PIA starts recruitment against 210 posts on one-year extendable contract

With the permission of the Supreme Court (SC), Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has started recruitment after a five-year interval against 210 posts on a one-year extendable contract, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Monday.

The last recruitment of pilots in the PIA was done in 2016 and that of flight attendants in 2017.

A batch of 60 flight attendants, recruited in 2017, was sent home after the completion of their one-year contract.

In the wake of the SC’s ban on jobs, the one-year contract of the flight attendants was not extended.

Now, applications have been invited from eligible candidates for the new recruitment till September 25, 2023.

Intermediate with professional qualification has been made mandatory for 10 ATR pilot posts.

The minimum educational qualification for 40 flight attendant posts is graduation.

Recruitments are also being made against 16 posts of Pay Group 6 to 8 in the IT Department.

Relevant academic and professional qualifications are required for recruitment against positions from senior system administrator to manager.

“The new recruitments will help improve PIA operations,” the PIA spokesperson said.

PIA releases SOPs for drivers, vehicles

The PIA released SOPs for official vehicles, contract vehicles and drivers to keep its flight crew from falling prey to accidents while travelling to duty from hotel.

According to the SOPs, all the staff, including cabin crew, will travel at the speed of 100 kilometers on the motorway.

The official and contract drivers of the PIA will undergo drug tests. Other tests including medical fitness and screening of all the drivers have also been declared mandatory.

Like flight crew, maximum duty hours have been allocated for the drivers too. The PIA staff will keep the seat belt fastened during the journey by road.

The PIA has released SOPs after senior pursers – Rashida Majeed and Samina Aurangzeb – fell prey to an accident at Sialkot Morr. Both staff members were on their way from Lahore to Sialkot Airport for a Dubai-bound flight.

 

Reporters: Shahrukh Khan and Tayyab Saif