Foreign pilot hiring drains $2.25m monthly, AOOA warns
The Aircraft Owners and Operators Association (AOOA) Pakistan has urged the government to reverse regulatory amendments allowing domestic airlines to employ foreign pilots for up to three years, citing unemployment among Pakistani aviators and pressu
October 30, 2026 (MLN): The Aircraft Owners and Operators Association (AOOA) Pakistan has urged the government to reverse regulatory amendments allowing domestic airlines to employ foreign pilots for up to three years, citing unemployment among Pakistani aviators and pressure on foreign exchange reserves. In a letter to the secretary of the Defence Ministry’s Aviation Division, AOOA Founder Imran Aslam Khan sa...