KARACHI:
Days after grounding Air Indus over safety issues, Civil Aviation Authorities moved against Shaheen International Airline (SAI) on Thursday, barring it from operation four of its aircraft over similar concerns.
The country’s aviation regulator took the step after one of SAI’s Boeing 737 passenger aircraft broke down on the runway of Quetta International Airport earlier in the day while landing.
The plane was carrying passengers from Islamabad.
“That led to a three-and-a-half-hour delay in the flight of Fly Dubai,” said Pervez George, the CAA spokesperson. “We have been warning Shaheen Air for weeks to fix issues with their aircraft but they were not listening. CAA will not compromise on safety of passengers.”
Pakistan ha seen five aircraft crashes since 2006 in which 324 passengers and crew have been killed. None of the accidents involved either Air Indus or SAI.
