The Airline Pilots Association International (ALPA), the largest pilots' association in the world, has to assist Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and the Pakistan Air Line Pilots Association (PALPA) to address safety and technical issues that are major reasons for restrictions of operating the National standard-bearer in the countries of the European Union (EU) and the United States (USA).
ALPA President Captain Joseph G. DePete wrote a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan,said the openness and desire to identify problems and take corrective action to restore Pakistan's good name in the aviation sector is palpable.
"I have a personal interest in helping you because of the conditions I have built in Pakistan, including you, Air Marshal Arshad Malik at PIA and Captain Chaudhry Salman at PALPA," the letter said, referring to President DePete.
He further said that ALPA is known in North America as an "industry conscience" with 85 years of experience in improving aviation safety.
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We have seen tremendous success in working with civil aviation authorities and airlines to develop security management systems (SMS) and implement non-criminal security reporting systems. Implementing these security objectives will demonstrate Pakistan's ability to make significant changes that enable PIA to operate in the United States and to return to Europe, 'he added.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) suspended all European PIA flights on 1 July due to questionable pilot licenses.
This suspension is valid for six months and will not be reintroduced until the PIA can demonstrate compliance with EASA safety management.
In another letter to the ALPA President, Captain Salman wrote, "It is your duty to ensure that your leadership receives the information you need to address the concerns you have identified.
ALPA, as a member of IFALPA, can coordinate this IFALPA support to provide information and information on the implementation of SMS and Fatigue Risk Management (FRMP) programs, non-criminal reporting programs and best practices that we have identified in these areas. "
He thanked and added that PALPA had played his part in the country for its mission to create a safe and efficient way to get air traffic without tolerance for unsafe operations.
He said that non-punitive front-line reporting is critical to the success of an SMS program.
"To fully understand the risks in an airline and in the industry, employees must be at the forefront and be confident that they will not be answered when they submit a safety report and identify a safety concern," said Salman.
"We found that about 90% of the reports received by flight crew are" only sources "of topics that we will learn from this crew report only," he said, adding that there should be feedback loop. that these employees see that their reporting makes a difference.
