PIA plane makes emergency landing in Multan

KARACHI: A PIA plane carrying 118 passengers had to make an emergency landing in Multan after developing a mid-air fault.

The PIA flight PK-369 was en route to Karachi from Islamabad.

PPP leader Fauzia Wahab, MQM’s Wasim Akhtar and some other members of parliament were also aboard the plane.

According to reports, one power generator of the national carrier was already out of order. It second generator also developed some fault during the flight.

A PIA spokesman denied that it was an emergency landing. The spokesmen justified that emergency landing involves complex procedures. TrendPK

India pilot daughter accepts Pakistan pilot’s ‘remorse’

The daughter of a dead Indian pilot has thanked a Pakistani fighter pilot for apologising after shooting down the aircraft that her father was commanding more than four decades ago.Her father Jahangir Engineer was flying the plane which had apparently drifted off course along the border.

Qais Hussain, who was a Pakistani pilot during the 1965 war with India, shot down the eight-seater plane.Earlier, he wrote to Mrs Singh saying he was sorry for the loss of precious lives during the incident and was acting under orders from his superiors. The Pakistanis suspected the craft of being on a reconnaissance mission to open a new war front. Mr Hussain was ordered to shoot it down, despite pleas for mercy by Mr Engineer.

The former fighter pilot said that when he landed back at an air base at Karachi, he felt highly elated for having completed the mission.But the mood changed later that evening when All India Radio announced that the plane had been a civilian Indian aircraft with eight people on board.
In a letter to Farida Singh, Mr Hussain said that everyone connected with the incident felt sorry and dejected.

“The fact that this all happened in the confusion of a tragic war was never lost to us ”

Mrs Singh replied that she was “somewhat overwhelmed” at receiving the letter. She said the death of her father had “defined our lives”.
“But in all the struggles that followed, we never, not for one moment, bore bitterness or hatred for the person who actually pulled the trigger and caused my father s death,” she wrote.

“The fact that this all happened in the confusion of a tragic war was never lost to us. We are all pawns in this terrible game of war and peace.”
Describing her father as an “ace pilot, a great leader of men and a willing team player”, Mrs Singh said he was also generous of spirit.
“Hence it is now easy for me to reach out my hand to receive your message. This incident is indeed a prime example of what damage strife and mindless battles can drive even good men to do,” she said.

Mr Hussain said he decided to write to the family after all these years when an opportunity arose through his contacts in India, who put him in touch with the pilot s daughter.

“I feel sorry for you, your family and the other seven families who lost their dearest ones,” his letter stated.

PIA flight had narrow escape

PIA Multan-Islamabad flight narrowly escaped when it lost its balance after it took off from Multan airport for Islamabad.

According to a report PIA flight PK-386 lost its balance after it took off from Multan airport due to bad weather. However pilot landed the plane in Islamabad successfully.

The passengers told plane could not maintain its balance 30 minutes after it took off from Multan airport and several passengers were injured.

PIA spokesman told the plane lost its balance due to bad weather and the pilot had landed it safely. All the passengers are safe, he stated.

Turkish Airlines Hijack bid Foiled by Passengers

ISTANBUL: A Turkish passenger on a Turkish Airlines flight from Oslo to Istanbul tried to hijack the plane before being overpowered by other passengers Wednesday, security sources said quoted by local.

The would-be hijacker, named as Cuma Yasar, said shortly before the scheduled landing that he had a bomb on him, the sources were quoted as saying.

The suspect, who comes from a Kurdish village in the southeastern region of Anatolia, headed for the cockpit of the Boeing 737-800 less than an hour before arrival at Istanbul and demanded that the aircraft return to Oslo, claiming to have a bomb.

But the 40-year-old was tackled by Turkish and Norwegian passengers and the plane landed safely at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport at 1930 GMT.

The suspect was immediately arrested. No explosive device was found, media said.

Turkey: Passengers overpower hijacker on a Norway bound flight

Passengers aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Oslo overpowered a would-be hijacker as theplane landed at Istanbul airport on Wednesday, fellow passengers told the media.

Police said the man was a Turk who had demanded that the plane return to Norway. His motive was unclear. The pilot notified emergency services at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport. Passengers were quickly taken off after landing and the man was arrested and the bomb found to be a fake. A man started to shout from the back of the plane. He was shouting for the crew to turn the plane back to Oslo. He covered his face with a shawl, one of the 59 passengers aboard said. Police said a passenger had been sitting on top of the hijacker when they entered the plane. Police identified the hijacker as Cuma Yasar. Private Norwegian television network TV2 quoted witness Salim Tahar as saying someone in the back of the plane had put on a mask and threatened to blow up the plane in the air. There were no reports of anyone being hurt in the incident.

Quetta: Army Aviations Trainer Plane Crashes, 2 killed

Quetta, trendpk: A trainer plane of Army Aviation crashed near Quetta, killing its pilot and co-pilot.

According to reports, the Mushhaq trainer plane of Army Aviation was heading towards Quetta from Zhob when it crashed into mountains near Quetta. As per initial reports, the plane crashed due to some technical fault, however, an investigation team would be constituted soon to probe the real cause of crash.

Cargo plane crashes in Karachi

Staff Report

KARACHI: A cargo plane crashed on late Saturday night after its take off in Karachi.

Police and rangers reached in the area soon after the crash.

Fire brigade, ambulances and other rescue teams rushed to the area.

Fire broke out in the area where the plane crashed.

Accoridng to initial reports two residential buildings were damaged. Trend Pk

68 dead in Cuban plane crash

All 68 passengers on board an Aerocaribbean plane died in a crash in a rural area in Cuba, government news agencies said.
Flight 883 from Santiago de Cuba to Havana lost contact with air traffic control at 5:42pm. Investigators said the plane was believed to have gone down near the Zaza Reservoir, the largest in the country, which is about halfway between Santiago and Havana.
The official news media said there were seven members of the crew on board and 61 passengers, 28 of them non-Cubans. The cause of the crash was still unknown Thursday night.

Cuba says all 68 on board died in plane crash

HAVANA: All 68 people on board an Aero Caribbean plane were killed when it crashed in mountainous central Cuba on Thursday after issuing an emergency call, a government website said on Friday.

“There were no survivors in the plane,” www.cubadebate.cu said. “Its 68 passengers, including seven crew members, died when the aircraft crashed.”

The website published a list of the 40 Cubans and 28 foreigners from 10 countries who were on board.

It posted a photograph showing flames rising from the shattered remains of the plane — an ATR-72-212 twin turboprop built by ATR, a joint venture of Europe’s EADS and Italian group Finmeccanica.

Aero Caribbean is a state-owned regional airline. According to www.planespotters.net, the plane that crashed was one of the youngest in its fleet, at 15 years old.

Witnesses said the plane made “several brusque

21 dead as small plane crashes in Karachi

Staff Report

KARACHI: At least 21 were killed after a small charter plane crashed in Gulistan-e-Johar immediately after taking off from Karachi Airport Friday morning.

The plane took off at 7:15am.

DIG Karachi East confirmed the death toll.

Speaking to journalists at the site of the crash, Lt. Col. Noor Alam said that there is no survivor.

He said that all people aboard the plane died and that they could not be identified.

Alam said that bodies are being pulled out of the wreckage. Trend Pk

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