Senator
hopes flight restrictions on Pakistani airlines will be lifted soon
Senator Saleem Mandviwalla has praised Civil Aviation’s
strenuous efforts for the removal of restrictions imposed on Pakistani airlines
in certain regions.
He was speaking at a
ceremony in Karachi that was organized by Civil Aviation Authority on 100th
Anniversary of Air Traffic Control.
The Senator hoped that our airlines would soon be flying out
to the European Union (EU), the United States (US), and elsewhere.
He stressed the need for more female representation to make air traffic control a more gender-balanced profession. He also suggested working toward ATC exchange programs with friendly countries for insights into their best practices for mutual understanding and more globally aware and adaptable ATCs.
In their keynote addresses, Director Operations Akhter Mirza and
Director Civil Aviation Training Institute (CATI) Sumair Saeed explained how
just a select few make it to the control tower and make up the backbone of
civil aviation. They discussed how technology is revolutionizing the ATC
profession and how it is absolutely imperative that we keep pace with such
developments to continue to be among the very best ones.
A mini-documentary was part
of the ceremony that showed the ATCs in action as they guide the air traffic in
and out of the country’s airspace and the allied inner workings of an airport’s
control tower.