Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Budget carrier BambooAirways on June 28 affirmed that it is not currently employing any Pakistanipilots or those using licenses granted by Pakistan.
Foreign pilots working for the airline aremainly from the UK, France, Germany, Brazil and Mexico, it said.
Earlier the same day, Vietnam Airlines Group,including Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific and Vietnam Air Services Company(VASCO), announced that foreign pilots working for them are not Pakistaninationals or use licenses granted by Pakistan.
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam(CAAV) has suspended nearly 20 Pakistani pilots working for Vietnamese airlinesafter Pakistan discovered 262 local pilots using fake licenses.
The administrations is waiting for the reviewresults from the Pakistani aviation authorities to determine if the pilots haveused fake licenses, CAAV Director Dinh Viet Thang said, adding that thesuspension will be removed if Vietnamese aviation authorities' review provestheir licenses and qualifications are legal./.
VNA
