LAHORE: The Director General Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Farooq Rehmatullah said professional restructuring of the Authority has been initiated with focus on its regulatory role, Air Navigation and Airport services.
He was speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday.
He said that the Cargo Complex at the Allama Iqbal International Airport would become operational on March 10, 2008. The cargo break-up facility at Karachi is under study to attract more business that presently is concentrated in Dubai, he said.
Farooq Rehmatullah said that the Civil Aviation Authority is adopting most modern navigation techniques to meet the present day challenges. He said that work on new airport in Islamabad where 33.5 million passengers are landing every year has been initiated while talks for the release of funds for a new building in Multan are underway.
Speaking on the occasion, the LCCI President Shahid Hassan Sheikh urged the CAA to ensure early completion of Cargo Complex. He said that non-installation of streetlights in cargo area is creating multiple problems, which need to be taken care of.
He said that a good quantity of fruits and vegetables from the Allama Iqbal Airport is being exported to foreign countries. The anticipated impact of WTO and Free Trade Agreement with a number of countries is going to give a quantum jump to exports of fruits and vegetables from Pakistan.
The LCCI chief asked for enhancing the placing and storage space at the Cargo Complex. There is an urgent need of keeping the specific temperature in the Cargo Complex for perishable commodities such as fruits and vegetable.
Source: The News
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The News - 23 Feb
MoD mantra: fly high  but on merit
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Defence suggests the appointment of qualified persons as Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC) chairman and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) director-general, endorsing the finding of an inquiry report which concluded that the incumbents were not competent enough to hold these positions.
“Being highly technical and complex, their (Pakistan International Airlines Corporation and Civil Aviation Authority) top managements should have adequate experience, knowledge and expertise to lead these organisations,†a summary moved to the prime minister said.
Sent by the defence secretary with the approval of the senior minister for defence, the summary also contained the report of inquiry board that probed the Fokker crash in Multan which occurred last year.
Defence Secretary Lieutenant-General (r) Tariq Waseem Ghazi has recommended sweeping changes and overhauling of the PIAC and CAA. In line with the indings of inquiry report, Ghazi has blamed the top PIAC management for the Multan’s tragic incident.
“Lack of supervision, control, guidance and professionalism exhibited by the top management of PIAC; juxtapose, less than desired motivation level of the employees was just a perfect recipe for this accident to happen,†Ghazi said in his summarised note.
He has also asked for strict disciplinary action against those who failed to perform during the overhaul of the engine and carrying out quality inspection and issued certificate of airworthiness to the Fokker plane that crashed in Multan.
The report of inquiry board, forwarded by the Ministry of Defence, is categoric in asserting that the PIA chairman and CAA DG were not qualified enough to serve against the jobs assigned to them.
“The PIAC chairman might have had vast experience in running the business organisation(s) but he did not possess any experience to run a technical & complex organisation like PIAC,†the report said and added in case of CAA DG, “Under CAA rules the DG of CAA is to have 16 years of flying experience and he should have served in an aviation organisation of national repute. On the contrary, incumbent CAA DG did not fulfil the above criteria and had the experience of only corporate sector.â€ÂÂ
PIAC Chairman Tariq Kirmani was MD Pakistan State Oil (PSO) before his present appointment. CAA DG Farooq Rehmatullah was chairman of the Pakistan Refinery Limited before assuming the current position.
“The PIAC and CAA should be organised and operated on the lines dictated by PIAC Act, 1956 & Rules, 1958 and CAA Ordinance, 1982 and Rules, 1994,†Ghazi said in his recommendations to the prime minister.
Ghazi moved the summary (Min of Def u.o. No. AT-8(4)/2006), the copy of which was made available to ‘The News’ by a source in the Prime Minister’s Secretariat. It substantiated its recommendations in the light of findings and suggestions of the inquiry board that probed into the crash of Fokker plane in Multan last year.
“The senior minister for defence has authorised the submission of the summary. Submitted for kind perusal and appropriate action as deemed necessary,†he said in his summarised note. The prime minister has, however, yet to approve the summary that raised serious questions over the appointment of the PIAC chairman and CAA DG against the criteria dictated by rules.
Notwithstanding demands made time and again by the parliament to make public the inquiry report, it has been lying pending in the Prime Minister’s Secretariat for last two months, it has been learnt.
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Major (r) Tanvir Ahmad admitted before the National Assembly last week that his ministry wanted to make the report public but could not do so due to some ‘hurdles’.
‘The News’ sent the MoD’s observations to the PIAC chairman with its copy forwarded to the GM Public Relations, asking for comments on objections raised in the summary. The PIAC’s spokesman opted not to respond on the issue, saying that since the summary was a classified document still awaiting approval of the prime minister, hence he could not offer any comment.
Ghazi said the tragic incident was avoidable but could not due to lack of professionalism on part of the top management. He made the point in line with the suggestion of inquiry board that probed the Multan crash.
According to the summary of inquiry report, the age of Fokker aircraft had no bearing on this accident and all technical defects found in the crashed aircraft would have remained a cause of such tragic incidents in future.
A four-member inquiry board probed into the crash. The defence secretary has duly approved its findings and recommendations. President of Safety Investigation Board (SIB) Air Commodore Junaid Ameen (CAA) headed the inquiry board. Other members were Group Captain Mujahid Khan (PAF), Wing Commander (r) Naseem Ahmad (CAA) and Captain Shah Nawaz Dara (PIA).
Ghazi, in his summary note, said the tragic crash could have been avoided but the unprofessional handling of the emergency situation by the pilots resulted in loss of 45 precious lives and destruction of aircraft.
The engine failure was attributed primarily to the maintenance malpractices at engine overhaul shop of PIA during assembly process and was not detected by the PIAC Quality Engineering and Airworthiness CAA, secretary noted in the summarised findings.
The unprofessional handling of the emergency by the aircrew had its roots in the PIAC’s training/assessment, scheduling system and inadequacies in the Safety Division. It was further compounded by the poor execution of the Crew Resources Management and Human Factor Programs, the secretary said.
In his recommendations, the defence secretary said the working efficiency of quality control at PIAC Maintenance and Engineering should be improved to minimise poor maintenance and maintenance malpractices. The airworthiness directorate at CAA should enhance surveillance of Engine Overhaul Shop at PIAC Engineering. The Spectrometric Oil Analysis Program (SOAP) should be utilised for all engines, he further recommends.
A study should be carried out with a view to determine the inadequacies in flying training/assessment system, the summary recommends. Crew Resource Management (CRM) training be made meaningful with participation from cockpit crew and qualified facilitators be deployed, the recommendations said.
While scheduling, the pairing be done in a manner that at least one of the two aircrew should possess substantial experience on the type in their capacity as captain or co-pilot. PIA should institutionalise their system to study the human behaviour of aircrew with a view to pre-empt their behaviour under emergencies.
Figure of 72 kgs of weight per person used for the calculation of all up weight in the trim sheet should be reviewed. Safety Investigation Board (SIB), CAA, should be tasked to carry out a study to remove inadequacies in the issuance and renewal of ‘Certificate of Airworthiness’. Safety Division of the PIAC should be made more potent and effective by appointing flight safety specialists with substantial experience in safety programme management.
MoD mantra: fly high  but on merit
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Defence suggests the appointment of qualified persons as Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC) chairman and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) director-general, endorsing the finding of an inquiry report which concluded that the incumbents were not competent enough to hold these positions.
“Being highly technical and complex, their (Pakistan International Airlines Corporation and Civil Aviation Authority) top managements should have adequate experience, knowledge and expertise to lead these organisations,†a summary moved to the prime minister said.
Sent by the defence secretary with the approval of the senior minister for defence, the summary also contained the report of inquiry board that probed the Fokker crash in Multan which occurred last year.
Defence Secretary Lieutenant-General (r) Tariq Waseem Ghazi has recommended sweeping changes and overhauling of the PIAC and CAA. In line with the indings of inquiry report, Ghazi has blamed the top PIAC management for the Multan’s tragic incident.
“Lack of supervision, control, guidance and professionalism exhibited by the top management of PIAC; juxtapose, less than desired motivation level of the employees was just a perfect recipe for this accident to happen,†Ghazi said in his summarised note.
He has also asked for strict disciplinary action against those who failed to perform during the overhaul of the engine and carrying out quality inspection and issued certificate of airworthiness to the Fokker plane that crashed in Multan.
The report of inquiry board, forwarded by the Ministry of Defence, is categoric in asserting that the PIA chairman and CAA DG were not qualified enough to serve against the jobs assigned to them.
“The PIAC chairman might have had vast experience in running the business organisation(s) but he did not possess any experience to run a technical & complex organisation like PIAC,†the report said and added in case of CAA DG, “Under CAA rules the DG of CAA is to have 16 years of flying experience and he should have served in an aviation organisation of national repute. On the contrary, incumbent CAA DG did not fulfil the above criteria and had the experience of only corporate sector.â€ÂÂ
PIAC Chairman Tariq Kirmani was MD Pakistan State Oil (PSO) before his present appointment. CAA DG Farooq Rehmatullah was chairman of the Pakistan Refinery Limited before assuming the current position.
“The PIAC and CAA should be organised and operated on the lines dictated by PIAC Act, 1956 & Rules, 1958 and CAA Ordinance, 1982 and Rules, 1994,†Ghazi said in his recommendations to the prime minister.
Ghazi moved the summary (Min of Def u.o. No. AT-8(4)/2006), the copy of which was made available to ‘The News’ by a source in the Prime Minister’s Secretariat. It substantiated its recommendations in the light of findings and suggestions of the inquiry board that probed into the crash of Fokker plane in Multan last year.
“The senior minister for defence has authorised the submission of the summary. Submitted for kind perusal and appropriate action as deemed necessary,†he said in his summarised note. The prime minister has, however, yet to approve the summary that raised serious questions over the appointment of the PIAC chairman and CAA DG against the criteria dictated by rules.
Notwithstanding demands made time and again by the parliament to make public the inquiry report, it has been lying pending in the Prime Minister’s Secretariat for last two months, it has been learnt.
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Major (r) Tanvir Ahmad admitted before the National Assembly last week that his ministry wanted to make the report public but could not do so due to some ‘hurdles’.
‘The News’ sent the MoD’s observations to the PIAC chairman with its copy forwarded to the GM Public Relations, asking for comments on objections raised in the summary. The PIAC’s spokesman opted not to respond on the issue, saying that since the summary was a classified document still awaiting approval of the prime minister, hence he could not offer any comment.
Ghazi said the tragic incident was avoidable but could not due to lack of professionalism on part of the top management. He made the point in line with the suggestion of inquiry board that probed the Multan crash.
According to the summary of inquiry report, the age of Fokker aircraft had no bearing on this accident and all technical defects found in the crashed aircraft would have remained a cause of such tragic incidents in future.
A four-member inquiry board probed into the crash. The defence secretary has duly approved its findings and recommendations. President of Safety Investigation Board (SIB) Air Commodore Junaid Ameen (CAA) headed the inquiry board. Other members were Group Captain Mujahid Khan (PAF), Wing Commander (r) Naseem Ahmad (CAA) and Captain Shah Nawaz Dara (PIA).
Ghazi, in his summary note, said the tragic crash could have been avoided but the unprofessional handling of the emergency situation by the pilots resulted in loss of 45 precious lives and destruction of aircraft.
The engine failure was attributed primarily to the maintenance malpractices at engine overhaul shop of PIA during assembly process and was not detected by the PIAC Quality Engineering and Airworthiness CAA, secretary noted in the summarised findings.
The unprofessional handling of the emergency by the aircrew had its roots in the PIAC’s training/assessment, scheduling system and inadequacies in the Safety Division. It was further compounded by the poor execution of the Crew Resources Management and Human Factor Programs, the secretary said.
In his recommendations, the defence secretary said the working efficiency of quality control at PIAC Maintenance and Engineering should be improved to minimise poor maintenance and maintenance malpractices. The airworthiness directorate at CAA should enhance surveillance of Engine Overhaul Shop at PIAC Engineering. The Spectrometric Oil Analysis Program (SOAP) should be utilised for all engines, he further recommends.
A study should be carried out with a view to determine the inadequacies in flying training/assessment system, the summary recommends. Crew Resource Management (CRM) training be made meaningful with participation from cockpit crew and qualified facilitators be deployed, the recommendations said.
While scheduling, the pairing be done in a manner that at least one of the two aircrew should possess substantial experience on the type in their capacity as captain or co-pilot. PIA should institutionalise their system to study the human behaviour of aircrew with a view to pre-empt their behaviour under emergencies.
Figure of 72 kgs of weight per person used for the calculation of all up weight in the trim sheet should be reviewed. Safety Investigation Board (SIB), CAA, should be tasked to carry out a study to remove inadequacies in the issuance and renewal of ‘Certificate of Airworthiness’. Safety Division of the PIAC should be made more potent and effective by appointing flight safety specialists with substantial experience in safety programme management.
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CAA board to discuss effects of reshuffling
KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is faced with multiple issues ranging from exchange of posts between officers to delay in implementation of 15pc raise in salaries of employees as announced by the government in the last budget.
CAA Board led by Secretary Defence approved the restructuring and organisational structure of aviation regulator a little over a week ago that has created uncertainty among the officers. A meeting has been called for Wednesday (today) to discuss the issues being raised due to the reshuffle, sources told The News on Tuesday.
However, a copy of minutes of February 17 meeting detailing the changes and additional charges assigned to CAA officers, maintains that postings are temporary till promotions and appointments are made through the normal course.
Among some important postings, Director Operations Nusratullah Khan has been made Director Air Traffic and Navigational Services (ANS) and substituted by Syed Yousuf Abbas, APM JIAP Karachi.
Ahmed Jalal Shah, Regional Director (South), has been posted as Director Civil Aviation Training Institute (CATI). M Hanif Aurakzai, Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to DG CAA/Secretary CAA Board has been made Acting Regional Director South and SO to DG CAA.
President Safety Inspection Board (SIB) Junaid Amin has been made Director Airport Services. However, the post of Director Airport Services shall cease to exist as soon as the post of CEO Airport Services is filled through normal course of promotion and appointment.
Chief of Calibration Abbas Petiwala has been made President SIB in addition to his own duties.
Acting Director Finance Khursheed Anwer, in addition to his current assignment till joining of CFO in April, will be Acting Director Coordination/Secretary Board. The post of Director Coordination shall cease to exist as soon as Assistant DG Coordination is filled through normal course of promotion and appointment.
Source: The News
KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is faced with multiple issues ranging from exchange of posts between officers to delay in implementation of 15pc raise in salaries of employees as announced by the government in the last budget.
CAA Board led by Secretary Defence approved the restructuring and organisational structure of aviation regulator a little over a week ago that has created uncertainty among the officers. A meeting has been called for Wednesday (today) to discuss the issues being raised due to the reshuffle, sources told The News on Tuesday.
However, a copy of minutes of February 17 meeting detailing the changes and additional charges assigned to CAA officers, maintains that postings are temporary till promotions and appointments are made through the normal course.
Among some important postings, Director Operations Nusratullah Khan has been made Director Air Traffic and Navigational Services (ANS) and substituted by Syed Yousuf Abbas, APM JIAP Karachi.
Ahmed Jalal Shah, Regional Director (South), has been posted as Director Civil Aviation Training Institute (CATI). M Hanif Aurakzai, Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to DG CAA/Secretary CAA Board has been made Acting Regional Director South and SO to DG CAA.
President Safety Inspection Board (SIB) Junaid Amin has been made Director Airport Services. However, the post of Director Airport Services shall cease to exist as soon as the post of CEO Airport Services is filled through normal course of promotion and appointment.
Chief of Calibration Abbas Petiwala has been made President SIB in addition to his own duties.
Acting Director Finance Khursheed Anwer, in addition to his current assignment till joining of CFO in April, will be Acting Director Coordination/Secretary Board. The post of Director Coordination shall cease to exist as soon as Assistant DG Coordination is filled through normal course of promotion and appointment.
Source: The News
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