Airlines from Turkey and Indonesia have approached Pakistan International Airlines' Engineering and Maintenance Department for the maintenance of their commercial aircraft.
According to a PIA press release issued here, Air Vice-Marshal Niaz Husain (Retd), Deputy Managing Director, Operations/Accountable Manager of PIA Engineering and Maintenance, has expressed his appreciation and pride to all employees of the department on passing the surveillance audit of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)conducted from August 16 to 20 and maintaining the EASA Part-145 approval successfully.
The auditors from EASA, who conducted the follow up audit of PIA Engineering and Maintenance and on August 31, issued a formal report to the PIA management, stating their satisfaction and clearing the department of continuity and compliance of Part-145 requirements.
He reiterated that acquiring European quality approval and maintaining it through the subsequent surveillance audit for such a large scope of work of the national flag carrier was unprecedented in this region.
"It is the best proof of commitment to excellence, competence and adherence to quality standard procedures," he said.
He said the department had become the first approved maintenance organisation in the region to not only acquire the approval from the EASA in March 2004, but also to clear the first surveillance audit in August 2004, successfully.
The department has the largest scope of approval covering almost all the aspects and areas of expertise of aviation engineering and maintenance in commercial aircraft categories.
In recognition, the department has attracted customers from Turkey and Indonesia and many more are contacting to avail of the services and hi-tech expertise of the PIA Engineering and Maintenance Department.
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