Pakistan International Airlines crash with nearly 100 on board

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane, with an estimated 99 people onboard, crashed in Karachi's Model Colony near Jinnah International Airport on … Other Airlines On Friday a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) A320 crashed on approach to Karachi, which is incredibly tragic.

The use of the word 'Mayday' by a pilot triggers a massive operation on ground as it is considered that a disastrous situation is about to unfold. 'Mayday, we've lost engine,' PIA pilot's last words before the crashWhat makes the incident tragic that this was the first flight that took off after coronavirus lockdown in Pakistan. Airline chairman Arshad Malik confirmed that Masud survived.

Pakistan Plane crash: News of PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) crash has rocked the subcontinent and aviation industry. The plane had two CFM56-5B4 engines.Airbus said it would provide technical assistance to investigators in France and Pakistan, as well as the airline and engine manufacturers.“We at Airbus are deeply saddened by the tragic news of flight #PK8303," Airworthiness documents showed the plane last received a government check on Nov. 1, 2019. Police in protective masks struggled to clear away crowds amid the smoke and dust so ambulances and firetrucks could move through the crash site. The Airbus A320 took off … The area is home to nearly 20,000 of the country's coronavirus cases.Science Minister Fawad Ahmed Chaudhry said this year has been a “catastrophe – just survival is so difficult,” first with the pandemic and now the tragedy of the plane crash.Most of the passengers were heading home to celebrate Eid-al Fitr, he said.“What is most unfortunate and sad is whole families have died – whole families who were travelling together for the Eid holiday,” he said in a telephone interview from the capital of Islamabad.© 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Two deceased passengers have already been identified by their DNA and returned to family members, said Meeran Yousaf, a Health Department spokesman for Sindh Province.At least two people aboard survived, according to the Sindh provincial health department, revising earlier reports. The use of the word Mayday is rare and everyone in the aviation industry takes extreme care that the word is not used to describe minor situations.
It is not yet known exactly what was the exact reason behind the crash but technical glitch is said to be the cause.PIA pilot's last words before the tragic crash appear to suggest the same. 'Mayday' is a code-word used by pilots and Air Traffic Control (ATC) to quickly convey that the situation is extremely dire and the plane is about to crash. PIA’s chief engineer signed a separate certificate on April 28 saying all maintenance had been conducted on the plane and that “the aircraft is fully airworthy and meets all the safety” standards.Pakistan resumed domestic flights earlier this week ahead of the Eid-al Fitr holiday marking the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.

Sindh Health Minister Azra Pechuho said there are three survivors.© 2009-2020 Independent News Service. Here’s what we know: According to the recording obtained by Pakistani media, here are PIA pilot's exact words before the fatal crash. However, it is not yet clear if the deceased are from the crashed plane or the area where the crash took place, the Dawn newspaper reported. Kokhar said the discrepancy was due to confusion in the chaotic aftermath of the crash.Information on survivors evolved as details emerged about the crash.