PIA ATR Grounded

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PIA ATR Grounded

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Just saw this ticker on DunyaTV

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Can anybody tell about the quoted figure '5', are these recently grounded aircraft?
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Re: PIA ATR Grounded

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Probably those five include aircraft undergoing routine maintenance checks.

Widebody aircraft not available for flight operations for various reasons these days I think include:

A310 - AP-BDZ
A310 - AP-BEC
A310 - AP-BEG
A310 - AP-BEU
A310 - AP-BGN
B777 - AP-BHV

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According to information on Geo News.

A PIA ATR 42-500 grounded at Turbat Aiport due to some technical problem.

Another PIA ATR 42-500 grounded at Sukkur Airport due to some technical problem.

A PIA Airbus A310-300 is grounded for routine maintenance checks at Karachi Airport.

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Re: PIA ATR Grounded

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Sir ATR which are grounded in turbat & sukkur ... i think there is no any engineering / technical section available.. Teams has been routed to dignose the problem? Any latest news?
and how many ATR s are taking part in operation?