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Kathryn Jones commented on a post in Air Operations

6 years ago

Acaymo Navarro Melian

6 years ago Public

Hello everyone,

Where can I download the first report on the result ORO.FTL (Article 9b - Review)??

That review shall involve scientific expertise and shall be based on operational data gathered, with the assistance of Member States, on a long-term basis after the date of application of this Regulation.
The review shall assess the impact of at least the following on the alertness of aircrew:
(a) duties of more than 13 hours at the most favourable times of the day;
(b) duties of more than 10 hours at less favourable times of the day;
(c) duties of more than 11 hours for crew members in an unknown state of acclimatisation;
(d) duties including a high level of sectors (more than 6);
(e) on-call duties such as standby or reserve followed by flight duties; and
(f) disruptive schedules.

You can check it on 111 page of Easy Access Rules for Air Operations.PDF

Best regards and thanks a lot in advance.

Acaymo Navarro
Safety Mananger in Binte Airlines.

Kathryn Jones • 6 years ago

Hi Acaymo,
The study was split up in sections and the first part can be reviewed here https://www.easa.europa.eu/document-library/general-publications/effect…
I am not sure about the progress of the next elements of the review but EASA will publish them once complete.
Regards
Kathryn

Syed Mohammad Husain commented on a post in General Aviation

6 years ago

Syed Mohammad Husain

7 years ago Public

Hello, I am a 72 year old ex-airline pilot who retains an interest in commercial aviation and generally in flying.

Syed Mohammad Husain • 6 years ago

EASA has barred Pakistan International Airlines from using its airports and possibly overflights in its airspace. The action is severe.

EASA had requested the setting up of a protocol for auto-reporting of aircraft anomalies via a software arrangement. This request and its compliance was ongoing for sometime but was not complied to till an accident occurred on 22 May 2020.

A preliminary investigative report read out in the national parliament of Pakistan blamed the regulator and airline for the sorry state of affairs. Further the aviation minister added an issue of using unfair means by a considerable number of pilots to obtain professional licences from the regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority Pakistan. The hue and cry from this statement, which in my opinion was valid has completely stopped the international footprint of this airline.

By raising the issue here and making you aware of another viewpoint, the airline has had too much of interference from the government's aviation division to whom day to day operational matters of PIA were referred to. It was run from Islamabad and not from its headquarters in Karachi. This went on for quite sometime under the successive governments who even treated it as a private taxi, taking the aircraft out of commercial service for days on end and with no payment made.

A lot of restructuring is required for it be viable again.

When I joined PIA in 1967, it was in its heyday and my selection was based through a countrywide pool of candidates which included the former East Pakistan.. We were tested for aptitude before joining as trainee pilots.