Hanoi (VNA) - The Civil AviationAdministration of Vietnam (CAAV) confirmed on July 17 that all Pakistani pilotsworking for Vietnamese airlines have valid licenses.
It said the Pakistani Embassy in Hanoi has sentdiplomatic note Pol-HN1 1/2020 on July 7 regarding the credentials of Pakistanipilots flying for local carriers.
The embassy also released a list of pilots havinglicenses recognised by the Pakistani Government as authentic and valid.
It affirmed that all CPL/ATPL licenses administered bythe Pakistani aviation regulator are legitimate and valid. There are no fakelicenses, as mentioned by the media.
Earlier, upon hearing about Pakistani authorities’ revelationthat over 250 pilots had been fraudulently granted licenses, the CAAV directed allVietnamese airlines to check up on their Pakistani pilots.
There are 27 Pakistani pilots licensed by the CAAV, ofwhom six are registered to work for Vietnam Airlines, 17 for Vietjet Air, and fourfor Jetstar Pacific.
Twelve are working forVietjet and Jetstar Pacific, while the remainders have either completed their contracts or returned home dueto the COVID-19 pandemic.
There are no Pakistani pilots workingfor the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines or the newly-established BambooAirways.
The CAAV explained that it licensedthese pilots to work in Vietnam in accordance with Vietnamese regulations andinternational practice specified in Annex 1 to the Convention on InternationalCivil Aviation.
None of the pilots have been involvedin a flight incident or flight safety threat while flying for Vietnameseairlines, the CAAV noted./.
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