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And This Is Why Pakistan International Airlines Is Banned From Flying To The U.S. And Europe

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Feb 26 2024

In May 2020 a Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 from Lahore to Karachi aborted its approach because of problems with the nose landing gear. When the crew read their landing clearance, master warning sounds were going off. During their go around they lost both engines and declared a mayday. They came down in a residential area, and burst into flames.

I’ve never seen an incident report so damning of the actions of pilots, ever. One of the things that was uncovered after this incident is that more than 30% of the airline’s pilots had fake licenses.

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American Airlines Expected To Announce Game-Changing Aircraft Order March 4, Eyeing Airbus A350s

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Feb 25 2024

American Airlines is working on an order for new planes. However it may not just be for narrowbody planes as I and others have reported.

There’s discussion of a widebody order potentially as well – even for the Airbus A350 as a replacement for aging Boeing 777-200s. An announcement, at least for new smaller planes, may come as soon as March 4 which is the airline’s upcoming Investor Day.

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