The ministry of aviation has decided to look into “corrupt CAA officials.”

Sources disclosed that the decision was made in response to multiple accusations of alleged “corruption” within the CAA.

inquiry will also encompass direct recruiting practices at the CAA, with particular attention to the Flight Standards and SQMS divisions, where it is said that candidates with less experience were passed over for positions.

Additional information leaked by sources indicated that staff-level positions and the hiring of several Assistant Directors, Additional Directors, and Aero-Medical Directors were not done according to merit-based standards.

The Aviation Ministry received complaints about the HR department related to these merit infractions.

See also: Salary increases sought by CAA staff

Senior officials from the Aviation Ministry have resolved to look at all of these issues in-depth and openly as a reaction. Additionally, the ministry has decided to respond to allegations about purported corruption in hiring practices and project management.

Previously, workers at the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) asked for a pay raise, citing their displeasure with Budget 2024–25’s higher tax slab.

In a letter to the director of human resources, the CAA joint employees’ union requested that pay be increased in accordance with the recently established tax slab.

Concerns were raised by the union regarding the failure to pay Eid bonuses and the failure to modify salaries in line with the new tax bracket.