Three days have passed since the Bhoja Air flight crashed near Islamabad.
The media ran like a dog after the owner of Bhoja Air - Farooq Omar Bhoja, who owns 5% of the entire shares of Bhoja Air. Nobody is talking about Arshad Jalil who owns 85% shares of Bhoja Air besides 2 more shareholders with 5% shares each.
So who is Arshad Jalil , the main shareholder of Bhoja Air and where is he and why nobody's talking about him? While googling I found this info. about him at a forum of Low Cost Airline World in 2009:
"Mr Muhammad Arshad Jalil, Vice Chairman Operations,Shaheen Air
Mr. M. Arshad Jalil has rich aviation experience, spread over a period of three decades. He is an Engineering Graduate and is having valid licenses issued by CAA, Pakistan and FAA, USA.
Mr. Jalil started his aviation carrier with Pakistan International Airline and served the national carrier for a period of 16 years. After leaving PIA, he joined as the founder Managing Director and share holder Director of Aero Asia. Since then he has been the Chief Executives of various airlines and agencies.
CURRENT POSITIONS •VICE CHAIRMAN, SHAHEEN AIR INTERNATIONAL •PRESIDENT AND CEO, JET AVIATION, SHARJAH UAE. Jet Aviation deals in Aircraft Leasing and Charter services. •CHAIRMAN PAK AVIATION ENGINEERING SERVICES.(PAES). PAES is the service provider to Shaheen Air for the maintenance of its Boeing 737s. The company also provides maintenance services to other operators operating through Jinnah International Airport Karachi.
PAST POSITIONS •FOUNDER M.D. AND SHARE HOLDER DIRECTOR OF AERO ASIA. •CEO AND SHARE HOLDER DIRECTOR OF SHAHEEN AIR INTERNATIONAL. •ADVISOR/DIRECTOR, PIA
Mr. Arshad Jalil is member of both the Royal Aeronautical Society and Charter Institute of Logistics and Transport. He is married and having two children, a son and a daughter."
The ill fated Boing 737 was on dry-lease from South African Airways at a rate of 20,000USD per month. Doing any sort of business in Pakistan is a challenging part and the tradition of hanging the dog first and trying him later is not gonna do any service to the people - who will be flying these low-cost airlines saving a few dollars and risking their lives.
I think that the governent organizations like Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) must be invesigated thoroughly so that such accidents never happen or not happen so frequently.
Further Reading
Timeline of Air Crashes in Pakistan
The media ran like a dog after the owner of Bhoja Air - Farooq Omar Bhoja, who owns 5% of the entire shares of Bhoja Air. Nobody is talking about Arshad Jalil who owns 85% shares of Bhoja Air besides 2 more shareholders with 5% shares each.
So who is Arshad Jalil , the main shareholder of Bhoja Air and where is he and why nobody's talking about him? While googling I found this info. about him at a forum of Low Cost Airline World in 2009:
"Mr Muhammad Arshad Jalil, Vice Chairman Operations,Shaheen Air
Mr. M. Arshad Jalil has rich aviation experience, spread over a period of three decades. He is an Engineering Graduate and is having valid licenses issued by CAA, Pakistan and FAA, USA.
Mr. Jalil started his aviation carrier with Pakistan International Airline and served the national carrier for a period of 16 years. After leaving PIA, he joined as the founder Managing Director and share holder Director of Aero Asia. Since then he has been the Chief Executives of various airlines and agencies.
CURRENT POSITIONS •VICE CHAIRMAN, SHAHEEN AIR INTERNATIONAL •PRESIDENT AND CEO, JET AVIATION, SHARJAH UAE. Jet Aviation deals in Aircraft Leasing and Charter services. •CHAIRMAN PAK AVIATION ENGINEERING SERVICES.(PAES). PAES is the service provider to Shaheen Air for the maintenance of its Boeing 737s. The company also provides maintenance services to other operators operating through Jinnah International Airport Karachi.
PAST POSITIONS •FOUNDER M.D. AND SHARE HOLDER DIRECTOR OF AERO ASIA. •CEO AND SHARE HOLDER DIRECTOR OF SHAHEEN AIR INTERNATIONAL. •ADVISOR/DIRECTOR, PIA
Mr. Arshad Jalil is member of both the Royal Aeronautical Society and Charter Institute of Logistics and Transport. He is married and having two children, a son and a daughter."
The ill fated Boing 737 was on dry-lease from South African Airways at a rate of 20,000USD per month. Doing any sort of business in Pakistan is a challenging part and the tradition of hanging the dog first and trying him later is not gonna do any service to the people - who will be flying these low-cost airlines saving a few dollars and risking their lives.
I think that the governent organizations like Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) must be invesigated thoroughly so that such accidents never happen or not happen so frequently.
Further Reading
Timeline of Air Crashes in Pakistan
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