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2007-03-07 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Steve White 2007-03-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 al-Reuters, Airwise News, February 26, 2007

The state-run airline was warned last year that most of its planes failed to meet international standards, and on Friday an EU source revealed that all but seven of PIA's 42 planes would be barred from landing in the EU.

PIA officials, who participated in meetings with EU experts, said the airline had expected its Airbus A310 and Boeing 747-300 aircraft to have escaped the ban, and the decisions had come as a shock.

A PIA aircraft safety official said that, after Brussels put PIA on a watchlist in 2006, the airline had hired a British-based company to refurbish the interior and exterior of planes after consultations with EU officials.

The PIA fleet that would be affected if a ban is imposed includes six Boeing 747-300s, two Boeing 747-200s, seven Boeing 737-300s, one Boeing 727-200, 12 Airbus A310-300s, two Airbus A321s, one Airbus A310 and three ATR-50s. It also has one cargo aircraft.

Last year, the Commission banned nearly 100 airlines from operating in the bloc, targeting mostly African carriers after a spate of fatal crashes involving European passengers.

Perv was unavailable for comment but his Chief Flight Engineer, Mullah Dadullah said, "fugitaboutit!"

Posted by RD 2007-03-07 01:38|| 2007-03-07 01:38|| Front Page Top

#2 The EU also banned nine Russian airlines from travel to EU states for safety reasons.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2007-03-07 01:56|| 2007-03-07 01:56|| Front Page Top

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