Some notes taken from various Pakistani press sources:
Both recorders were found on Friday. The FDR will be read in France by the BEA.
There will be at least three independent investigations. The first by the Pakistani AAIB. The second by the Pakistani military. The third by Airbus (Note A0283: that would be unusual, they probably mean that Airbus will be a party to the safety investigation - but they focus on the independence).
There are 2 certain survivors from the plane, both named males. There is one note of a named female survivor (Note A0283: which was on the published passenger list, and not being the named female model which was mentioned in earlier reports).
One official source shows 1 dead and 4 injured on the ground.
About the aircraft: Aviation authorities on Saturday released an executive summary of the aircraft, revealing certain facts about its maintenance and operations history. According to the summary, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft was 16 years old and up till now, had flown for 47,124 hours. The aircraft’s last flight before Friday’s ill-fated one between Lahore and Karachi, took place just a day ago when it ferried Pakistani citizens stranded in Muscat to Lahore. The aircraft last underwent a routine check on March 21 of 2020 and major check on October 19 of 2019. Although it was grounded between March 22 and May 7, this was on account of Covid-19 and not for any airworthiness issues. The summary stated the aircraft suffered from no engine, landing gear or major aircraft systems defects and had operated 6 flights since being pressed back into service on May 7. Both of the aircraft’s engines were installed last year in February and May. Its landing gear was installed in October 2014 and was due for removal and overhaul in October 2024.
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