India’s civil aviation authority fined Air India $110,350 for flying an Airbus plane eight times without an airworthiness permit. The lapse matters because it undermined public trust and raised concerns over airline safety compliance. The fine directly affects Air India, its management, and passengers relying on its operations. The incident involved an Airbus A320 operating […]
Airbus A320
Passengers safe: PIA clarifies after global Airbus software alert
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) clarified on Saturday that its Airbus A320 fleet is fully safe despite a global software alert. Airbus recently announced a mandatory update to the ELAC-L104 flight control system affecting around 6,000 aircraft worldwide. PIA confirmed it never installed the faulty software, ensuring passenger safety and uninterrupted flight operations. The alert followed […]
PIA flight from Karachi to Peshawar cleared after false bomb alarm
According to a spokesperson for the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), a flight at Peshawar airport was cleared by security officials after a false alarm about a bomb being present there. The flight, PK-350, was moving to Peshawar from Karachi when the flight dispatch centre in Karachi received a phone call alerting about the presence of […]