Pakistan supplies JF-17 Thunder Aircraft to Nigeria

Pakistan Air Force has transferred three JF-17 Thunder airship to Nigerian Air Force to increase its defense power.

A decorum in this respect was kept at Makudri Nigerian Air Force Base. Nigeria’s Defense Minister was the guest of honor while Air Marshal Syed Noman Ali and Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force was the special guest.

Talking at the event, Air Marshal Syed Noman Ali told today’s occasion is a historical milestone for Pakistan’s JF-17 plan and shows powerful military collaboration and joint trust between Pakistan and Nigeria.

Air Marshal Noman Ali talked that Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan aviation Complex would endure giving heartily to Nigerian Air Force in session all its demands. The Vice Chief of the Air Staff said more than the JF-17 airship would assist enhance the security power of the Nigerian Air Force.

Addressing the gathering, the guest of honor appreciated the efforts of the Pakistan Air Force to enlarge its collaboration and support in upgrading the Nigerian Air Force’s capacities to face Nigeria’s defense challenges.

He described about mentioning to the new installation that we are extremely delight and stimulated about the induction of JF-17 fighter jets from Pakistan.

The Nigerian Air Force had requested three JF-17 Thunder aircraft since 2018 and the transporting was assumed by the end of 2020, which was impelled by six months due to the COVID-19 widespread.

Nigeria is aimed to utilize these jets in its action against armed bandit groups, Boko Haram, and other traitors groups in the north part of the country.

Remember that Pakistan has already sold four JF-17 aircraft to Myanmar, last year. The country wants to enlarge its airship market to Malaysia, Azerbaijan, and other African countries.

PIA passes safety audit of IATA

The Pakistan International Airlines has proceeded the International Transport Association IATA functioning Safety survey for the continuation of flights to the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Although, the national flag transporter is expecting for the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority to obtain its survey concluded by the International Civil Aviation Organization.

In late June 2020, Pakistan International Airlines occurred under pressure when Minister for Aviation revealed during a session of parliament that thirty percent of pilots were operating on bogus licenses out of eight hundred and sixty active pilots in the all over the country. The minister disclosed a detail in this respective one month after a plane crash in Karachi.

After a continuous sequence of incidents, Pakistan airlines particularly Pakistan International Airlines occurred under survey of International Corporation, which requested safety surveys. After then, Pakistan International Airlines were prohibited to the United Kingdom, and European Union while the United States gashed its list.

As already the PIA has been struggling for starting direct flights to the United States. However, after several times the visit of the Transport Safety Administration officials at the Islamabad airport. It is concluded that they were actually willing to allow the direct fly of PIA to the U.S, this is stated according to Abdullah Hafeez Khan, who is the PIA spokesperson.

Although, after those earlier incidents, the United States has also prevented all the flights coming from the 3rd country. Such as the UK that was approved by the US to check all safety standards before their aircraft left from their countries to the US.

After those restrictions, PIA was also instructed for maintaining more safety according to IATA (the International Air Transport Association). The aim behind this is to reacquire international confidence and consequently resume flights to the western routes.

Lastly, the IOSA of PIA registration has renewed successfully and now it is valid till 23 June 2023, this statement from PIA.

Since 2005, the national carrier has been trying to maintain the IOSA registration. IATA carries an external audit regarding the renewal of this important safety registration after every 2 years, with IATA as an IOSA operator.

In the previous year, the airline has also undergone two verification audits; the 1st one was of a verification audit and the second one was of inadequate scope, quality assurance, flight services (cabin operations), a full-scope audit covering flight operations, safety management, engineering, security services, along with the maintenance, flight dispatch, ground handling, and cargo operations, this is stated by Khan.

Furthermore, the Audit judgments were addressed successfully and the audit organization also closed them off.

Next comes the second verification audit, which was also acknowledged as a renewal audit of a full scope IOSA.

Up to two years, this registration will remain valid along with the subject is to renew the audits by following the IOSA program manual.

The safety a fiasco and fake licenses for PIA are not going to end until PCAA, the national regulator receives special audits done by ICAO (the International Civil Aviation Organization). In addition, it will discover if the PCAA safety standards checks and certification and balances are actually at par or not.

For maintaining of aircraft Rs330m has approved

In Islamabad, while accepting its dip for ascribing off twenty-five percent workforce three thousand and five hundred through Voluntary Separation Scheme, the Economic Coordination Committee of Cabinet Wednesday accepted reorganization scheme of 457 billion Rs for money bleeding Pakistan International Airlines.

The meeting accepted 330 million for the Ministry of Defense for the preservation of airship. This reorganization scheme for Pakistan International Airline will be applied after obtaining consent from the federal cabinet. The Economic Coordination Committee conducted the concerned authorities to greater tune the reorganization scheme and placates features before conferring before the cabinet.

Pakistan International Airlines needed 13 billion from the Govt. of Pakistan for applying VSS in sequence to notice around twenty-five percent of a total staff of 1400 in number. Working employees will be pleased under the reorganization scheme.

When met with the Adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on departmental reorganizes Dr Ishart Hussai stated the Pakistan International Airlines reforming scheme would change the whole amount of loan of five hundred and seven billion rupees into equity. Furthermore, books adjustment would be completed in an astonishing way to clean the balance sheet of Pakistan International Airlines. He remarked that the Pakistan International Airline balance sheet was bleak. Therefore, it needs a reorganization scheme on a rapid basis.

He stated that there would no money hype. Furthermore, the credits and liabilities would be changed into fairness. Therefore, the same would be completed with Pakistan International Airlines to drive the national flag conveyor run in a decent way.

The Economic and Coordination Committee which held its conference under the seat of chairmanship of Minister for Finance and Revenue Hammad Azhar was guided on Wednesday by a yielded summary from Civil Aviation Authority. The total reduction of Pakistan International Airlines swelled to four hundred and fifty seven billion rupees as including Gop guaranteed loans of above thirty hundred billion.

The Pakistan International balance sheet additional revealed that dues to Pakistan State Oil at sixteen point four billion rupees to Civil Aviation Authority Eighty six point seven billion rupees, tax liabilities around fifteen billion rupees. On the whole, Total dues to various government departments stood around one hundred and eighteen billion.

Overall, the losses of Pakistan International Airlines stood around four hundred and sixty billion rupees. Now the Economics and Coordination Committee accepted that GOP guaranteed loan of around two hundred billion rupees will be exchanged into equity at this outstanding amount will be reimbursed.

The outstanding credits from GoP to the tune of fifty five billion Rs will be resolved as book entry and credits on Pakistan International Airlines balance Sheet of fifty three billion rupees will reimburse as an action scheme. The dues to government departments to the adapt of one hundred and eighty billion rupees will be resolved subject to approval between Civil Aviation Authority, Pakistan State Oil and Federal Board of Revenue to yield as accounts. The VSS cash of around thirteen billion rupees has already been accepted by the government.

After the meeting of the Economic and Coordination Committee by the Finance Ministry announced the statement, The Aviation Division received a summary before the ECC relative’s reorganization scheme of Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited. The adviser to the Prime Minister on departmental refines and acerbity made a comprehensive on human resource and operational reorganization of Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited. He extracted notice to the different options for reorganizations and outlined steps to reduce losses and convert Pakistan International Airline Corporation Limited into a fiscal workable organization. It submitted human resource reorganization by VSS, hiring aviation specialist, flea modernization, product development, route rationalization and revenue enhancement steps.

After comprehensive negotiation, the Economic and Coordination Committee suggested the reorganization scheme of Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited for continuing addition before a cabinet meeting. After the consultation to improve the tax liability numbers, Pakistan International Airlines Corporation could take serious action against its resolved balance sheet, once the reorganization scheme is applied.

PM Imran Khan Allowed to Create the Civil Drone Authority

The most common use of technology is for agricultural purpose or commercial research. It has confirmed that Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan allowed to create the Civil Drone Authority.

Imran Khan showed his point of view that now it is the need of the hour that we should need to use Technology positively. Positively means, we should need to use it for commercial research, agricultural purposes, and a number of other peaceful purposes. He said this while having a speech at Saturday meeting.

Furthermore, he said that technology will result in a vital part of the technology’s development and promotion in Pakistan. The efficient use of technology will result in providing us with the best services. Khan said that there was no law priory regarding the use of Drones in Pakistan.

For the sake of making quick and prominent success in technology. Prime Minister IMRAN KHAN has asked the officials for setting up and authority and present the bill in parliament.

The Civil Drone Authority will be responsible for regulating the technology, importing drone technology and issuing the license in the country. They can also go for giving penalties to those who will not follow the law or will do any violation regarding laws.

Moreover, a power he team has created, which include senior officials. Such as senior officials defense production, Pakistan Air Force, interior ministry, Civil Aviation Authority, as well as the Ministry of Science and Technology. All these seniors will be a part of the team.

There will be a representative as well from each province of Pakistan. Even, the representative will also be added from Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Kashmir.

Emirates develops innovative application to reduce aircraft turnaround delays at Dubai hub

Karachi / Dubai, Dec 26 2018– Emirates passengers travelling from or transiting through Dubai International Airport (DXB) can expect fewer instances of delays associated with aircraft turnaround thanks to a new innovative application built in-house by Emirates called the Hub Monitor.

Hub Monitor is being used by Emirates’ operational staff in Dubai to share and monitor real time information on the various activities that are carried out to prepare an aircraft for departure. Through its monitoring and proactive alerting system, the application helps avoid delays and improve on-time performance ultimately leading to a better passenger experience.

Adel Al Redha, Emirates Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer said: “The Hub Monitor application is a unique and innovative tool developed in line with our vision to continuously re-examine our processes and introduce smart and more efficient means to improve our operations resulting in better passenger experience. Our Operations team in coordination with IT have led the development of the hub monitoring system in a record time of five months, building on an existing solution that was already developed by Emirates Engineering. The team examining the various functions of Hub Monitor in real time are working to roll out further modules and the next module will be implemented later this month.”

Emirates Aircraft Turnaround in Dubai

Emirates is the world’s largest international airline operating a fleet of 270 modern all wide-body fleet of Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft. Every day around 255 Emirates flights depart from Dubai to destinations across six continents. Flights range in duration from less than an hour to over 17 hours. In order to avoid flight delays and inconvenience to passengers, it is critically important to efficiently turnaround the aircraft arriving in Dubai and prepare them for their next departure without compromising on quality or safety.

It currently takes about 105 minutes to turnaround the Emirates A380, the world’s largest commercial passenger jet, and about 90 minutes to prepare the Boeing 777 aircraft for departure at Emirates’ hub in Dubai.

There are a number of activities involved in the aircraft turnaround process. Some of these include a complete cleaning of aircraft interiors, water and toilet servicing, flight catering and loading meals for passengers, servicing the aircraft Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), refuelling the aircraft, maintenance checks, and loading passenger luggage and cargo. A delay in any one of these activities can have a cumulative impact on operations.

Hub Monitor

With Hub Monitor, cross-functional teams from departments including Engineering, Network Control, Airport Services, Flight Operations, and dnata Operations keep track of the turnaround activities on a real time basis. The application also triggers alerts to operational staff when there is a delay or deviation to any above or below wing activity against a pre-set Precision Timing Schedule (PTS). These pre-emptive alerts allow Emirates’ teams to identify and resolve the root cause of any potential delays. In fact, Hub Monitor has already demonstrated its potential, versatility and scalability and has been chosen as the platform for some of Emirates’ key internal initiatives on disruption and fulfilment.

Hub Monitor integrates data coming in from a number of internal platforms and real-time aircraft downlinks. It then provides the consolidated data through a single view interface to relevant internal stakeholders. Hub Monitor is also mobile enabled, meaning staff deployed on the aircraft, ramp and in other remote areas can also easily access the information.

The application provides information on all Emirates’ aircraft in Dubai, allowing teams the ability to proactively recalibrate and plan their activities to minimise the impact of any unavoidable or unforeseen delays. Initial results since the application was deployed in August indicate that Hub Monitor has the potential to bring about a significant delay reduction at Emirates’ Dubai hub every year.