Cargo plane crashed off Karachi coast

[VCheng]

They are solid aircraft. Often my choice on domestic flights. In fact, can't remember the exact model but flew a 737 from Santiago, Chile to Panama City, Panama.

The A321nero scares me a bit.

I personally prefer a Boeing over an Airbus any time. They have a design philosophy that agrees with my own. Enough said.

 

[mythbuster]

I personally prefer a Boeing over an Airbus any time. They have a design philosophy that agrees with my own. Enough said.

Interesting ! Does Boeing follow hedonistic philosophy?

 

[Feroze]

Yes I heard about this unfortunate incident.
Its all over the internet.


inna lillahi wa inallah-e-raji'oon

May the dead rest in peace.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

Update on the K2 Airways CrashIt has now been officially confirmed that all five crew members aboard the K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 have tragically passed away.The crew, all Pakistani nationals, have been named as:·
Captain: Muhammad Rizwan Idris·
First Officer: Faisal Jatui·
Flight Engineers: Muhammad Hamid & Muhammad Arif Siddiqui·
Loadmaster: Muhammad Taufiq Khan.
اِنَّا لِلّٰہِ وَاِنَّا اِلَیْہِ رَاجِعُوْن

Ina Lillahi Wa-Ina Alaihi Rajioun.

 

[RescueRanger]

ACARS Message for operators and Pilots currently operating in the gulf.

 

[bafxet]

I personally prefer a Boeing over an Airbus any time. They have a design philosophy that agrees with my own. Enough said.

That can be termed as a personal choice if yours. But Boeing doesn't reign the aviation world anymore. On the one hand, the 2 back to back crushes of Boeing 737Max and, on the other hand, the enormous success of A 350. Airbus has taken a gaint leap and has taken a huge share of Boeing. The use of composite material in A 350 900 and A 350 1000 saves up to 20% in terms of operational cost, which is huge in a competitive airlines business

 

[ghazi52]

Recovery by Pakistan Navy ..

 

[Trailer23]

I think the Karachi airport attack you mentioned was targeted at a local mobile phone company, vivo .
Their imported components storage at the airport was specially targeted, and lots of their stock went up in flames.

Off Topic:

Negative, Sir.

The Cargo Area only went up in Flames because that was the port of Entery for those Uzbek swines. For those that are familiar with KHI, that would be somewhere from the side of Stargate. I know this, because at the time of the seige, we (Eastern SkyJets Crew) were all staying at the Ramada & were locked-in.

There is a big gap between Jinnah Terminal & the Cargo/Maintainence Hangers.

There was NO way they could have crossed on foot without being shot by the ASF on the high towers.

So they even went in storage facilities & killed the poor guys that were hidding there.

The Aircrafts that were damaged were the ones that were parked at the Remote Stand across Shaheen Air's Maintainance Hangers.

Its just a coincidence that this Chinese Brand vivo got affected.

Below are pictures taken by our Engineers the following day of the Cargo Facility.

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Note: I do have more images, but (a) they're Off Topic, (b) they're pretty grim & (c) I don't see the connection with this unfortunate K2 Airways incident.

 

[mythbuster]

Recovery by Pakistan Navy ..

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That's pretty quick recovery , didn't know navy is that efficient.

 

[VCheng]

That can be termed as a personal choice if yours.

Yes, as I said clearly:

I personally prefer a Boeing over an Airbus any time.

Airbus sales have nothing to do with this thread, in my personal opinion.

 

[Trailer23]

Yes, as I said clearly:

I personally prefer a Boeing over an Airbus any time.

Airbus sales have nothing to do with this thread, in my personal opinion.

But if we were to connect your opinion - which I second (personally).

The fact is that this was a rather old B737 (Classic).

It most certainly must have been converted from a Passenger Airliner, not that THAT is an issue.

But the age of the airframe & regular maintainance is an issue.

@RescueRanger - Did you know that "Capt" Ash & his buddies used to get small used-parts of the B737 from the UK with regular Passenger (Baggage).

That is how these small Airliners work.

I can give you a list of places where cheap parts for various B737's can be obtained. Indonesia is one of 'em & so is China.

On a side note, if memory serves..., Leopards Courier Cargo too operates B737-Classics domestically.

 

[RescueRanger]

But if we were to connect your opinion - which I second (personally).

The fact is that this was a rather old B737 (Classic).

It most certainly must have been converted from a Passenger Airliner, not that THAT is an issue.

But the age of the airframe & regular maintainance is an issue.

@RescueRanger - Did you know that "Capt" Ash & his buddies used to get small used-parts of the B737 from the UK with regular Passenger (Baggage).

Why am I not surprised .

That is how these small Airliners work.

I can give you a list of places where cheap parts for various B737's can be obtained. Indonesia is one of 'em & so is China.

On a side note, if memory serves..., Leopards Courier Cargo too operates B737-Classics domestically.

Ah yes Leopards is another one, do you remember Bhoja? The owner Farooq Bhoja was a friend of my uncle from APL, Bhoja was another airline playing it fast and loose with passenger lives for a quick profit. If I recall the aircraft involved then was a B737 too, although that was more down to pilot error than anything else.

 

[VCheng]

But the age of the airframe & regular maintainance is an issue.

Do we know the hours and cycles on this lost airframe? Or its maintenance history?

There are plenty of B737-200 and -300s still in service in Arctic Canada, Latin America and Indonesia, as well as elsewhere.

 

[Trailer23]

...do you remember Bhoja?

How can I forget...

Two of my friends (Ammar & Ghazala) lost their lives in that crash over ISB.

 

[Trailer23]

Do we know the hours and cycles on this lost airframe? Or its maintenance history?

Need to get the Registeration of the Aircraft first...

AP-???

Apparently, Pakistan CAA have sealed K2 Airway's Office at Jinnah Terminal on the 3rd Floor.

They're gonna be going through all of their records.

On a side note..., I haven't heard a peep out of Boeing, NTSB or even UAE's GCAA where the flight originated from - after a F#*KING MAINTAINANCE.