Etihad Airways, the leading airline of Abu Dhabi, has instructed its pilots to use fuel control switch very carefully during flight in Boeing 787 aircraft. Along with this, the airline has also issued an order to check the locking system of these switches.

The move has been taken after the preliminary investigation report of India’s Air India flight AI 171 crash, fearing that the AI 171 may have opened the lock of the fuel control switch during the flight, which stopped the engine. However, the technical flaw has not yet been officially confirmed and the investigation is on.

FAA’s 2018 alert again in discussion
Following the AI 171 incident, the US Aviation Agency FAA has reminded airlines from all over the world of an old safety alert released in 2018. This alert was associated with this possible flaw, in which the lock of the fuel switch of the Boeing 787 aircraft could unknowingly open.

Special instructions given to pilots
According to the information received, Etihad has asked the pilots in a notice issued on July 12 to conduct the fuel control switch or any switch around it very carefully. Do not keep any item like bags, water bottles etc. near the switches, so that there is a risk of pressing the button by mistake. If there is any disturbance, then report it immediately.

Engineers also order to investigate
The engineering department of the airline has been instructed to thoroughly examine the fuel switch locking mechanism in all Boeing 787 aircraft. If needed, the thrust control module (important part related to the engine) should also be changed.

Precautionary steps for safety
The airline has clarified that this entire process is being adopted as a precautionary measure. The investigation of AI 171 is still going on, but keeping in mind the possible threat, Etihad has taken this decision keeping security paramount. The airline has a clear message that the pilot carefully run the switch, the unusual situation immediately explain and the engineer make sure that each system is functioning correctly.

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Pakistan Airlines: There was a wonderful act in Pakistan. After purchasing a ticket from Lahore from Lahore, the person sitting in a flight reached Saudi Arabia without passport and visa. The airline landed in the passenger Jeddah due to the negligence of the company. The passenger’s name is Shahzain, who bought a ticket from Lahore to Karachi from a private airline, but when the aircraft did not reach Karachi even after two hours, he realized that something was wrong.

‘When not reaching Karachi even after 2 hours, everyone was shocked’
Speaking to the local media, Shahzain said that I had shown my ticket to the crew members before climbing the plane standing on the domestic terminal and checked them, but no one stopped me. When we did not reach Karachi even after two hours, I asked and after that everyone was shocked. According to Shahzain, the aircraft staff not only tested their boarding pass properly, but also did not understand the need to check the passport and visa required for his international journey and asked him to go to the Saudi aircraft. He said that when I protested when I came to know, the airline staff tried to justify me and said that it may take 3 days to return.

Shahzain filed a case against airline
Troubled by this incident, Shahzain has filed a case against the airline. Describing it as serious negligence, he has also demanded compensation for travel expenses and mental pain. Shahzain’s counsel says that this is not only a case of airline negligence, but is a serious violation of international law and security standards.

Investigation handed over to FIA
Lahore Airport Management has also blamed the airline for the incident and recommended strict disciplinary action. A senior official said that the passenger who does not have a passport or visa, is to let him climb on the international flight. According to the report, the investigation of the case has now been submitted to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), which will find out how a passenger without document reached the boarding pass and how he was allowed to climb on the flight.

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Pakistan International Airlines: Pakistan authorities have decided to renew the sale of its sale after an attempt to sell the government airline Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) last year. Privatization of PIA, which is facing cash crisis, has been considered for years and was bid in 2024, but the government failed to attract a big buyer.

Pakistan is not getting buyers

The government of Pakistan said that the only bidding company offered only 10 billion rupees which was rejected. Privatization and Investment Minister Abdul Alim Khan said last month that the privatization work of PIA will be done by May 2025. It was decided to start the sale process from next week in the meeting of the privatization Commission on Wednesday (16 April 2025). The meeting was chaired by the chairman of the Commission and advisor to the Prime Minister on privatization.

Pia has been struggling with financial crisis for many years

The statement said, “There is a plan to publish a new advertisement for the expression of interest for the separation of PIACL.” It said that a meeting will be held to consider the remaining items of the agenda. The PIA has been facing financial crisis for the last several years. This problem came to light in 2023 when 7,000 PIA employees did not get the salary of November 2023. Earlier, the European Union banned the PIA in 2020 due to security concerns.

The Commission has approved the bid for privatization of 51 per cent to 100 per cent shares of Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited (PIACL). According to FY 2024, the PIA earned an operating profit of Rs 3.9 billion and a net profit of Rs 2.26 billion. The airline went into losses in 2011 and was running on a government subsidy of billions of rupees.

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Dgca new directs: There is a good news for air travelers. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given some guidelines related to all airlines passengers on Monday. According to this, whenever you book a ticket for an airline, you will be given complete information about your rights and facilities through SMS or WhatsApp.

So DGCA took this step

According to the DGCA instructions, all airlines will have to ensure that online link of passenger charter available on the website of the Ministry of Civil Aviation will have to be sent through SMS or WhatsApp immediately after ticket booking. This link will contain all the information related to the rights of the passengers to the rules and grievance redressal.

DGCA has also told that this information related to the rights of passengers should be mentioned prominently on the airline website and tickets. Due to this, passengers traveling by air will have to do the details of the rules related to baggage, as well as many other important things will be mentioned.

Let us know that this new directive of DGCA came after reports of many big celebrities like David Warner, Harsha Bhogle as well as the incidents of airlines missing by the general public.

Passengers will get big benefit

This decision for DGCA will benefit the passengers as many times they face many problems like delay or cancellation of flight, losing baggage or damage, boarding dinyl. Many times in these situations, passengers do not know what they have to do. Now after the decision for DGCA, they will know how to work in these conditions. Along with this, they will also be able to resolve their complaints.

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