Civil Aviation returns mini airplane to Pakpattan resident

ISLAMABAD, Apr 4 (APP):On the directives of Secretary Aviation and Director General Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Shahrukh Nusrat, a team of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Thursday returned the mini airplane to the resident of Pakpattan Chak No 32SB Muhammad Fayyaz.

According to spokesperson of Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, a team of CAA headed by Deputy Airport Manager of Lahore Airport Nazeer Ahmed Khan got the mini airplane released from Rang Shah Police Station of Pakpattan and handed it over to Muhammad Fayyaz on Thursday evening.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakpattan Police had taken into custody a mini airplane when its maker Muhammad Fayyaz attempted to fly it without registering it with any concerned authority.

Secretary Aviation Shahrukh Nusrat said in this regard that the passion and skills of mini airplane maker Muhammad Fayaz is appreciated and guidance will be provided to him to achieve more expertise in his field.

He said that under the New Aviation Policy 2019 – which was developed in line with the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan – every effort taken for the promotion of aviation in Pakistan will be encouraged and supported.

He said that under New Aviation Policy 2019, the Civil Aviation Authority is not only a regulator of aviation industry but also a facilitator to promote the aviation activities in the country.
“A technical team of CAA will inspect the mini airplane to decide if it may be allowed to fly or not”, he concluded.