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Though the ill-fated aircraft was believed to have crashed due to bad weather conditions, aviation experts fix the responsibility of the accident on the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and management of the Bhoja Airline.
Speaking to Pakistan Today, a senior aviation expert revealed that it was routine practice in private airlines, especially in budget carriers, that pilots were hard pressed to land in all circumstances to avoid explanation. Sometimes, a single diversion could cost the captain his job due to cut throat competition in the aviation industry, they underscored and added, “But it is a job of the aviation regulator, Civil Aviation Authority, to ensure enforcement of
aviation rules.”
Responding to a question, aviation experts stressed that working practices in CAA were not much different from other government departments. “One cannot move a single paper from one office to another without paying underhand. Officials in the CAA are virtually selling death warrants to airlines as no airline could get Air Operation Certificate (AOC) or Air Worthiness Certification (AWC) without paying bribes,” they alleged.
They said that political appointments in CAA had further compromised the capacity and capability of the CAA. “Almost on all key positions retired Pakistan Air Force and Army Aviation officials are posted, who do not have any experience of commercial airline operation,” they added.
Answering about the age of the aircraft, aviation experts indicated that as the aircraft was some 27 years old and had completed its age, this aspect should not be ignored that the ill-fated aircraft hull (outer shell of the aircraft body) could not sustain the high air pressure and caught fire, they concluded.

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