The France-based Airbus company also announced its own inquiry into the crash and sent a team of experts to Karachi on Tuesday. Later, the team visited the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) headquarters where they were given a detailed briefing on the ongoing investigation by the Aircraft Accident and Investigation Board’s (AAIB) four-member investigation team. During the briefing, the investigators were briefed on the black box and voice data recorder recovered from the crash site. The sources said that the air traffic controller and approach tower controller who were on duty at the time of air crash submitted their written replies to the inquiry committee. According to the response given by the ATC controller to the investigation team, the sources said, the captain ignored instructions 10 nautical miles from the landing.

Source: The Express Tribune May 26, 2020 06:03 UTC