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EASA Steps Up Safety Checks of PIA
EASA has stepped up inspections of PIA

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has stepped up Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) checks of Pakistan International Airways, after uncovering 40 defects on a single Airbus A310 operated to Paris in August 2011. The European Union called the problem "systematic deficiencies" in PIA maintenance.