from both EASA and UK CAA. Uk might in-ban them unilaterally I guess, but if they can't cross EASA airspace that isn't much good.
Does (apparently, per Telegraph Sun and Mail, so some salt required...) solve about half of our current covid-import and quarantine problem quite neatly...
The interesting thing is that when the ban expires, UK will almost certainly no longer be in EASA, therefore presumably PIA would have to apply to un-ban themselves from both EASA and UK CAA. Uk might in-ban them unilaterally I guess, but if they can't cross EASA airspace that isn't much good.
Does (apparently, per Telegraph Sun and Mail, so some salt required...) solve about half of our current covid-import and quarantine problem quite neatly...
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EASA letter, second page, third paragraph:
Interesting wording there, was it deliberate? Did EASA accuse the Pakistani authorities of issuing fraudulent licenses? It's one thing for a pilot to present a fraudulent license, it's a whole other thing if the authority issues it.... Or, should we infer that the license was issued legitimately, in good faith by the authority, based upon a fraudulent application, whose truth was not known by the authority?
“….which revealed that more than 260 out of 860 pilot licenses issued by the Pakistani authorities and used by pilots operating for air operators certified in Pakistan are fraudulent.”
EASA letter, second page, third paragraph:
Interesting wording there, was it deliberate? Did EASA accuse the Pakistani authorities of issuing fraudulent licenses? It's one thing for a pilot to present a fraudulent license, it's a whole other thing if the authority issues it.... Or, should we infer that the license was issued legitimately, in good faith by the authority, based upon a fraudulent application, whose truth was not known by the authority?
“….which revealed that more than 260 out of 860 pilot licenses issued by the Pakistani authorities and used by pilots operating for air operators certified in Pakistan are fraudulent.”
One of the meanings of fraudulent is "obtained by deception". Meaning deception by the recipient, which clearly applies here and is doubtless EASA's intended meaning.
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The US has turned CV19 into a political issue with the obvious results. Based on that the EU has decided to extend the travel ban for travellers from the US, as well as other countries who are not able or willing to come up with adequate measures, until the situation changes.
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What about India based airlines? There is apparently also evidence of forged pilot licenses in a network of conspiration. Or is Air India as an example commercially too importsnt to be bannend from EASA land?