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Airbus team to enter in Karachi today for research of PIA plane crash.

KARACHI - The team of Airbus will arrive in the port urban to investigate the current crash of one of its own affected aircraft. The European company will run a dependent investigation into the implausible reasons for the crash, which apparently happened due to an engine failure. According to The News report, due to the coming of the Airbus team, the move of objects from the site of the incident has been halted.


In a previous letter, the Airbus team said that they do not have any certain details regarding the crash. PIA and Air France will also support the plane manufacturer in the investigation. The PK-8303 disaster has become the third most-catastrophic aviation disaster in Pakistan's history. On Sunday to all airlines working the A320 narrow-body jets, Airbus said it will present full technical cooperation to the PIA, Air France, and engine manufacturer CFM International after the crash. The company also conveyed its commiseration to and discord with the families of those killed in the accident.

It said the aircraft's registration and manufacturer serial numbers were (APBLD) and 2274, respectively. The plane was handed over to the PIA in 2014 and had completed 47,100 flight hours and 25,860 flight cycles until its crash, it added. On Friday, The Pakistan International Airlines plane crashed into a narrow housing street in Karachi on Friday, dealing trivial damage to houses in a densely-populated area. Of the 99 people aboard, 97 were killed and only two passengers survived.


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