The Pakistani pilot education crisis is still growing in strength. Now as many as 262 are suspected of having engaged in exam cheating.
Earlier this week, it was revealed that Pakistan International Airways had put 150 pilots on the ground because they were suspected of having others take the exam.
The decision came in the wake of the Karachi air crash investigation in May. 97 people lost their lives after the passenger plane crashed in the middle of a residential area.
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Now the number has increased to 262 pilots, and Pakistan’s aviation minister Sarwar Khan on Friday said that all are under investigation, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
Fatal: After the crash in Karachi in May, it has been investigated whether Pakistani pilots cheated on the exam.
Photo: Fareed Khan (AP)
Attending to, five high-ranking officials at the Civil Aviation Authority, who were fired in the aftermath of the scandal, could end up on the prosecution bench.
A preliminary investigation report has concluded that the accident was caused by human failure, both with the pilot and the air traffic controller.
According to Pakistan’s aviation minister, the pilots discussed the corona pandemic while trying to land the plane. They had switched off the plane’s autopilot.
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