Unfortunate plane was 10yrs old, Airbus says

PARIS: The Airbus 321 plane that crashed in Pakistan on Wednesday with 150 people on board was 10 years old, the planemaker said -- an age considered a relatively young for a plane of that type.
The aircraft was "initially delivered from the production line in 2000," and leased to Pakistani airline Airblue in 2006, Airbus said in a statement. The airliner crashed in a ball of flames in densely wooded hills above Islamabad, while coming in to land in heavy rain and poor visibility, officials said. An airliner such as the A321, a single-aisle craft with room for 185 passengers, normally has a lifespan of 30 to 40 years. -APP