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Jurisdiction
  
Pakistan

Founded
  
7 December 1982

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Formed
  
December 7, 1982 (1982-12-07)

Preceding agency
  
Civil Aviation Department

Dissolved
  
December 1982 (1982-12)

Headquarters
  
Jinnah International Airport Karachi

Annual budget
  
47,584 billion PKR Annual Report 2014

Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (Urdu: پاکستان سول ایوی ایشن اتھارٹی‎) (abbreviated as CAA) is a regulatory authority, which oversees and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in Pakistan. CAA's head office is situated in Terminal-1 of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. CAA is a member of the International Civil Aviation Organization. Safety Investigation Board (SIB) conduct air safety investigations on direction of Federal Government. Nearly all civilian airports in Pakistan are owned and operated by the CAA.

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Air Traffic

Pakistan's Airspace is divided into two Flight Information Regions (FIRs).

  • Karachi Flight Information Region
  • Lahore Flight Information Region
  • Air Crash Investigations

    CAA Safety Investigation Board (SIB) held four air crash investigations on direction of the federal Government of Pakistan.

  • PIA Flight 688 on 10 July 2006
  • Airblue Flight 202 on 28 July 2010
  • JS Air 201 on 5 November 2010
  • Bhoja Air Flight 213 on 20 April 2012
  • PIA Flight 661 on 7th December 2016 (Investigation Undergoing)
  • Recognition

    According to Service Performance Survey (SPS), a recent survey conducted by Singapore Airlines, the Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore is ranked the world’s leading airport in terms of service performance out of 18 airports from around the world, including Dubai Airport, Cape Town Airport, Mumbai Airport and Campbell Town Airport, U.K. for its good terminal services and effective management.

    According to a London Based magazine, unofficial Twitter account of CAA was ranked as the 'Worlds most optimistic & brilliant' in 2014.

    Training

    Civil Aviation Training Institute (CATI), Hyderabad works under Civil Aviation Authority. CATI is accredited by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and is member of ICAO TRAINAIR programme. The institute was established in 1982 to fulfill training requirement of Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority and that of the fellow countries of the region.

    Civil Aviation Training Institute (CATI) provides training in the disciplines of :

  • Air Traffic Services
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Communication Operations
  • Aviation Management & Administration
  • Rescue and Fire Fighting Services
  • Electromechanical Engineering
  • References

    Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Wikipedia