Aviation authorities Monday began an inspection of all passenger planes operated by private airlines after a near-miss in Karachi that came just two days after a fatal crash in Islamabad.
The checks were ordered on Sunday after a Shaheen Air flight with 178 people on board narrowly avoided disaster when its left rear tyre burst after its landing gear broke as it touched down at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport.
On Friday a Bhoja Air Boeing 737 came down in fields near Islamabad as it tried to land, killing all 127 people on board — the Pakistani capital’s second major crash in less than two years. “The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) launched a comprehensive inspection of airplanes being flown by private Pakistani airlines, from today,” CAA spokesman Pervez George told AFP.
The CAA has already received a plane from Bhoja Air for so-called “shakedown” checks by engineers, George said.
He refused to give any timeline for completion of the process, saying “it is difficult to say how much time the inspectors will take to examine each plane and all its systems”.
“We have asked all the private airlines to reschedule their domestic and international flights during the inspection so the passengers do not have to suffer,” he added.
Inspection work will begin with Bhoja Air planes before moving on to Pakistan’s other two private airlines Shaheen and Airblue.
George said planes from the national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) had shakedown checks a few months ago and would not be subject to the special inspection.
The CAA also said that all private aircrafts would not be grounded at once.
Before carrying out the inspection of private Air Carriers, CAA has a moral obligation to clarify its procedure and the frequency of conducting such mandatory Inspections. To be honest and fair they must outline the qualifications of technical staff, their experience and the method of recruitment of such technical staff " merit/Quota or on recommendation from the VVIP,s. What a shame that these vital inspections to determine Air worthiness of Carriers is going to be carried out now. It is too late!
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First identify, who cleared all these planes? CAA? and it they are not fit to fly CAA is equally responsible for loss of lives. Why limiting this only to private airlines? include the PIA and every public and private jet in the country.
PASSENGER NO: 47,and 48 of of Bhoja Air line (according to list)
Muhammad Latif and Mrs Latif were also killed in the crash. Muhammad Latif was a kashmiri and worked in government office in Karachi. Mrs Latif was a household wife. Both couple were coming on their cousin's marriage in Islamabad. Latif married ten years back but had no children. he was also running a private academy where he used to teach ICOM and B.COM students and most students were studying for free.
He left his parents and sister and whole family mourning and specially his students and friends. May God forgive him and keep their soul in jannat and as far as the staandard of air lines is concerned, read this:
PESHAWAR: The Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court, Justice Dost Muhammaed Khan said Monday he had ordered a safety audit of all airlines three months ago. Justice Khan adds that if the orders would have been implemented the Bhoja Airline’s crash would not have taken place.
During proceedings of the explosive material case, Justice Khan remarked that there was no respect for human life in Pakistan. While speaking on the Bhoja Airline’s crash, the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court said he had warned that if the orders for safety audits were not implemented then the government would be responsible for any crash.
Justice Khan further said the court will hold those responsible for the crash accountable. :
Post event vigilence has become a joke now. It used to be ironic once. Any worthwhile vigilence should be aimed at firing and sentencing CAA staff responsible for giving a clean chit in the first place and for supervising routine inspections (if such a thing exists).
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