Boeing 737-400
Coverage of Boeing 737-400 in the Nexus archive.
- Funeral prayers in absentia held in Karachi for engineer of crashed cargo plane
Funeral prayers in absentia were held in Karachi for Muhammad Arif Siddiqui, a flight engineer whose cargo plane crashed in the Arabian Sea on July 7. The K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 crash killed five crew members, whose bodies remain unrecovered. Jamaat-i-Islami leader Muslim Parvez criticized the government’s search efforts and called for an independent investigation into the crash.
- What triggered the plunge of K2 flight
K2 Airways Flight 1732, a Boeing 737-400, crashed after reporting navigation system failures, leading to a rapid 22,400 feet per minute descent. The crash killed all five crew members, with potential causes including IRU failure, spatial disorientation, and CRM breakdown. The flight operated near an active Iran-US conflict zone and GPS spoofing was reported along the route.
- More wreckage of crashed cargo plane found, search for crew ongoing: PAA
The Pakistan Aviation Authority (PAA) reported that search efforts for the crew of a crashed K2 Airways cargo plane in the Arabian Sea continue, with additional wreckage recovered. The Boeing 737-400 aircraft, en route from Sharjah to Karachi, disappeared due to navigation issues, and wreckage was found 53 nautical miles south of Ormara port.
- Families of crew aboard crashed cargo plane face agonising wait
The family of Faisal Jatoi, co-pilot of a K2 Airways cargo plane that crashed into the Arabian Sea, awaits news as rescuers search for survivors and wreckage. The Boeing 737 freighter, en route from Sharjah to Karachi, reported navigational issues before crashing, and recovery efforts face challenges due to deep water and harsh conditions.
- PM calls for intensifying search, rescue operations after cargo plane disappears from radar over Arabian Sea
A K2 Airways cargo plane en route from Sharjah to Karachi disappeared from radar over the Arabian Sea after reporting navigation issues. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed intensified search and rescue operations by the Civil Aviation Authority, Pakistan Navy, and Pakistan Air Force for the five crew members on board.
- Cargo plane disappears from radar over Arabian Sea off Karachi
A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft en route from Sharjah to Karachi disappeared from radar over the Arabian Sea, 287 kilometers west of Karachi, after reporting navigation issues. The aircraft, carrying five crew members, experienced rapid descent and loss of communication, prompting a search and rescue operation and an investigation by the Bureau of Air Safety Investigation.