Tag: Pia
Debt-hit Sri Lanka carrier to lease planes to Pakistan
Sri Lanka’s cash-strapped national carrier is in talks to lease some of its new Airbus aircraft to Pakistan and Iran to reduce a $1...
PIA to send special aircraft for 200 Pakistanis stranded in Istanbul
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will operate a special flight to Istanbul to evacuate the stranded Pakistanis following the attempted military coup by a...
PIA announces schedule for Hajj
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday announced its Hajj schedule which will start on August 4 till September 5.
A PIA spokesperson said that 50,000...
PIA to increase CEO Brand Hildon’s salary by Rs 0.8m
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is considering a proposal to increase its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Brand Hildon’s salary by Rs 0.8 million, spokesman...
Kuwait fire: Bodies of three Pakistanis brought to Lahore
The bodies of three members of a family who died in the Kuwait fire were shifted to Lahore on Monday and will be buried...
Senate body says national flag carrier is giving country a bad...
The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat, while expressing annoyance with the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) officials, said that the incidents where drugs...
Turkish Airlines passengers offered to fly with PIA after Istanbul airport...
After the attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport on Wednesday, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has offered the passengers of Turkish airlines who have been...
PIA engineering facility catches fire in Karachi
A spokesman for the Pakistan International Airline (PIA) Saturday confirmed that a fire has broken out at its precision engineering department at the Karachi's...
PIA achieves 88% punctuality in flight operation: Info Ministry
The steps taken by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) management to improve the punctuality and performance of the airline have started showing positive results as...
27 kg heroin recovered from PIA aircraft in Karachi
The maintenance crew discovered 27 kilograms of heroin on board a Pakistan International Airline’s (PIA) aircraft during an intelligence-based raid on Wednesday.
The heroin was...
PIA pilots’ wages increased provisionally
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to increase the wages of its pilots provisionally.
According to official documents, the compensation of the pilots flying Airbus...
PIA urges EXIM Bank to inject loan
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has formally asked the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of the United States to extend the airline’s loan limit.
A formal request...
Pakistan shelves privatisation of national airline with new law
Pakistan's parliament has adopted a law that will convert the cash-strapped national airline into a limited company but bar the government from giving up...
Parliament passes PIA conversion bill amid uproar over Panama Papers
Bill approved after govt assures PPP it will withdraw cases against PIA employees, guarantee their jobs and perks
PPP extends ‘conditional’ support for PIA privatisation
Opposition Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) agreed to extend its “conditional” support to PIA Bill over government’s assurance that it would refrain from privatizing the...
PM for best cabin crew, catering services for PIA
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday directed to ensure provision of best cabin crew and catering services for the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to achieve...
Banks to receive Haj applications from April 4, PIA reduces travel...
The Senate's Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony was informed on Friday that the designated branches of scheduled banks were expected to...
