The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has, in principle, decided to introducea new licensing system inspired by the UK model for pilots in order to endthe irregularities in the issuance of aviation licenses.
According to an inside source, the CAA has prepared a summary in thisregard that will be tabled before the federal cabinet at its next meetingon Tuesday.——————————
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The CAA is convinced that the introduction of the new licensing system forthe conducting of pilots’ examinations and other processes will improve itsreputation and will also make the licenses of Pakistani pilots valid aroundthe world.
The new system will also help to maintain transparency and will assistPakistan by addressing the concerns of the International Civil AviationOrganization (ICAO).
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The CAA intends to link the pilots’ examinations and the licensing systemto the National Database and Registration Authority’s (NADRA) bio-metricsystem.——————————
CAA’s talks with the British Civil Aviation Authority for the adoption ofthe system to ensure global standards and transparency are in the finalstages.
The Deputy Director General (DG) Regulatory, Shafi Dar, has had a couple ofonline sessions via video link with the British authorities and was assuredof their complete assistance with the new licensing system.
