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Pakistan disaster: government orders aircraft inspections

Islamabad, Pakistan - Only Pakistan International Airlines is excluded

After the terrifying air accident which involved a Bhoja Air 737 aircraft last week (AVIONEWS) local government has ordered an extraordinary maintenance service for all the local airline fleets (excepting the state-owned Pakistan International Airlines). CAAP (Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan) said that these aircraft will be checked at random while the inspection will also cover aircraft maintenance...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1139974
Rome, Italy, 04/26/2012 17:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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