The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) spokesman on Tuesday clarified that airline’s flight operation to UAE is going on smoothly as all Boeing 777 and six A-320 of its fleet already have the new Airborne Collision Avoidance System.
Referring to media reports regarding imposition of restrictions on the use of UAEs airspace without upgrading the new Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS), the spokesman said that UAE authorities had imposed these restrictions giving three days notice to the PIA to upgrade its aircraft using their airspace to the new ACAS version. The spokesman said the PIA had applied for waiver for A-310 and remaining A-320 aircraft till April next year.
Meanwhile, the PIA chairman asked the concerned department to speed up efforts to upgrade the remaining aircraft to this version of ACAS.
