[For @AJEnglish] Two months after a commercial airliner crash killed 98 people, pilots say fraud at Pakistan& #39;s civil aviation regulator to pass licensing exams was an open secret, and that airlines routinely ignore critical safety protocols. https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/deadly-skies-pakistani-pilots-allege-systemic-safety-failures-200719071955129.html">https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/f...

Pakistan& #39;s average rate of air safety incidents last year was more than four times the global average. Pilots say PIA, the state-owned airline, encouraged unsafe flying behaviour and the regulator never called them out on it: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/deadly-skies-pakistani-pilots-allege-systemic-safety-failures-200719071955129.html">https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/f...

Pilots said the existence of "pay to pass" fraud at the civil aviation regulator to pass theory exams for commercial licences was common, as well as improper certification for pilots undergoing flight and simulator check-rides. https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/deadly-skies-pakistani-pilots-allege-systemic-safety-failures-200719071955129.html">https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/f...

On air safety, the list of allegations is long, and troubling. Pilot say PIA encouraged "hot and high" landings, which led to at least three runway overruns in the last year, and punished pilots who filed safety reports. https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/deadly-skies-pakistani-pilots-allege-systemic-safety-failures-200719071955129.html">https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/f...

The airline, pilots say, routinely obtained waivers from the civil aviation regulator to allow unsafe practices such as excessive flight duty times for crews, improperly equipped aircraft on long haul flights and improperly crewed flights. https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/deadly-skies-pakistani-pilots-allege-systemic-safety-failures-200719071955129.html">https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/f...