• Flight AH5017's aircraft — owned by Swiftair but operated by Air Algerie — was 18 years old.
According to aviation-safety.net, the plane suffered loss of power in the left engine during a June 2004 flight. Six months later, blade failure caused the aircraft to experience left engine failure while climbing at 15,000 feet.
Neither incident resulted in an accident.
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I am worried about our own Biman fleet.