Pakistani airline grounds 10 planes
November 14th, 2011 - 10:18 am ICT by IANSIslamabad, Nov 14 (IANS) Pakistan’s national carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has grounded 10 of its aircraft due to lack of spare parts.
The government had inked a $700 million deal with Transworld Engineering for supply of spare parts, but due to non-delivery of the parts, the planes have been grounded, a PIA spokesman said Sunday.
The aircraft were unfit for flying, DawnNews reported.
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