Buddha Air retires ATR 72 aircraft after 70,000 flight cycles

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ByDinesh
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March 14, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Buddha Air has retired an ATR 72 aircraft, the first to be grounded in the world. Registered as “9N-AJO” it has been officially pulled from service by the private airline company. On the occasion, the company wrote, “After 70,000 cycles of service, our ATR 72-500 (9N-AJO) becomes one of the first ATR 72-500 aircraft in […]