Chasb441 says...Was approved by all the correct agencies. Not a EEC based outfit but still comes under the general rules of the ICAO.
In that case it is still being maintained IAW the manufacturers schedule and approved by the authorities. Your statemenet saying that the period is extended is just another piece of sensationalism!
A report I read this morning says the aircraft "plummeted"
I'm sure the dictionary will not have the words "controlled descent from XXX feet to XXX feet" next to the word plummeted!