Cargo plane disappears from radar over Arabian Sea off Karachi
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Key context: <p>RAWALPINDI: A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft en route from Sharjah to Karachi disappeared from radar over the Arabian Sea, about 300 kilometres west of Karachi, on Tuesday.</p> <p>According to reports, the aircraft lost contact about 300 kilometres west of Karachi while approaching Pakistani airspace. The pilot reported a navigation problem during the flight and requested assistance from the area control centre.</p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media-- media--embed media--uneven' data-original-src='https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122203047470543514&id=61566305428170&rdid=fUnfOvxZryCgPEYy'> <div class='media__item media__item--facebook media__item--relative'><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122203047470543514&id=61566305428170&rdid=fUnfOvxZryCgPEYy" data-width="auto"></div></div> </figure> <p>K2 Airways is a private airline based in Karachi. The carrier was established in May 2018 after being granted an airline charter licence by the government.</p> <p>The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) said in a statement that a K2 Airways B737 Pakistan Cargo flight en route from Sharjah to Karachi reported a navigational system issue at 9:18pm and was promptly guided by the Karachi Area Control Centre (ACC).</p> <p>However, at 9:21pmT, the aircraft was observed on radar rapidly descending and making a sharp change in heading. Subsequently, radar contact and communication were lost approximately 155 nautical miles (287 kilometres) west of Karachi.</p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media-- media--embed media--uneven media--tweet' data-original-src='https://x.com/i/status/2074570469970194693'> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '><span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/i/status/2074570469970194693"></a> </blockquote> </span></div> </figure> <p>Following the incident, the Rescue Coordination Centre was activated and a coordinated search and rescue operation at sea was launched involving various agencies to locate the missing aircraft.</p> <p>There were five crew members on board the aircraft, the PAA said.</p> <p>The Bureau of Air Safety Investigation will investigate the cause of the crash.</p> This development from dawn.com highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
RAWALPINDI: A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft en route from Sharjah to Karachi disappeared from radar over the Arabian Sea, about 300 kilometres west of Karachi, on Tuesday. According to reports, the aircraft lost contact about 300 kilometres west of Karachi while approaching Pakistani airspace. The pilot reported a navigation problem during the flight and requested assistance from the area control centre. K2 Airways is a private airline based in Karachi. The carrier was established in May 2018 after being granted an airline charter licence by the government. The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) said in a statement that a K2 Airways B737 Pakistan Cargo flight en route from Sharjah to Karachi reported a navigational system issue at 9:18pm and was promptly guided by the Karachi Area Control Centre (ACC). However, at 9:21pmT, the aircraft was observed on radar rapidly descending and making a sharp change in heading. Subsequently, radar contact and communication were lost approximately 155 nautical miles (287 kilometres) west of Karachi. Following the incident, the Rescue Coordination Centre was activated and a coordinated search and rescue operation at sea was launched involving various agencies to locate the missing aircraft. There were five crew members on board the aircraft, the PAA said. The Bureau of Air Safety Investigation will investigate the cause of the crash.
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